Kindly spring again is here, trees and fields in bloom appear; hark! the birds with artless lays warble their Creator's praise. Where in winter all was snow, now the flowers in clusters grow; and the corn, in green array, promises a harvest-day. Lord, afford a spring to me, let me feel what I see; speak, and by thy gracious voice, make my drooping soul rejoice. On thy garden deign to smile, raise the plants, enrich the soil; soon thy presence will restore life to what seemed dead before.