Juvenile Choir ‎#33

33. The Lilies of the field

1 The lilies of the field,
That quickly fade away.
May well to us a lesson yield,
For we are frail as they.

2 Just like an early rose,
I've seen an infant bloom:
But death, perhaps, before it blows,
Will lay it in the tomb.

3 Then let us think on death,
Though we are young and gay;
For God, who gave our life and breath,
Can take them both away.

3 To God, who made them all,
Let children humbly cry;
And then, whenever death may call,
They'll be prepared to die.

Text Information

• First Line: The lilies of the field
• Title: The Lilies of the field
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1840
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [The lilies of the field]
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.