Scripture Verse

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Song of Solomon 2:1

Introduction

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Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

Words: Ida A. Gui­rey, 1922.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Gui­rey (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus, Rose of Sha­ron, bloom with­in my heart;
Beauties of Thy truth and ho­li­ness im­part,
That wher­e’er I go my life may shed abroad
Fragrance of the know­ledge of the love of God.

Refrain

Jesus, bless­èd Je­sus, Rose of Sha­ron,
Bloom in ra­di­ance
And in love with­in my heart.

Jesus, Rose of Sha­ron, sweet­er far to see
Than the fair­est flow­ers of earth could ev­er be,
Fill my life com­plete­ly, add­ing more each day
Of Thy grace di­vine and pu­ri­ty, I pray.

Refrain

Jesus, Rose of Sha­ron, balm for ev­ery ill,
May Thy ten­der mer­cy’s heal­ing pow­er dis­til
For af­flict­ed souls of wea­ry bur­dened men,
Giving needy mor­tals health and hope again.

Refrain

Jesus, Rose of Shar­on, bloom for­ev­er­more;
Be Thy glo­ry seen on earth from shore to shore,
Till the na­tions own Thy so­ve­reign­ty com­plete,
Lay their hon­ors down and wor­ship at Thy feet.

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