ARBOR DAY SONG 29 



ARBOR DAY SONG 



BY MARY A. HEERMANS 



OF NATURE broad and free, 

 Of grass and flower and tree, 



Sing we to-day. 



God hath pronounced it good, 

 So we, His creatures would 

 Offer to field and wood 



Our heartfelt lay. 



To all that meets the eye, 

 In earth, or air, or sky, 



Tribute we bring. 

 Barren this world would be, 

 Bereft of shrub and tree; 

 Now gracious Lord to Thee 



Praises we sing. 



May we Thy hand behold, 

 As bud and leaf unfold, 



See but Thy thought; 

 Nor heedlessly destroy, 

 Nor pass unnoticed by; 

 But be our constant joy 



All Thou has wrought. 



As each small bud and flower 

 Speaks of the Maker's power, 

 Tells of His love; 



