Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. ‎#a444

a444. So fades the lovely, blooming flower

1 So fades the lovely, blooming flower;
Frail, smiling solace of an hour;
So soon our transient comforts fly,
And pleasure only blooms to die.

2 Is there no kind, no healing art
To soothe the anguish of the heart?
Spirit of grace, be ever nigh;
Thy comforts are not made to die.

3 Let gentle patience smile on pain,
Till dying hope revives again;
Hope wipes the tear from sorrow's eye,
And faith points upward to the sky.

Text Information

• First Line: So fades the lovely, blooming flower
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope; The Consummation: Death and Burial
• Notes: Author from Index: Mrs. Steele

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