Their Testimony

By R. Howey

The bird on the wing so blithely doth sing
His son of thanksgiving and praise;
He testifies strong, thro’ the medium of song,
God’s goodness and wonderful ways.

The flower in bloom, in garden or room,
Its fragrance and beauty displays.
Sweet emblem of rest, you mutely attest
God’s goodness and wonderful ways.

Ye mountains serene and valleys so green
Your grandeur its message conveys.
The brook and the rill are murmuring still
God’s goodness and wonderful ways.

Each season in turn, should help us to learn
The wisdom revealed in its days.
In sunshine or rain, the elements proclaim
God’s goodness and wonderful ways.

(1921)