BEAUTIES OF NATURE.
THERE is a gladness in the sunshine,
And a quiet in the shade,
Which makes me feel as if the earth
For happiness were made.
There's a grandeur in the forest,
And a beauty in the dell,
Where the singing birds and wild flowers
Of a long-lost Eden tell.
In the joyousness of friendship
There's a sunlight for the soul;
And there's happiness in everything
Where sin has no control.
Let us prize those heavenly blessings
Which are given to us in love,
While we seek for brighter treasures
Of the pure in heart above.