THE VOICE OF THE GRASS.

SARAH ROBERTS.

[Give in a simple, natural manner.]

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere;
By the dusty roadside,

On the sunny hillside,
Close by the noisy brook,
In every shady nook→

I come creeping, creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, smiling everywhere; All round the open door,

Where sit the aged poor;

Here where the children play,

In the bright and merry May,

I come creeping, creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere;

In the noisy city street,

My pleasant face you'll meet,

Cheering the sick at heart,
Toiling his busy part-

Silently creeping, creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere; You cannot see me coming,

Nor hear my low, sweet humming,

For in the starry night

And the glad morning light

I come quietly creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere;

More welcome than the flowers

In pleasant summer hours;

The gentle cow is glad,

And the merry bird not sad

To see me creeping, creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere;
When you're numbered with the dead
In your still and narrow bed,
In the happy Spring I'll come
And deck your silent home-
Creeping, silently creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere
My humble song of praise
Most joyfully I raise

To Him at whose command

I beautify the land,

Creeping, silently creeping everywhere.

THE FOUNTAIN.

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

[With expression.]

Into the sunshine,

Full of the light,
Leaping and flashing
From morn till night,

Into the moonlight,

Whiter than snow,
Waving so flower-like

When the winds blow!

Into the starlight

Rushing in spray,

Happy at midnight,
Happy by day!

Ever in motion,

Blithesome and cheery,
Still climbing heavenward,

Never aweary;

Glad of all weathers,
Still seeming best,
Upward or downward,
Motion thy rest.

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