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40.APastoralSongofArgentina
The Southern Hemisphere is even
Farther south than the equator.
In the vast meadow by the shore of the
Atlantic Ocean,
I hear the songs of cows as they graze in
peace.
The inner cry of a piercing wind
Wedges between the reeds like a thin thread.
In His abundant blessing,
It holds an exuberant banquet.
At dusk in the autumn plains,
The shepherds' songs long for home.
They embroider the foreign sky
With a resolution to fulfill the Lord's call.
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