Joy to the World ‎#157

157. Early Piety

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 Oh, 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
• Title: Early Piety
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879

Tune Information

• Name: SILOAM
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major