Text: | The Harp at Nature's Advent |
Author: | John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892 |
Tune: | WALDEN |
Composer: | Jane Manton Marshall, 1924- |
1 The harp at Nature’s advent strung has never ceased to play;
the song the stars of morning sung
has never died away.
2 The prayer is made, and praise is given,
by all things near and far;
the ocean looketh up to heaven
and mirrors every star.
3 The green earth sends sweet incense up
from many mountain shrines;
from folded leaf and dewy cup
now pours the sacred wine.
4 The blue sky is the temple’s arch,
its transept, earth and air;
the music of its starry march,
the chorus of a prayer.
5 So nature keeps the reverent frame
with which all years begin;
and nature’s signs and voices shame
the prayerless heart within.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The harp at Nature's advent strung |
Title: | The Harp at Nature's Advent |
Author: | John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892 |
Meter: | C.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Transcending Mystery and Wonder: The World of Nature; The Arts; Celebration and Praise(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WALDEN |
Composer: | Jane Manton Marshall, 1924- |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | C Major |
Copyright: | © 1983 Jane Marshall |