God opens wide the earth, his treasure
chest,
the only key: his Word. Its power
brings on
Earth’s sprouting, rooting,
greening, blossoming.
It makes the sap rise in the hearts
of earth and stars;
awakens Nature to delight and
pleasure.
God’s word is the root-spirit,
heart-sap of little grasses,
flowers’ breath of life, laden with
sweet dew—
in short, it is the peace all
creatures crave.
In God’s Word, God shows himself as
in a mirror,
and is revealed to us in all
created things,
as His beauty beams from every flower
garland.
His sweetness flows from fruits
into our mouths.
Yes, God’s image is in all that we
can see—
How high, how rich, how mild God
is. How lovely, sweet, and good.
