He Careth for the Lilies

Behold the lilies of the field, No toiling do they know

Author: Fannie E. Davison
Tune: [Behold the lilies of the field] (Rosecrans)
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Fannie E. Davison

Born: 1851, Cuy­a­ho­ga Falls, Ohio. Died: March 10, 1887, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Buried: Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fannie’s fa­ther was killed when she was 10 years old; af­ter her mo­ther’s re­mar­ri­age to ho­tel­i­er Hen­ry War­ner, the fam­i­ly moved to Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fan­nie mar­ried court re­port­er Asa Lee Da­vis­on and they moved to Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, then Ma­di­son, Wis­con­sin. Sev­er­al of her songs ap­peared in pub­li­ca­tions from the Fill­more Bro­thers of Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, in­clud­ing Songs of Gra­ti­tude (1877), Joy and Glad­ness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882). Lyrics-- Last Words, The Purer in Heart, O God --hymntime.com/tch/bi… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Behold the lilies of the field, No toiling do they know
Title: He Careth for the Lilies
Author: Fannie E. Davison
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He careth for the lilies
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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A Hymnal for Joyous Youth #69

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Heart Songs #83

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Joy and Praise #53

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Songs of Glory No. 2 #63

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Songs of Gratitude #63

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Songs of Gratitude #63

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