Branches Quote by James Montgomery

Two roses on one slender spray In sweet communion grew, Together hailed the morning ray And drank the evening dew.

— James Montgomery

Nature's prime favourites were the Pelicans; High-fed, long-lived, and sociable and free.

— James Montgomery

When evening closes Nature's eye, The glow-worm lights her little spark To captivate her favorite fly And tempt the rover through the dark.

— James Montgomery

A mother's love — how sweet the name! What is a mother's love? — A noble, pure and tender flame, Enkindled from above, To…

— James Montgomery

The tulip's petals shine in dew, All beautiful, but none alike.

— James Montgomery

There is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found, They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground.

— James Montgomery

Eternity: a moment standing still for ever.

— James Montgomery

The Dead are like the stars by day; Withdrawn from mortal eye, But not extinct, they hold their way In glory through the sky.

— James Montgomery

Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite when past.

— James Montgomery

“Calvary's mournful mountain climb; there adoring at His feet, mark that miracle of time ─ God's own sacrifice complete.”

— James Montgomery

To-morrow — oh, 'twill never be, If we should live a thousand years! Our time is all to-day, to-day, The same, though changed; and…

— James Montgomery

Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above. unmeasured by the flight of years; and all that life is love.

— James Montgomery