A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#68

68. While beauty clothes the fertile vale

1 While beauty clothes the fertile vale,
And blossoms on the spray,
And fragrance breathes in ev'ry gale,
How sweet the vernal day!

2 How kind the influence of the skies!
Soft show'rs, with blessings fraught,
Bid verdure, beauty, fragrance rise,
And fix the roving thought

3 O let my wond'ring heart confess,
With gratitude and love,
The bounteous hand that deigns to bless
The garden, field, and grove.

4 That bounteous hand my thoughts adore,
Beyond expression kind,
Hath sweeter, nobler gifts in store,
To bless the craving mind.

5 Insprir'd to praise, I then shall join
Glad nature's cheerful song;
And love and gratitude divine
Attune my joyful tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: While beauty clothes the fertile vale
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Works of God In Nature

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