International Song Service ‎#56

56. Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves

1 Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves
O'er years of wasted life;
O'er sins indulged while conscience slept,
O'er vows and promises unkept,
And reap from years of strife
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

2 Nothing but leaves! No gathered sheaves,
Of life's fair ripening grain:
We sow our seeds; lo! tares and weeds,
Words, idle words, for earnest deeds
Then reap, with toil and pain,
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

3 Nothing but leaves! Sad mem'ry weaves
No veil to hide the past:
And as we trace our weary way,
And count each lost and misspent day
We sadly find at last
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

4 Ah, who shall thus the Master meet,
And bring but withered leaves?
Ah, who shall at the Saviour's feet,
Before the awful judgment seat
Lay down for golden sheaves,
Nothing but leaves! Nothing but leaves!

Text Information

• First Line: Nothing but leaves! The Spirit grieves
• Author: Lucy Evelina Akerman
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

Tune Information

• Name: NOTHING BUT LEAVES
• Composer: Silas J. Vail. By per
• Key: E♭ Major