Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#355

355. By cool Siloan's shady rill

1 By cool Siloam’s shady rill,
How fair the lily grows;
How sweet the breath beneath the hill
Of Sharon’s dewy rose:

2 And such the child whose early feet
The paths of peace have trod,
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet,
Is upward drawn to God.

3 By cool Siloam’s shady rill
The lily must decay;
The rose that blooms beneath the hill
Must shortly fade away;

4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour
Of man’s maturer age
May shake the soul with sorrow’s power
And stormy passion’s rage.

5 O Thou, whose infancy was found
With heavenly rays to shine,
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned,
Were all alike divine,--

6 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath,
We seek Thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, and in death,
To keep us still Thine own.

Text Information

• First Line: By cool Siloan's shady rill
• Author: Reginald Heber (1812)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Christian Household; First Sunday after Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: SILOAM
• Composer: Isaac Beverly Woodbury (1842)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: D Major