TREE

The Tree of Life planted within the garden

Was even then attractionless to Adam

And when at length the Lord was seen in manhood,

One Sprout of green, within a desert landscape,

Men saw no beauty and found Him unattractive.

But by God's grace saved from the power of darkness

Our taste is changed with all our hearts' reactions

So that to Christ our new affections answer:

We are replete in scenes that once seemed barren.

We love the Olive Tree whence we gain fatness;

We love the sweetness hung in the Fig Tree's branches;

We love the Vine which moves our hearts to gladness.