1 Blow, softly blow o’er the hills and vales of Sharon,
Softly blow o’er the restless rolling seas,
Bring from the East Tho’ts of hallowed scenes and pleasures,
Of the rose and lily bending to the balmy breeze.
Refrain:
Rose of Sharon, Lily of the vale;
Ever blooming, ever fresh and fair;
Emblems of truth and of purity we crown thee,
Ever may thy beauty fill the earth with perfume rare.
2 When winter comes and in icy grasp enfolds them,
Where once was life, death in silence hovers o’er,
But in the spring they renew their strength and beauty,
So we too shall rise in him, to live forevermore. [Refrain]
3 Bright as the rose in the dewy morning glist’ning,
And lily fair ever turning t’ward the sun,.
So may our hearts ever list’ning to the Saviour,
Look to him for strength to labor till the day is done. [Refrain]
4 When ev’ning falls and the shades of darkness gather,
O’er all the earth cov’ring rose and lily bright,
Hope on in faith for the dawning of the morning,
Draweth near to drive away the shadows of the night. [Refrain]
Source: The Service of Praise #46
Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >
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