"Original Sacred Harp" (Denson Revision) 1960 Edition ‎#32b

32b. So fades the lovely blooming flow'r

1 So fades the lovely blooming flow’r, Frail, smiling solace of an hour; So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasure only blooms to die. 2 Is there no kind, no healing art, To soothe the anguish of the heart? Spirit of grace, be ever nigh; Thy comforts are not made to die. 3 Let gentle patience smile on pain, Till dying hope revives again, Hope wipes the tear from sorrow’s eye, And faith points upward to the sky.

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• First Line: So fades the lovely blooming flow'r
• Publication Date: 1960

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• Name: DISTRESS