The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1266

1266. Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves

1 Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves
O'er years of wasted life;
O'er sins indulged while conscience slept,
O'er vows and promises unkept,
And reaps from years of strife
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

2 Nothing but leaves! No gathered sheaves,
Of life's fair ripening grain:
We sow our seeds; lo! tares and weeds,
Words, idle words, for earnest deeds,
Then reap, with toil and pain,
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

3 Nothing but leaves! Sad memory weaves
No vail to hide the past;
And as we trace our weary way,
And count each lost and misspent day,
We sadly find at last
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

4 Ah, who shall thus the Master meet
And bring but withered leaves?
Ah, who shall at the Saviour's feet,
Before the awful judgment seat
Lay down for golden sheaves,
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

Text Information

• First Line: Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves
• Author: L. E. A.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Mark 11:13
• Topic: Bible Songs: Invitation

Tune Information

• Name: NOTHING BUT LEAVES
• Composer: Silas J. Vail
• Key: E♭ Major