3341. Joy Is a Fruit That Will Not Grow

1. Joy is a fruit that will not grow
In nature’s barren soil;
All we can boast, till Christ we know,
Is vanity and toil.

2. But where the Lord has planted grace;
And made His glories known;
There fruits of heavenly joy and peace
Are found, and there alone.

3. A bleeding Savior seen by faith,
A sense of pard’ning love;
A hope that triumphs over death,
Give joys like those above.

4. To take a glimpse within the veil,
To know that God is mine;
Are springs of joy that never fail,
Unspeakably divine!

5. These are the joys which satisfy,
And sanctify the mind;
Which make the spirit mount on high,
And leave the world behind.

6. No more, believers, mourn your lot,
But if you are the Lord’s;
Resign to them that know Him not,
Such joys as earth affords.

Text Information
First Line: Joy is a fruit that will not grow
Title: Joy Is a Fruit That Will Not Grow
Author: John Newton (1779)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 42
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ELIZABETHTOWN
Composer: George Kingsley (1838)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 33333 53122 11123
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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