The springtide hour brings leaf and flower

The springtide hour brings leaf and flower

Author: John S. B. Monsell
Published in 40 hymnals

Representative Text

1 The spring-tide hour brings leaf and flow'r,
With songs of life and love,
And many a lay to cheer the day
In many a leafy grove.

2 Dews fall apace, the dews of grace,
On souls made sad by sin;
And love divine delights to shine
Upon the waste within.

3 As year by year the flow'rs appear,
And birds their praises sing,
Why not, my heart, bear well thy part,
In nature's joyous spring?

4 Lord, let thy love, fresh from above,
Soft as the south wind blow,
Till my heart bloom in sweet perfume,
And fragrant spices flow.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #428

Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The springtide hour brings leaf and flower
Author: John S. B. Monsell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Praises, praises to our Lord
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Manual of Worship #209

Carmina for Social Worship #d246

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #251

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Carols Old and Carols New #553

Christ in Song #d550

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Christ in Song #428

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Gloria #267

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Hymn Tunes #47

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #171

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #260

Hymns for Today #299

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Hymns of the Centuries #267

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Hymns of Worship and Service #271

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Hymns of Worship and Service #271

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New Manual of Praise #579

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #275

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Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #203

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #47

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #47

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Sursum Corda #796a

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Sursum Corda #796b

The American Hymnal #d577

The Book of Praise #d348

The Chapel Service Book #d146

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The Christian Hymn Book #1033

The Friends' Hymnal #d603

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a720

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The Scottish Hymnal #296a

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The Scottish Hymnal #296b

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d865

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The Sunday School Hymnal #128

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Unity Song Selections #171

Unity Song Selections #272

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Worship and Song #244

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Worship and Song Edition B #ad247

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Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #258

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Worship Song #631

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Gloria Deo #720

A Church of England Hymn Book #95

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