All In An April Evening

All in the april morning,
April airs were abroad;
The sheep with their little lambs
Pass'd me by on the road.

The sheep with their little lambs
Pass'd me by on the road;
All in an april evening
I thought on the lamb of God.

The lambs were weary, and crying
With a weak human cry;
I thought on the lamb of God
Going meekly to die.

Up in the blue, blue mountains
Dewy pastures are sweet:
Rest for the little bodies,
Rest for the little feet.

Rest for the lamb of God
Up on the hill-top green;
Only a cross of shame
Two stark crosses between.

All in the april evening,
April airs were abroad;
I saw the sheep with their lambs,
And thought on the lamb of God.