Author: Venantius Fortunatus; Isaac Williams; Chris Fenner Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:16 First Line: Little flow'rs of martyrdom Lyrics: 1. Little flow'rs of martyrdom,
Whom the ruthless sword hath torn
On the threshold of the morn,
Rosebuds by the whirlwind shorn!
2. All regardless of their doom,
Now in paradise they lay;
Jesus’ tend’rest victims, they
With their crowns in Heaven play.
3. Tyrant! What avails their tomb?
He shall ’scape the bloody blade,
Which hath many childless made,
Infant born of mother-maid.
4. Thus the type of Him to come:
Savior of lost Jacob’s clan,
Moses fled the tyrant’s band,
Guarded by an angel’s hand.
5. Jesu, born of virgin’s womb,
Father, Spirit, One and Three,
Sing we glory unto thee,
Sing we everlastingly. Topics: Epiphany; Holy Innocents Used With Tune: INNOCENTS
Little Flowers of Martyrdom