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THE TEMPLE IN THE TREES by FREDERIC FAIRCHILD SHERMAN

First Line: LIKE PRIESTS THE SHADOWS TO AND FRO
Last Line: WITH SONG AND SWEETNESS LIFT THEIR LOVE.
Subject(s): TREES;

Like priests the shadows to and fro
In flowing raiment come and go;
The wild flowers bend in worship there,
And close their lovely eyes in prayer.

The silver mist like incense lifts,
And through the silence slowly drifts;
Then through the woods from feathered throats
A hymn of praise to Heaven floats.

There day by day, a happy throng,
The birds and flowers with prayer and song
Unite in worship, and above
With song and sweetness lift their love.



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