From the beach and from the billow
        Rapturously loud,
From the zephyr that doth pillow
        All his softness on a cloud;
From the murmur of the river,
From the leaves that rustle ever,
        Joyously we come.

We are bright and we are many
        As the early drops of dew,
And we come to little Fanny
        As the day to you;
From the keenness of the mountain,
From the sparkle of the fountain,
        Joyously we come.

From the hill and from the valley,
        From the mountain and the vale;
From the evening melancholy
Where all hath a tale;
        From the sweetness of the meadow,
From the coolness of the shadow,
        Joyously we come.

ln the sadness of the willow,
        In the homely nest
We have dwelt and had a pillow
        In the poet's breast;
And from all things dimly moving
Human souls to bliss and loving
        Joyously we come.