Pastoral 'The sky above the roof'
C. Coles
The sky is up above the roof
so blue, so calm.
A tree just up above the roof
doth rock its palm,
The bell in heaven which I watch
doth sweetly ring.
A bird within the tree I watch
doth sadly sing.
My God, my God, life simple here
and quiet one sees.
This murmur from the city there
comes all in peace.