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 UNDER THE TREES.

Richard Henry Stoddard. Moderato.

When the sum - mer days are bright and long, And the

'Tis sweet in the sha - dy wood to lie, And

When win - ter  comes and  the days are dim,  And  the

'Tis sweet in the fad - ed  woods to stray, And

Summer or win - ter, day or night,  The

They give us peace,  and they make us strong, Such

lit - tle birds  pipe  a  mer - ry  song,

gaze at  the leaves  and the  twink - ling sky,

wind is sing - ing  a  mourn - ful  hymn,

tread the  dead  leaves  in - to  the clay,

woods are  an ev - er  new  de - light;

won - der - ful balms  to  them  be - long:

Drink - ing the while the rare, cool breeze, Think - ing of all life's mys - ter - ies. ..

So, liv - ing or dy - ing, I'll take mine ease. .

Un - der the  trees,. . . . un - der the trees.