To Life, So Rich With Lovely Things

There is an incalculable silver lining to sorrow!It reawakens us to life's wealth of joysoverflowing from God's fount of blessing! Our personal 'wealth' may differ in the detailsbut the Hand that grants it is Ps.65:8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;where morning dawns, where evening fades,you call forth songs of joy. A friendly book, a cup of tea... The glory of heavens run wild... The beauty of mother and child... Each gear that turns the working world...(are you ever blown away by how vital every single 'gear'of the working world is?!!) This life is rich with lovely thingsThe fount from which fresh morning rings... This life is rich with lovely thingsThe fount from which fresh morning ringsAs earth emerges, soft and stillTo perch upon my window sill A friendly book, a cup of teaThe precious gift of you-and-meThe humble happiness we feelFor handstitched quilt, or homecooked meal The balmy breeze that melts the snowThe warm handshake to say ‘hello’The smile across a crowded roomThe bud instilled with perfect bloom A front porch splashed with spring sunshineA color-kindled laundry lineThe glory of heavens run wildThe beauty of mother and child The lamb that leaps in verdant mead That hand that doth the kindly deedThe laws of nature, undeterred  The power of a gentle word Each fear in faith’s banner unfurledEach gear that turns the working worldEach upsy-daisy where we fellEach brook that tunes the sylvan dell The green of youth, the sage of ageThe thrill that fills the empty pageWith lure of lyrics, wild and free(The poet’s sweet insanity) …for time and ink are not enoughWhere the inventory of lovePray, stirs a constant, conscious laudFor blessings from our gracious God For unchartered, uncharted ‘new’For common wealth of Task to DoFor much to touch and taste and learnFrom Time's momentous no-return Forbid, lest care our visage dimsWe stumble on a vault that brimsWith wonderment, God's goodness bringsTo life, so rich with lovely things © Janet Martin Psalm 65Praise awaits[] you, our God, in Zion;to you our vows will be fulfilled.2 You who answer prayer,to you all people will come.3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,you forgave[] our transgressions.4 Blessed are those you chooseand bring near to live in your courts!We are filled with the good things of your house,of your holy temple. 5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,God our Savior,the hope of all the ends of the earthand of the farthest seas,6 who formed the mountains by your power,having armed yourself with strength,7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,the roaring of their waves,and the turmoil of the nations.8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;where morning dawns, where evening fades,you call forth songs of joy. 9 You care for the land and water it;you enrich it abundantly.The streams of God are filled with waterto provide the people with grain,for so you have ordained it.[]10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;you soften it with showers and bless its crops.11 You crown the year with your bounty,and your carts overflow with abundance.12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;the hills are clothed with gladness.13 The meadows are covered with flocksand the valleys are mantled with grain;they shout for joy and sing.