Country Life

Country LIfe
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The woods, the wold, the hill and plain,
The valley and the lea,
The meadow green, reen, the brook between
Is joy enough for me
I ask no painted countryside,
No artificial skies;
The picture planned by
God’s good hand
My longing satisfies

The birds, the fowls, the horse and cow,
The cats and dogs at play,
The lowing kine, the grunting swine
Is all I want today
I ask no thronged metropolis
Drunk with its gayety,
The rest and charm of God’s great farm
Brings everything to me