Julia C.R. Dorr

Around in silent grandeur stood
The stately children of the wood;
Maple and elm and towering pine
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Around in silent grandeur stood
The stately children of the wood;
Maple and elm and towering pine
Mantled in folds of dark woodbine.

Stars will blossom in the darkness,
Violets bloom beneath the snow.

Stars will blossom in the darkness,
Violets bloom beneath the snow.

The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold,
Held up their chalices of gold
To catch the sunshine and the read more

The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold,
Held up their chalices of gold
To catch the sunshine and the dew.

And the stately lilies stand
Fair in the silvery light,
Like saintly vestals, pale in prayer;
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And the stately lilies stand
Fair in the silvery light,
Like saintly vestals, pale in prayer;
Their pure breath sanctifies the air,
As its fragrance fills the night.

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap;
The year grows rich as it groweth old,
And life's read more

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap;
The year grows rich as it groweth old,
And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!