Give the Flowers to the Living

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Give the flowers to the living

Author: Will L. Thompson
Tune: [Give the flowers to the living]
Published in 7 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Give the flowers to the living,
Let sweet fragrance fill the air,
Blessings follow with the giving,
Pure and sweet as lily fair,
Give the toilers oft a token,
Of the love you would bestow
Shower blessings on the living,
If you love them tell them so.

Refrain:
Music, flowers, sunny hours,
For the toilers hear below,
Give the flowers to the living,
If you love them tell them so.

2 Give the flowers to the living,
Give them honor, love and cheer,
Let them see appreciation
Of their labors while they’re here,
Give encouragement and praises,
To the worthy ones you meet,
Sweetest blossoms for the living,
Strew the path for weary feet. [Refrain]

3 Give the flowers to the living,
Scatter blossoms on life’s way,
You will see the glad thanksgiving,
Beaming heav’nward day by day.
Like the loving Magdalena,
Giving all she could bestow,
Shower blessings on the living,
If you love them tell them so. [Refrain]

Source: Give Thanks and Sing: for use in all religious meetings #33

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Author: Will L. Thompson

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio. Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times: "No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Give the flowers to the living
Title:	Give the Flowers to the Living
Author:	Will L. Thompson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Music, flowers, sunny hours
Copyright:	Public Domain