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EARTH'S BEAUTY
Where the wave murmurs not,
Where the gust eddies not,
Where the stream rushes not,
Where the cliff shadows not,
Where the wood darkens not,
I would not be!
Where the gust eddies not,
Where the stream rushes not,
Where the cliff shadows not,
Where the wood darkens not,
I would not be!
Bright tho' the heavens were,
Rich tho' the flowers there,
Sweet tho' the fragrant air,
And all as Eden fair,
Yet as a dweller there
I would not be!
O wave, and breeze, and rill, and rock, and wood,
Was it not God Himself that called you Good?
Rich tho' the flowers there,
Sweet tho' the fragrant air,
And all as Eden fair,
Yet as a dweller there
I would not be!
O wave, and breeze, and rill, and rock, and wood,
Was it not God Himself that called you Good?
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