The New Christian Hymnal ‎#375

375. 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. And soon, too soon, the wintry hour
Of man's maturer age
Will shake the soul with sorrow's pow'r
And stormy passion's rage.

4. O Thou, whose infant feet were found
Within Thy Father's shrine,
Whose year, with changeless virtue crowned,
Were all alike divine;

5. Dependent on Thy bounteous 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: By Cool Siloam's Shady Rill
• Author: Reginald Heber (1812)
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: Home and Youth: Children

Tune Information

• Name: SILOAM
• Composer: Isaac B. Woodbury (1842)
• Meter: C M
• Incipit: 34536 53132 23532
• Key: D Major