Sacred Poems and Hymns ‎#197

197. Though the fig-tree's blossom fail

Though the fig-tree's blossom fail,
And the vines should bring no fruit;
Though the olive, smit with hail,
Cast its foliage round the root;
Though the fields should yield no meat,
And the herds forsake the stall,
In the folds no flocks should bleat
At the shepherd's well-known call:--

Yet will I in God rejoice,
In Jehovah I will trust,
And extol, with heart and voice,
His salvation from the dust;
He can raise my fallen head,
He can all my sickness cure;
God will give His children bread,
And their water shall be sure.

Text Information

• First Line: Though the fig-tree's blossom fail
• Title: Though the fig-tree's blossom fail
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1854
• Scripture:
  Habakkuk 3:17-18
• Topic: Believing trust in Jehovah
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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