R32. What though no flow'rs the fig-tree clothe

1 What though no flow’rs the fig-tree clothe,
though vines their fruit deny,
the labour of the olive fail,
and fields no meat supply?
2 Though from the fold, with sad surprise,
my flock cut off I see;
though famine pine in empty stalls,
where herds were wont to be?

3 Yet in the Lord will I be glad,
and glory in his love;
in him I’ll joy, who will the God
of my salvation prove.
4 He to my tardy feet shall lend
the swiftness of the roe;
till, rais'd on high, I safely dwell
beyond the reach of woe.

5 God is the treasure of my soul,
the source of lasting joy;
a joy which want shall not impair,
nor death itself destroy.

Text Information
First Line: What though no flow'rs the fig-tree clothe
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Scripture:
Tune Information
Name: HUDDERSFIELD
Composer: Martin Madan, 1726-1790
Meter: CM
Key: F Major



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