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The better part
Hymnal: The Minstrel of Zion #48 (1845) First Line: 'Twas in the days of vernal prime Lyrics: 1 'Twas in the days of vernal prime,
My love to Christ was giv'n;
And now, in age's wintry time,
My hopes are fix'd on heav'n.
The world upon me threw its smiles,
To gain my youthful heart;
But I was saved from Satan's wiles,
I chose the better part.
I chose the better part,
I chose the better part.
But I was saved from Satan's wiles,
I chose the better part.
2 Wherever roved my pilgrim feet,
O'er mountain, plain, or sea,
Through winter's storm, and summer's heat,
His care was still with me:
His love, my solace and my stay,
Still dwelt within my heart;
My feet were kept in wisdom's way--
I chose the better part.
3 And now, my wanderings almost done,
I wait the welcome word,
To mount above the burning sun,
And meet my faithful Lord.
Oh! blessed power of saving grace,
That kept my roving heart;
It gave my hopes a resting-place:
I chose the better part.
4 That better part on me bestow'd,
No power can force from hence;
Christ is my Saviour and my God,
My soul's secure defence;
Even death itself can not remove
This treasure from my heart,
But I shall reign with Christ above,
And share that better part. Tune Title: THE BETTER PART
The better part
The flowers of earth and heaven
Hymnal: The Minstrel of Zion #117 (1845) First Line: This earth hath many a pleasant sweet Lyrics: 1 This earth hath many a pleasant sweet,
Hath many beauteous flow'rs,
Which spread their tribute at our feet,
And scent the gladsome hours.
The angry thistle threatens wrath
To man from Eden driven;
But these bright flow'rs about our path
Whisper of grace and heav'n,
Whisper of grace and heav'n,
Whisper of grace and heav'n,
But these bright flow'rs about our path
Whisper of grace and heav'n.
2 They tell us of our Father's love,
Our Father's bounteous care;
And point us to that land above--
Unfading flow'rs are there,
The flow'rs of earth but bloom to die,
And lose their rich perfume;
But those sweet flow'rs beyond the sky
For evermore shall bloom.
3 O! give us, Lord, a cheerful mind,
To joy in all thy ways;
That we in every flow'r may find
Some grateful song of praise.
That as to heaven the moments flee,
Their record there to trace,
Thine own pure eyes well-pleased may see,
In us, the flow'rs of grace.
Tune Title: THE FLOWERS OF EARTH AND HEAVEN
The flowers of earth and heaven
