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DANDELIONS
Welcome children of the Spring,
In your garbs of green and gold,
Lifting up your sun-crowned heads
On the verdant plain and wold.
In your garbs of green and gold,
Lifting up your sun-crowned heads
On the verdant plain and wold.
As a bright and joyous troop
From the breast of earth ye came
Fair and lovely are your cheeks,
With sun-kisses all aflame.
From the breast of earth ye came
Fair and lovely are your cheeks,
With sun-kisses all aflame.
In the dusty streets and lanes,
Where the lowly children play,
There as gentle friends ye smile,
Making brighter life's highway.
Where the lowly children play,
There as gentle friends ye smile,
Making brighter life's highway.
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Dewdrops and the morning sun,
Weave your garments fair and bright,
And we welcome you to-day
As the children of the light.
Weave your garments fair and bright,
And we welcome you to-day
As the children of the light.
Children of the earth and sun,
We are slow to understand
All the richness of the gifts
Flowing from our Father's hand.
We are slow to understand
All the richness of the gifts
Flowing from our Father's hand.
Were our visions clearer far,
In this sun-dimmed world of ours,
Would we not more thankful be
For the love that sends us flowers?
In this sun-dimmed world of ours,
Would we not more thankful be
For the love that sends us flowers?
Welcome, early visitants,
With your sun-crowned golden hair,
With your message to our hearts
Of our Father's loving care.
With your sun-crowned golden hair,
With your message to our hearts
Of our Father's loving care.
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