A Psalm of Spring / William Force Stead

A Psalm of Spring

 
Awake! O ye that sleep,
     For the sun and the winds awaken;
The Day-Star breathes in the East,
     And the leaves of the vine are shaken.

The world was heavy at heart,
     She abode in the ways of Sorrow,
But Winter yieldeth to Spring,
     And the long night unto the morrow.

Arise! ye that mourn,
     O ye with the sorrowful faces.
For Joy hath come to the world
     From her hidden and innermost places.

The Lord hath made thee a sign,
     Yea, God affordeth a token:
The hills that were bare are green,
     For the Lord to the hills hath spoken.

~~
William Force Stead (1884-1967)
from Windflowers: A book of lyrics, 1911

[Poem is in the public domain in Canada and the United States]

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