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POEMS AND
PROSE
.....based
upon Scripture...
.....for
meditation and praise....
.....inspiration and encouragement.... |
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HE FREELY GIVES |
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The best things in
life are free—
The flower, the bird, the budding tree,
The dale, the heath, the mounting hill,
The wood, the glade, the burbling rill.
The beauty of the earth’s renewal,
Majestic glory of the heavenly jewel.
The hushed stillness of a summery morning,
The peachbloom haze of its adorning,
The song of the bees, the scent on the breeze,
Music, friends, sweet memories
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Are free for you and
me. |
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Transcending all
these gifts divine,
God’s Truth shines forth, line on line,
Whereby a man may gain a place
Within the Kingdom of His grace:
When earth’s best scenes, so wond’rous fair,
Slipping the heart into a prayer
Whose ample richness eludes full capture,
Through finite powers curtailing rapture,
Will be enhanced above all measure,
Intensified, entire, each sweet pleasure,
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And free for you and
me. |
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(A. Bradbury) |
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