A DREAM OF SUMMER.
John Greenleaf Whittier German Air.
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1. Bland as the morn-ing breath of June The southwest breez-es
2. The fox his hill - side cell forsakes, The muskrat leaves his
3. So, in those win - ters of the soul, By bit - ter blasts and
4. The Night is moth-er of the Day, The Win-ter of the
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play; And, thro' its haze, the win - ter noon Seems
nook, The blue - bird in the mead - ow brakes Is
drear, O'er - swept from Mem - ory's fro - zen pole. Will
Spring, And ev - er up - on old De - cay The
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warm as sum-mer's day. The snow - plumed An - gel
sing - ing with the brook. "Bear up, O Moth - er
sun - ny days ap - pear. Re - viv - ing Hope and
green - est moss- es cling. Be - hind the cloud the
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of the North Has dropp'd his i - cy spear; A - gain the moss - y
Na - ture!" cry Bird, breeze, and streamlet free; "Our win- ter voi - ces
Faith, they show The soul its liv-ing pow'rs, And how be - neath the
star - light lurks, Thro' show'rs the sunbeams fall; For God,who lov - eth
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