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Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
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Germantown
Philadelphia
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Flowers
Greet
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Hymns
Praise
Sweetest
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Lift
Sun
Rejoice
Flower
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Night
Heads
Odours
Looks
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