 | Lyrics by John B Tabb |  |
5
EXALTATION.
O leaf upon the highest bough,
The Poet of the woods art thou
To whom alone 't is given—
The farthest from thy place of birth—
To hold communion with the earth,
Nor lose the light of Heaven.
The Poet of the woods art thou
To whom alone 't is given—
The farthest from thy place of birth—
To hold communion with the earth,
Nor lose the light of Heaven.
O leaf upon the topmost height,
Amid thy heritage of light
Unsheltered by a shade,
'T is thine the loneliness to know
That leans for sympathy below,
Nor finds what it hath made.
Amid thy heritage of light
Unsheltered by a shade,
'T is thine the loneliness to know
That leans for sympathy below,
Nor finds what it hath made.
| Lyrics by John B Tabb | |