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What Is This Life

Author: William Henry Davies, 1869-1941 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: What is this life if, full of care Lyrics: 1 What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare – no time to stand beneath the boughs and stare as long as sheep or cows; 2 No time to see, when woods we pass, where squirrels hide their nuts in grass – no time to see, in broad daylight, streams full of stars, like skies at night; 3 No time to turn at Beauty's glance, and watch her feet, how they can dance. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; Animals; Beauty; Commitment; Nature and the Countryside; Serenity Used With Tune: DEVOTION
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DEVOTION

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 60 hymnals Tune Sources: A. D. Carden's Missouri Harmony, 1820 Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 56165 61151 23121 Used With Text: What Is This Life
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What Is This Life

Author: William Henry Davies, 1869-1941 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #94 (1993) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: What is this life if, full of care Lyrics: 1 What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare – no time to stand beneath the boughs and stare as long as sheep or cows; 2 No time to see, when woods we pass, where squirrels hide their nuts in grass – no time to see, in broad daylight, streams full of stars, like skies at night; 3 No time to turn at Beauty's glance, and watch her feet, how they can dance. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; Animals; Beauty; Commitment; Nature and the Countryside; Serenity Languages: English Tune Title: DEVOTION
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What is this life if, full of care

Author: W. H. Davies Hymnal: Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d273 (1964) Languages: English
What is this life if, full of care

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W. H. Davies

1871 - 1940 Person Name: William Henry Davies, 1869-1941 Author of "What Is This Life" in Singing the Living Tradition
W. H. Davies
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