The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6430

6430. The Sweet Voice

1. When the roses of youth all their beauty display,
And the world seems as bright as a glad summer day,
When our hearts are as happy as happy can be,
There’s a sweet voice that whispers, O come unto Me.

Refrain
Softly and low, softly and low,
Telling of rest in its love-breathing tones;
Softly and low, softly and low,
Savior, dear Savior, that voice is Thine own.

2. When we gather with friends in the temple of prayer,
And the eye of our Father looks down on us there;
When we mingle our voices with hearts glad and free,
Still the call is repeated, O come unto Me. [Refrain]

3. Let us come in our youth, and as long as we live,
Our affection, our worship, to Jesus we’ll give;
Then, whatever our trials or conflicts may be,
Still that sweet voice will whisper, O come unto Me. [Refrain]

4. When the springtime is over, and summer is past,
When the snowflakes around us are falling at last,
To the spirit how joyful the message will be!
Come and rest you forever in glory with Me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: When the roses of youth all their beauty display
• Title: The Sweet Voice
• Author (attributed to): J. C. F. (1873)
• Refrain First Line: Softly and low, softly and low
• Language: English
• Source: J. C. F. (perhaps a rearrangement of Fanny Crosby's initials?), in Royal Diadem for the Sunday School, by Howard Doane & Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main: 1873), pages 4-5
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [When the roses of youth all their beauty display]
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Incipit: 12345 43444 36717
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain