The Little Minstrel ‎#86

86. Arkansas

1 I praised the earth, in beauty seen,
With garlands gay of various green;
I praised the sea, whose ample field
Shone glorious as a silver shield;
And earth and ocean seemed to say,
Our beauties are but for a day.

2 I praised the sun, whose chariot rolled
On wheels of amber and of gold;
I praised the moon, whose softer eye
Gleamed sweetly through the summer sky;
And sun and moon, too, seemed to say,
Our brightness is but for a day.

3 O God! O good beyond compare!
If thus thy meaner works are fair--
If thus thy beauties gild the span
Of ruined earth and sinful man,
How glorious must the mansion be,
Where thy redeemed shall dwell with thee?

Text Information

• First Line: I praised the earth, in beauty seen
• Title: Arkansas
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I praised the earth, in beauty seen]
• Composer: A. D. Fillmore
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.