The Church Hymnal ‎#627

627. By cool Siloam's shady rill

1 By cool Siloam's shady rill,
How fair the lily grows!
How sweet the breath, beneath the hill,
Of Sharon's dewy rose!

2 Lo! such the child whose early feet
The paths of peace have trod,
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet,
Is upward drawn to God.

3 By cool Siloam's shady rill
The lily must decay;
The rose that blooms beneath the hill
Must shortly fade away.

4 And soon, too soon the wintry hour
Of man's maturer age
Will shake the soul with sorrow's pow'r,
And stormy passion's age.

5 O Thou, whose infant feet were found
Within Thy Father's shrine,
Whose years with changeless virtues crowned,
Were all alike divine:

6 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath,
We seek Thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, age, and death,
To keep us still Thine own.

Text Information

• First Line: By cool Siloam's shady rill
• Author: R. Heber
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: Youth and School Life

Tune Information

• Name: SILOAM
• Composer: H. F. Hemy
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: A Major