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Springtime

Representative Text

1 Wake! Pussy willow and violet blue,
Springtime is calling and looking for you;
Wake! says the sunshine, lift dainty bright heads,
Wake! pretty blossoms, arise from your beds.

2 Wake! call the raindrops, you’re sleeping too long;
Wake up and listen to bluebird’s sweet song;
Wake! God is calling, thro’ sunshine and show’rs;
Springtime is God’s way of calling the flow’rs.

Source: Living Hymns: the small hymnal: a book of worship and praise for the developing life #116

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Author: Ida F. Leyda

Buried: Harrison Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa. Leyda’s husband apparently had a publishing company in Wapello, Iowa, and (perhaps later) Chicago, Illinois. Her works include: Junior Hymns and Carols. A Book of Hymns and Services for the Junior Department, 1911 Carols: A Book of Songs and Services for the Beginners and Primary Grades of the Sunday School, 1914 Melodies; for Children’s Voices in the Home and Sunday School (Chicago, Illinois: Leyda Publishing Company, 1916) http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/e/y/leyda_if.htm  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Wake pussy willow and violet blue
Title: Springtime
Author: Ida F. Leyda
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Living Hymns #116

Living Hymns #116

Melodies for Children's Voices #d29

Melodies for Children's Voices #d29
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Songs for the Sunday School #174

Songs for the Sunday School #174
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