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574 | Christ in Song#575 | 576 |
Text: | Living Is Giving |
Author: | F. E. B. |
Tune: | [Give! said the golden sun] |
Composer: | F. E. Belden |
1 Give! said the golden sun:
Up rose the mist,
Safe in the silver clouds
Cradled and kissed.
Give! said the thirsty earth:
Down came the show'r;
Give! said the raindrops bright,
Up sprang the flow'r.
Chorus:
Living is giving, giving is living;
All things would die if only receiving.
Give! this is the rule of love by which we live.
2 Give! said the little stream:
Up gushed the spring,
In shady forest nook,
Where robins sing.
Give! said the river wide:
Brooks hurried down.
Give! said the ocean tide:
Rivers flowed on. [Chorus]
3 Give! said the midnight moon:
Swift came the light
Borrowed from far-off sun,
Cheering the night.
Help! said the "Milky Way:"
Stars heard the call,
Orion, Pleiades,
Dipper and all. [Chorus]
4 Give! cried a sinful world:
Down came the Lord,
He who made everything
Just by his word.
Give! cries the heathen child,
Hungry for love:
Yes! say our pennies bright,
Lent from above. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Give! said the golden sun |
Title: | Living Is Giving |
Author: | F. E. B. |
Refrain First Line: | Living is giving, giving is living |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Topic: | Children's Hymns |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Give! said the golden sun] |
Composer: | F. E. Belden |
Key: | C Major |