
Author: Anne Steele Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 137 hymnals First Line: So fades the lovely, blooming flow'r Lyrics: 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.
Amen.
Topics: The Christian Life Death and Burial Used With Tune: ZEPHYR
So Fades The Lovely, Blooming Flower