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The morning flowers display their sweets

Author: S. Wesley, Jr. 1691-1739 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #559 (1917) Lyrics: 1 The morning flowers display their sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold, As careless of the noontide heats, As fearless of the evening cold. 2 Nipt by the wind's unkindly blast, Parched by the sun's directer ray, The momentary glories waste, The short-lived beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colours shine, And sweeter than the virgin rose. 4 Worn by the slowly rolling years, Broken by sickness in a day, The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away. 5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb, With lustre brighter far shall shine; Revive with ever-during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, and death devour, If heaven must recompense our pains; Perish the grass, and fade the flower, If firm the word of God remains. Topics: Flowers Fading; Flowers Fading; Brevity of Life; Children Death, of; The Christian Life Time, Death, Eternity; Death Of a Child; Sickness, bodily ; Life Brevity of Languages: English Tune Title: COBDEN STREET

The morning flowers display their sweets

Author: S. Wesley Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #870 (1873) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The morning flowers display their sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold, As careless of the noontide heats, As fearless of the evening cold. 2 Nipped by the wind's untimely blast, Parched by the sun's directer ray, The momentary glories waste, The short-lived beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colors shine, And sweeter than the virgin rose. 4 Or worn by slowly-rolling years, Or broke by sickness in a day The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away. 5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb, With luster brighter far shall shine! Revive with ever-during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, let death devour, If heaven must recompense our pains; Perish the grass, and fade the flower, If firm the word of God remains. Topics: Life and Death; Sown in Weakness, Raised in Power Scripture: Isaiah 40:8

The morning flowers display their sweets

Author: Samuel Wesley, Jr. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #919 (1886) Lyrics: 1 The morning flowers display their sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold, As careless of the noontide heats, As fearless of the evening cold. 2 Nipped by the wind's unkindly blast, Parched by the sun's directer ray. The momentary glories waste, The short-lived beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colors shine, And sweeter than the virgin rose. 4 Or worn by slowly rolling years, Or broke by sickness in a day, The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away. 5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb, With luster brighter far shall shine, Revive with ever-during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, let death devour, If heaven but recompense our pains; Perish the grass, and fade the flower, If firm the word of God remains. Topics: Death and Resurrection Tune Title: RUSSELL