Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise ‎#688

688. By cool Siloam's shady rill

1 By cool Siloam's shady rill
how sweet 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 life's maturer age
will shake the soul with sorrow's power
and stormy passion's rage.

5 O thou, whose infant feet were found
within thy Father's shrine,
whose years, with changeless virtue crowned,
were all alike divine,

6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath
we seek thy grace alone,
through every stage of life, and death,
to keep us still thine own.

Text Information

• First Line: By cool Siloam's shady rill
• Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 40:6-8
  ;
  Isaiah 46:3-4
  ;
  Job 32:8
  ;
  Job 33:4
  ;
  Luke 2:39-52
  ;
  Psalm 103:15-16
  ;
  Song of Solomon 2:1
• Topic: The Holy Spirit: The Church Celebrates - Family, Friendship, and Marriage; Funerals: general; Stages of Life

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Composer: William Gardiner (1770-1853)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Harm.: compilers of Revised Church Hymnary, 1927