The Book of Worship ‎#402

402. By cool Siloam'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 Lo! 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
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power
And stormy passion's rage.

5 O Thou, who givest life and breath,
We seek Thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, age, and death,
To keep us still Thine own.

Text Information

• First Line: By cool Siloam's shady rill
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Ordaining Instrumentalities: Training of Youth
• Notes: Public Domain.

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