My heart is full of gladness, my heart is full of joy,
For here all around me is nature in her sweet array.
To see the flowers drenched in early morning dew
And see the birds fly high in a sky of blue.
It brings a gentle peace to my perturbed heart
And fills a little of the emptiness that is there,
For our children and their children are far apart
From us. We see them in the shining lake
And hear them in the rustle of the trees,
The smell of the clover, a journey back we take
To when they were little and posies they did bring
To place upon the table, for all in the home to enjoy,
Then we watch the sunset across the shimmering lake
And pray that they are safe at the end of another day.