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| Text: | Look Not on the Wine |
| Author: | Julia H. Johnston |
| Tune: | [Look not on the ruby wine] |
| Composer: | Rand L. Newton |
1 Look not on the ruby wine,
In the goblet glowing;
Touch not, taste not, handle not,
Well the danger knowing.
Chorus:
Look not on the ruby wine,
Sparkling in its beauty;
Shun the tempter's cruel snare,
Bravely follow duty.
2 In the cup a serpent hides,
By and by he rages;
In the tempter's service hard,
Death will be the wages. [Chorus]
3 Is it Christ the Saviour's way,
Is it right, my brothers?
Is it safe for any one?
Is it safe for others? [Chorus]
4 Even Christ pleased not himself,
Christ, the meek and lowly;
Daily seek to be like him,
Loving, pure and holy. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Look not on the ruby wine |
| Title: | Look Not on the Wine |
| Author: | Julia H. Johnston |
| Refrain First Line: | Look not on the ruby wine |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1899 |
| Topic: | Picture Songs |
| Copyright: | Copyright, 1899, by D. B. Towner. |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Look not on the ruby wine] |
| Composer: | Rand L. Newton |
| Incipit: | 51312 17655 17 |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Copyright, 1899, by D. B. Towner. |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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