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Show "THE PLANTING OF1ITHE TREE." Plant, plant, the tree of Youth! Water it with tears of gladness; Train it in the forms of truth, That it hear not fruit of Eadness; Tend it well tn rough all tho years, All tho seasons, all the hjurs Seeing that no worm ac pears In the fruit or on tho tiowors. Plant, plant, the tree of Love! Nouri-h it with lVrvent feeling Day by day, the vow a?ovo li-corded, sealing newiy sealing, And, as roll the years away. Doubt not ovor cover falter Not for ev'n a moment stray From tho faith that bless'd tlio attar. Plant, plant, the tree of Iavy. ! God will help you watch and lond it. So that earth's storm and strifo C:ia not either brosik cr bond it. Fix your thoughts and hearts above, j "Where the onthems still aro ringing: "Christ is risen!" "God is Love!" Which the nngol hosts aro Binging. |