Wonder, Love, and Praise ‎#749

749. The tree of life my soul hath seen

1 The tree of life my soul hath seen,
Laden with fruit, and always green:
The trees of nature fruitless be
Compared with Christ the apple tree.

2 His beauty doth all things excel:
By faith I know, but ne’er can tell
The glory which I now can see
In Jesus Christ the apple tree.

3 For happiness I long have sought,
And pleasure dearly I have bought:
I missed of all: but now I see
’Tis found in Christ the apple tree.

4 I’m weary with my former toil,
Here I will sit and rest awhile:
Under the shadow I will be
Of Jesus Christ the apple tree.

5 This fruit doth make my soul to thrive,
It keeps my dying faith alive;
Which makes my soul in haste to be
With Jesus Christ the apple tree.

Text Information

• First Line: The tree of life my soul hath seen
• Title: The tree of life my soul hath seen
• Author: Anonymous (1784)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Genesis 2:9
  ;
  Revelation 22:2
• Topic: Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Threefold God: Jesus
• Source: a collection of Joshua Smith, New Hampshire, from

Tune Information

• Name: APPLE TREE
• Composer: Daniel Pinkham (b. 1923)
• Meter: LM
• Key: e minor
• Copyright: © 1990 Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing