Beautiful Surroundings Poem by Martin Greyford

God loves the beautiful.
He has clothed the earth
And the heavens with beauty,
And with a father's joy
He watches the delight of his children
In the things that he has made.
He desires us to surround our homes.



Nearly all dwellers in the country,
However poor, could have about
Their homes a bit of grassy lawn,
A few shade trees,
Flowering shrubbery,
Or fragrant blossoms.
And far more than any
Artificial adorning will they minister
To the happiness of the household.


They will bring into the homelife
A softening,
Refining influence,
Strengthening the love of nature,
And drawing the members of the household
Nearer to one another and nearer to God.