Oklahoma Arbor and Bird Day, Friday, March Twelfth, 1909/Part One: Arbor Day/Anthem for Arbor Day
ANTHEM FOR ARBOR DAY.
(Tune: "America.")
Joy for the sturdy trees!
Fanned by each fragrant breeze,
Lovely they stand!
The song birds o'er them trill
They shade each tinkling rill,
They crowd each swelling hill,
Lowly and grand.
Plant them by stream and way,
Plant where the children play
And toilers rest,
In every verdant vale,
On every sunny swale,
Whether to grow or fail,—
God knoweth best.
Select the strong, the fair,
Plant them, with earnest care,—
No toil is vain.
Plant in a fitter place,
Where, like a lovely face,
Let in some sweeter grace,
Change may prove gain.
God will his blessing send—
All things on him depend.
His loving care
Clings to each leaf and flower
Like ivy to its tower.
His presence and his power
Are everywhere.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse