I love to sit in silence

I love to sit in silence

Beneath the shady trees

And listen to the song of birds

And to the buzz of bees.

I love to sit in silence

And watch the Clouds roll by

Then read a book or sing a song

And hear the wild bird cry.

I love to sit in silence

When the day is almost done

And see behind the distant hill

The paint glow of the sun.

I love to sit in silence

In the evening twilight

And listen to the whipper-will

Singing with all its might

I love to sit in silence

Beneath the Starry sky

And pray to all in earnest

To live in silence all the while..