As the Life of a Flower

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As the life of a flower

Author: Laura E. Newell
Tune: [As the life of a flow'r]
Published in 18 hymnals

Representative Text

1 As the life of a flow'r,
As a breath or a sigh,
So the years that we live
As a dream hasten by;
True, today we are here,
But tomorrow may see
Just a grave in the vale,
And a mem'ry of me.

Chorus:
As the life of a flow'r,
As a breath, or a sigh,
So the years glide away,
And alas, we must die.

2 As the life of a flow'r,
Be our lives pure and sweet,
May we brighten the way
For the friends that we greet;
And sweet incense arise,
From our hearts as we life
Close to Him who doth teach
Us to love and forgive. [Chorus]

3 While we tarry below
Let us trust and adore
Him who leads us each day
Tow'rd the radiant shore
Where the sun never sets,
And the flow'rs never fade,
Where no sorrow or death
May its borders invade. [Chorus]

Source: Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #49

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Author: Laura E. Newell

Born: February 5, 1854, New Marlborough, Connecticut. Died: October 13, 1916, Manhattan, Kansas. Daughter of Mr. and Edward A. Pixley, but orphaned as an infant, Laura was adopted by her aunt, then Mrs. Hiram Mabie, who at the time lived in New York. In 1858, the Mabie family moved to a farm south of where Wamego, Kansas, now stands. Two years after the move, Mr. Mabie died, and his wife resumed teaching. In 1860, Mrs. Mabie accepted a position in Topeka, Kansas, where she taught many years. Under her tutelage, Laura received her education. As early as age 12, Laura was writing rhymes, and two years later her poems began to appear in local newspapers. She had no thought of a literary career; she simply wrote… Go to person page >

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