Spring Promise
by Iris W. Bray
Illustrated by Kim Fritzemeier
Tender buds on shrub and tree
Boast of spring's bright victory.
Boast of spring's bright victory.
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Dormant seeds beneath Earth's floor
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Leap from darkness through life's door.
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To fertile fields with glint of green.
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Blossoms burst to meet the sun -
The glad awakening has begun!
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Somewhere beneath Death's winter sleep
Mortals too wake from the deep -
(sunset)
For Christ arose that he might bring
His promise of eternal Spring!
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Blossoms burst to meet the sun -
The glad awakening has begun!
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Somewhere beneath Death's winter sleep
Mortals too wake from the deep -
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For Christ arose that he might bring
His promise of eternal Spring!
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