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FAIR LILIES WE BRING YOU

Scripture Verse

Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Luke 12:27

Introduction

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Palmer Hartsough (1844–1932)

Words: Pal­mer Hart­sough, in Jew­els for Lit­tle Sing­ers, ed­it­ed by James H. Fill­more, Sr. (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1898).

Music: James H. Fill­more, Sr. (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Fair li­lies, fair li­lies we bring you,
The pret­ty white li­lies we bring you;
So pure and so sweet, in beau­ty com­plete,
The bright East­er li­lies now bloom­ing.
O hear what the li­lies would tell you,
The pret­ty white li­lies would tell you;
In won­der­ful love, He came from above,
The bright East­er li­lies would tell.

Fair li­lies, fair li­lies we bring you,
The pret­ty white li­lies we bring you;
So dear and so true, we bring them to you,
The bright East­er li­lies now bloom­ing.
O hear what the li­lies would tell you,
The pret­ty white li­lies would tell you;
He suf­fered and died, for us cru­ci­fied,
The bright East­er li­lies would tell.

Fair li­lies, fair li­lies we bring you,
The pret­ty white li­lies we bring you;
So joy­ful today, in love­ly ar­ray,
The bright East­er li­lies now bloom­ing.
O hear what the li­lies would tell you,
The pret­ty white li­lies would tell you;
He rose from the grave, and liv­eth to save,
The bright East­er li­lies would tell.

Fair li­lies, fair li­lies we bring you,
The pret­ty white li­lies we bring you;
The first of the year, so full of good cheer,
The bright East­er li­lies now bloom­ing.
O hear what the li­lies would tell you,
The pret­ty white li­lies would tell you;
We rise from the tomb in heav­en­ly bloom,
The bright East­er li­lies would tell.

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