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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 2. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Poems Subjective and Reminiscent (search)
ld of the primal fall, And how thenceforth the wrath of God Rested on each and all. And how of His will and pleasure, All souls, save a chosen few, Were doomed to the quenchless burning, And held in the way thereto. Yet never by faith's unreason A saintlier soul was tried, And never the harsh old lesson A tenderer heart belied. And, after the painful service On that pleasant Sabbath day, He walked with his little daughter Through the apple-bloom of May. Sweet in the fresh green meadows Sparrow and blackbird sung; Above him their tinted petals The blossoming orchards hung. Around on the wonderful glory The minister looked and smiled; “How good is the Lord who gives us These gifts from His hand, my child! Behold in the bloom of apples And the violets in the sward A hint of the old, lost beauty Of the Garden of the Lord! “ Then up spake the little maiden, Treading on snow and pink: “O father! these pretty blossoms Are very wicked, I think. Had there been no Garden of Eden The<