Quote#God & Faith
And so we shake The snowy flake From cedar and myrtle fair; And the…
Quote byArthur Cleveland Coxe · 1818–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Carol" (Air—"The Brave Old Oak"), st. 2.
English (original)
And so we shake The snowy flake From cedar and myrtle fair; And the boughs that nod On the hills of God, We raise to his glory there.
— Arthur Cleveland Coxe
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