ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 



349 



NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM, 1889. 



We, children of the free. 

 Come here to plant this tree. 



With prayer and song; 

 A living sign to stand. 

 Of love to Fatherland, 



While years prolong. . 



(Original.) 



INVOCATION. 



[Air " AMERICA."] 



In every flower and tree, 

 God's forming hand we see. 



And His great love. 

 And every bud and leaf 

 Increases our belief 



In heaven above. 



Tis meet a leafy shade 

 Should shelter boy or maid. 



Who hither hies. 

 To spend in studious hours, 

 Fair childhood's growing powers. 



And seek truth's prize. 



Dear God of Nature, grant 

 This tree which now we plant 



May live and grow. 

 To bless with grace aad shade, 

 This loved and cherished glade. 



Our love to show. 

 P. HARLOW, City Editor " Leaatr" Kingston, X. Y. 



(Original.) 



SONG FOR TREE-PLANTING. 



[Air " DEAREST MAY."] 



In soil the dearest and the best. 



On which the sun can shine, 

 We plant thee, tree, in hope, to-day, 



O, let our cause be thine ! 

 Strike deep thy roots, wax wide and tall, 



That all this truth may know, 

 Thou art our type of future power, 



Like thee, we, too, shall grow. 



In coming years, thy kindly shade 



The sons of toil shall bless: 

 Thy beauty and thy grace shall all 



With grateful voice confess ; 

 And so our youth in wisdom trained 



Shall render service great, 

 Our schools send sons and daughters forth. 



The glory of the State. 



REFRAIN Lake thee, we, too, shall grow, 



Like thee, we, too, shall grow, 



Thou art our type of future power. 



Like thee, we, too, shall grow. 



REFRAIN The glory of the State, 



The glory of the State, 

 Our schools send sons and daughters forth. 

 The glory of the State. 



Strike deep thy roots, wax wide and tall. 



Since thou our pledge shall be. 

 Of all the good we vow to bring 



Our country grand and free. 

 In place of one by ax or age 



Cut off, long mayst thou stand 

 We march to take our fathers' room. 



And do the work they planned. 



REFRAIN- And do the work they planned, 



And do the work they planned. 

 We march to take our fathers' room, 

 And do the work thev planned. 



SARA J. UNDERWOOD, Chester, X. V 



