As when in silence vernal showers

1As when in silence vernal showers
Descend and cheer the fainting flowers,
So, in the secrecy of love,
Falls the sweet influence from above.

2That heavenly influence let me find
In holy silence of the mind;
While every grace maintains its bloom,
Diffusing widely its perfume.

3Nor let those blessings be confined
To me, but poured on all mankind,
Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise,
And blooming Eden cheer our eyes.