Nature's Loveliness

Annette Sophie Poem - "Nature's Loveliness" (1936)
I.
"Cast away winter's cloak,"
Warbles the little feathered flock.
"From heaven a message we bring.
Glad tidings, it is spring!"
II.
Mysterious, overwhelming
Beauty fills thee within
Nearer to God in spring
Is every living thing.
III.
Transformation everywhere,
Rare designs drawn with utmost care.
A master's stroke -- majestic, unerring,
Clear as the babbling brook.
IV.
With the one the soul converse
Sensing its divine force,
Mingling with the few, nature's own,
Whom discouragement never slew.
V.
To the fullest measure
Thine eyes feast on priceless treasure.
The Earth is king.
It's God's will, it is spring.
VI.
To nobler thoughts and deeds
From despair to hope it leads,
Healing and soothing,
Our soul it is cleansing.
VII.
Arising from the tomb,
Beauty held in nature's womb
is giving birth
to crown the earth.
VIII.
Oh glorious springtime,
Inspiring and sublime
Nature unfurling in its glory,
A shrine for us at which to pray.