Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Horatio R. Palmer (1834–1907)

Words & Mu­sic: Ho­ra­tio R. Pal­mer, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

There’s a Rose that is blooming for you, friend,
There’s a Rose that is blooming for me;
Its perfume is pervading the world, friend,
Its perfume is for you and for me.

Refrain

There’s a Rose that is blooming for you, friend,
There’s a Rose that is blooming for me;
Its perfume is pervading the world, friend,
Its perfume is for you and for me.

Long ago in the valley so fair, friend,
Far away by the beau­ti­ful sea,
This pure Rose in its beauty first bloomed, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me.

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All in vain did they crush this fair flow’r, friend,
All in vain did they shatter the tree;
For its roots, deeply bedded, sprang forth, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me.

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