• To prayer, to prayer;—for the morning breaks,
    And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes.
    His light is on all below and above,—
    The light of gladness, and life, and love.
    Oh, then, on the breath of this early air
    Send upward the incense of grateful prayer.

    To prayer;—for the glorious sun is gone,
    And the gathering darkness of night comes on...

  • Sing a song of Spring-time!
        Catkins by the brook,
    Adders-tongues uncounted,
        Ferns in every nook;
    The cataract on the hillside
        Leaping like a fawn;
    Sing a song of Spring-time,—
        Ah, but Spring-time ’s gone!

    Sing a song of Summer!
        Flowers among the grass,
    Clouds like fairy frigates,
        ...