THE HARP, AT NATURE'S ADVENT STRUNG.
John Greenleaf Whittier. German Air.
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1. The harp at Na - ture's ad - vent strung Has nev - er ceased
2. The green earth sends her in - cense up From many a moun - tain
3. The mists a - bove the morn-ing rills Rise white as wings
4. The winds with hymns of praise are loud, Or low with sobs of
5. The blue sky is the tern - pie's arch, Its tran - sept earth and
play; The song the stars of morn - ing sung Has
shrine; From fold - ed leaf and dew - y cup She
prayer; The al - tar - cur - tains of the hills Are
pain,— The thun - der or - gan of the cloud. The
air, The mu - sic of its star - ry march The
nev - er died a - way. Has nev - er died a - way.
pours her sa - cred wine, She pours her sa - cred wine.
sun - set's pur - ple air, Are sun - set's pur - ple air.
drop- ping tears of rain. The drop - ping tears of rain.
cho - rus of a prayer. The cho - rus of a prayer
