Classic Poem

Praise to God and thanksgiving!
Hearts, bow down, and voices, sing!
Praises to the Glorious One,
All his year of wonder done!

Praise him for his budding green,
April's resurrection-scene:
Praise him for his shining hours,
Starring all the land with flowers:

Praise him for his summer rain,
Feeding, day and night, the grain:
Praise him for his tiny seed,
Holding all his world shall need!

Praise him for his garden root,
Meadow grass and orchard fruit:
Praise for hills and valleys broad,—
Each the Table of the Lord!

Praise him now for snowy rest,
Falling soft on Nature's breast:
Praise for happy dreams of birth
Brooding in the quiet earth!

For his year of wonder done,
Praise to the All-Glorious One!
Hearts, bow down, and voices, sing
Praise and love and thanksgiving!