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The Sycamore Bough

Author: Thomas MacKellar Hymnal: The Helper in Sacred Song #25 (1889) First Line: Upon an ancient sycamore Lyrics: 1 Upon an ancient sycamore A sturdy bough there grew, And foster’d myriads of leaves That hid itself from view. When winter came with angry breath, The bough was brown and bare; Gone were the summer-hearted leaves That once were nurtured there. 2 Thus with vain man. In summer days The world around him clings; It guiles his heart and o’er his faults A leafy mantle flings; It blinds him, till the bitter day Of pain and death comes on; And leaves him, then, to bear his woes Unaided and alone. 3 Not so the lowly man who walks The path the Jesus trod, Who daily learns to die; whose “life Is hid with Christ in God.” The world between his soul and God Can never intervene; In joy or sorrow, life or death, His hope is ever green. Tune Title: [Upon an ancient sycamore]
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The Sycamore Bough

Author: Thomas MacKellar Hymnal: Exalted Praise #18 (1882) First Line: Upon an ancient sycamore Languages: English Tune Title: [Upon an ancient sycamore]
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The Sycamore Bough

Author: Thomas MacKellar Hymnal: Sweet Fields of Eden #97 (1882) First Line: Upon an ancient sycamore Languages: English Tune Title: [Upon an ancient sycamore]
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