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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MATINS, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
First Line: Flowers rejoice when night is done
Last Line: As a flower adores the light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Flowers; Religion; Theology
First Line: Flowers rejoice when night is done
Last Line: As a flower adores the light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Flowers; Religion; Theology
FLOWERS rejoice when night is done,
Lift their heads to greet the sun;
Sweetest looks and odours raise,
In a silent hymn of praise.
So my heart would turn away
From the darkness to the day;
Lying open in God's sight
As a flower adores the light.
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