A HOMELY plot beside a barn — 
^^ Fall gently, rain, where this garden grows,. 
And touch with tempered beam, O sun, 
These furrows and these hallowed rows. 
For here my fathers delved and sought 
A frugal living from the sod. 
Here reverent walked at close of day 
And listened for the voice of God ; 
Reaping a double harvest here — 
The body's meat, the spirit's peace. 
Knowledge that God is Lord of life 
To send or hold the earth's increase. 
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