Scripture Verse

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Luke 12:27

Introduction

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Charlotte A. Barnard (1830–1869)

Words: Will­iam G. Tar­rant, 1890.

Music: Brock­le­sby Char­lotte A. Bar­nard, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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William G. Tarrant
1853–1928

Lyrics

Long ago the lilies faded
Which to Je­sus seemed so fair,
But the love that bade them blossom
Still is working ev­ery­where.

In the fields, and in the valleys,
By the streams we love so well,
There is greater glo­ry blooming,
Than the tongue of man can tell.

Long ago in sacred silence
Died the accents of His prayer;
Still the souls that seek the Fa­ther
Find His presence ev­ery­where.

Let us seek Him, still be­liev­ing,
He that worketh round us yet,
Clothing lilies in the meadows,
Will His children ne’er forget.