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First Line: Of nature broad and free
Last Line: And then above.
Variant Title(s): Tribute To Nature
Subject(s): Arbor Day; Holidays; Trees


OF nature broad and free,
Of grass and flower and tree,
Sing we today.
God hath pronounced it good,
So we, his creatures would
Offer to field and wood
Our heartfelt lay.

To all that meets the eye,
In earth, or in sky,
Tribute we bring.
Barren this world would be,
Bereft of shrub and tree;
Now Gracious Lord to Thee,
Praises we sing.

May we Thy hand behold,
As bud and leaf unfold,
See but Thy thought;
Nor heedlessly destroy,
Nor pass unnoticed by;
But be our constant joy
all Thou hast wrought.

As each small bud and flower
Speaks of the Maker's power,
Tells of His love;
So we, Thy children dear,
Would live from year to year,
Show forth Thy goodness here,
And then above.





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