Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 610 hymnals Matching Instances: 9 Lyrics: 1 By cool Siloam's shady rill
how sweet the lily grows!
How sweet the breath beneath the hill
of Sharon's dewy rose!
2 Lo! such the child whose early feet
the paths of peace have trod,
whose secret heart with influence sweet
is upward drawn to God.
3 By cool Siloam's shady rill
the lily must decay,
the rose that blooms beneath the hill
must shortly fade away;
4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour
of life's maturer age
will shake the soul with sorrow's power
and stormy passion's rage.
5 O thou whose infant feet were found
within thy Father's shrine,
whose years, with changeless virtue crowned,
were all alike divine.
6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath
we seek thy grace alone,
through every stage of life, and death,
to keep us still thine own. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Family, Friendship, and Marriage; Funerals general; Stages of Life Scripture: Isaiah 40:6-8 Used With Tune: BELMONT
By cool Siloam's shady rill
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