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Oh, Give Us Pleasure in the Flowers Today
Author: Robert Frost, 1875-1963 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #64 (1993) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today,
and give us not to think so far away
as the uncertain harvest; keep us here
all simply in the springing of the year.
2 Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white
like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
and make us happy in the happy bees,
the swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
3 And make us happy in the darting bird
that suddenly above the bees is heard,
the meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
and off a blossom in mid air stands still.
4 For this is love and nothing else is love,
the which it is reserved for God above
to sanctify to what far ends he will,
but which it only needs that we fulfill. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Spring; Animals; Flower Communion; Nature and the Countryside Languages: English Tune Title: COOLINGE
Oh, Give Us Pleasure in the Flowers Today
Seek Not Afar for Beauty
Author: Minot Judson Savage, 1841-1918 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #77 (1993) Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: Seek not afar for beauty; lo, it glows Lyrics: 1 Seek not afar for beauty; lo, it glows
in dew-wet grasses all bout your feet,
in birds, in sunshine, childish faces sweet,
in stars and mountain summits topped with snows.
2 Go not abroad for happiness; behold
it is a flower blooming at your door.
Bring love and justice home, and evermore
joy shall be yours as changing years unfold.
3 In wonder-workings or some bush aflame,
we look for Truth and fancy it concealed;
but in earth's common things it stands revealed,
while grass and flowers and stars spell out the name. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder The World of Nature; Beauty; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; The Living Tradition Languages: English Tune Title: COOLINGE
Seek Not Afar for Beauty
From All the Fret and Fever of the Day
Author: Monroe Beardsley, b. 1915 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #90 (1993) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Lyrics: 1 From all the fret and fever of the day,
let there be moments when we turn away,
and, deaf to all confusing outer din,
intently listen for the voice within.
2 In quietness and solitude we find
the soundless wisdom of the deeper mind;
with clear harmonious purpose let us then
bring richer meaning to the world again. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; Serenity; Wisdom and Understanding Languages: English Tune Title: COOLINGE
From All the Fret and Fever of the Day
