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HAPPINESS, by                    
First Line: There is a spell in every flower
Last Line: The god who blesses me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Shackleford, Anna Peyre
Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight


THERE is a spell in every flower --
A sweetness in each spray,
And every simple bird has power
To please me with its lay!

And there is music on each breeze
That sports along the glade;
The crystal dew-drops on the trees
Are gems, by Fancy made.

There's gladness too in every thing,
And beauty over all,
For everywhere comes on, with Spring,
A charm which cannot pall!

And I! -- my heart is full of joy,
And gratitude is there,
That He, who might my life destroy,
Has yet vouchsafed to spare.

The friends I once condemn'd, are now
Affectionate and true;
I wept a pledged one's broken vow --
But he proves faithful too.

And now there is a happiness
In every thing I see,
Which bids my soul rise up and bless
The God who blesses me.





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