The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3341

3341. Joy Is a Fruit That Will Not Grow

1. Joy is a fruit that will not grow
In nature’s barren soil;
All we can boast, till Christ we know,
Is vanity and toil.

2. But where the Lord has planted grace;
And made His glories known;
There fruits of heavenly joy and peace
Are found, and there alone.

3. A bleeding Savior seen by faith,
A sense of pard’ning love;
A hope that triumphs over death,
Give joys like those above.

4. To take a glimpse within the veil,
To know that God is mine;
Are springs of joy that never fail,
Unspeakably divine!

5. These are the joys which satisfy,
And sanctify the mind;
Which make the spirit mount on high,
And leave the world behind.

6. No more, believers, mourn your lot,
But if you are the Lord’s;
Resign to them that know Him not,
Such joys as earth affords.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy is a fruit that will not grow
• Title: Joy Is a Fruit That Will Not Grow
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 42
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ELIZABETHTOWN
• Composer: George Kingsley (1838)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33333 53122 11123
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain