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THE BLUE HILLS OF MILTON, by                    
First Line: I have travelled o'er our country
Last Line: Near boston by the sea.
Subject(s): Milton, Massachusetts; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


I have travelled o'er our country
Full many thousand miles,
I have seen the Rocky Mountains,
And New Hampshire's stony piles;
But for majesty and grandeur
There's none appeals to me
Like the great Blue Hills of Milton,
Near Boston by the sea.

They are not so very lofty,
But from their heights I've seen
God's rich country round about me,
A paradise, I ween.
Yon stone and wood reared city,
Capped with its golden dome,
Stands forth in all its splendor,
It is the Nation's home.

And snug nestling in the valley,
Reflecting Heaven's blue,
Are two lakes of placid water,
They're smiling up at you.
While betwixt you and the city
There runs a silver thread,
'Tis Neponset's waters flowing
From out their fountain head.

Over yonder in the distance
Appalachian Mounts rise high;
In the eastward, harbor beacons
Stand out against the sky.
You can count for miles around you
Church spires by the score,
And for varied views of Nature
You could not ask for more.

But the sight of all these beauties
Is not so much to me
As the wonders of Creation
And Nature's mystery.
The thought of God's infinitude
Makes finite man seem small,
As I contemplate His hand-work
And think that He made all.

He caused all these mighty rock hills
To rise from out the plain,
And in His bounteous goodness
He made them for man's gain.
As the years and ages roll by
These hills shall surely stand
A monument to His greatness,
A blessing to our land.

Oh, I've travelled o'er this country,
Full many thousand miles,
I have seen the Rocky Mountains,
And New Hampshire's stony piles;
But for majesty and grandeur
There's none appeals to me
Like the great Blue Hills of Milton,
Near Boston by the sea.





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