Weaving o’er all things a magical spell.

All through the long frosty winter they slept,

Nature above them her kind vigils kept;

Snugly tucked into their beds soft and warm,

Every sweet flower was safe from all storm.

Spring, with her musical voice, is now heard

Calling: “Good morning,” to flower and bird;

Singing: “Awaken, my darlings, ’t is time,

Winter has gone to some far-distant clime.

Come from the valley and hillside and glen,—