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Poem
December 12, 1836
Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A devotional poem reflecting on why God created flowers, concluding they exist to bring delight, beauty, and hope to humanity, emphasizing divine care for creation.
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MISCELLANEOUS POETICAL.
THE FLOWER.
God might have made the earth bring forth
Enough for great and small,
The oak tree and the cedar tree,
Without a flower at all.
He might have made enough, enough
For every want of ours,
For luxury, medicine and toil,
And yet have made no flowers.
The ore within the mountain-mine
Requireth none to grow,
Nor doth it need the lotus-flower
To make the river flow.
The clouds might give abundant rain,
The nightly dewy night fall.
And the herb that keepeth life in man,
Might yet have drank them all.
Then wherefore, wherefore were they made,
All dyed with rainbow light.
All fashioned with supremest grace,
Up-springing day and night:
Springing in valleys green and low,
And on the mountains high,
And in the silent wilderness,
Where no man passes by?
Our outward life requires them not,
Then, wherefore had they birth?
To minister delight to man,
To beautify the earth.
To comfort man—to whisper hope,
Whene'er his faith is dim.
Forwhoso careth for the flowers,
Will care much more for him.
THE FLOWER.
God might have made the earth bring forth
Enough for great and small,
The oak tree and the cedar tree,
Without a flower at all.
He might have made enough, enough
For every want of ours,
For luxury, medicine and toil,
And yet have made no flowers.
The ore within the mountain-mine
Requireth none to grow,
Nor doth it need the lotus-flower
To make the river flow.
The clouds might give abundant rain,
The nightly dewy night fall.
And the herb that keepeth life in man,
Might yet have drank them all.
Then wherefore, wherefore were they made,
All dyed with rainbow light.
All fashioned with supremest grace,
Up-springing day and night:
Springing in valleys green and low,
And on the mountains high,
And in the silent wilderness,
Where no man passes by?
Our outward life requires them not,
Then, wherefore had they birth?
To minister delight to man,
To beautify the earth.
To comfort man—to whisper hope,
Whene'er his faith is dim.
Forwhoso careth for the flowers,
Will care much more for him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Flowers
Gods Creation
Beauty
Hope
Divine Care
Poem Details
Title
The Flower.
Key Lines
To Minister Delight To Man,
To Beautify The Earth.
To Comfort Man—To Whisper Hope,
Whene'er His Faith Is Dim.
Forwhoso Careth For The Flowers,
Will Care Much More For Him.