Almighty God! When Round Thy Shrine The Palm-Tree'S Heavenly Branch We Twine,[1] (Emblem Of Life'S Eternal Ray, And Love That "Fadeth Not Away,") We Bless The Flowers, Expanded All,[2] We Bless The Leaves That Never Fall, And Trembling Say,--"In Eden Thus "The Tree Of Life May Flower For Us!" When Round Thy Cherubs--Smiling Calm, Without Their Flames--We Wreathe The Palm. Oh God! We Feel The Emblem True-- Thy Mercy Is Eternal Too, Those Cherubs, With Their Smiling Eyes, That Crown Of Palm Which Never Dies, Are But The Types Of Thee Above-- Eternal Life, And Peace, And Love!