Natura Benigna

I WEAVE the beginning, I fashion the end;Life is my fellow, and Death is my friend;Time cannot stay me,Nor evil betray me,—They that would harm me, unknowing, defend.

I ravel asunder, I knit every flaw;Blossoms I scatter, with tempests I awe;Birthplace of duty,And shrine of all beauty,—Firmly I govern, and love is my law!