Sweet Are the Roses

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Sweet are the roses of Sharon

Author: C. Austin Miles
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Sweet are the roses of Sharon,
Fair and bright are its lilies,
Bending their heads to the breezes
‘Neath the bright glowing sun.
Sweeter than all is the message,
Which to the world has been giv’n;
“Suffer the children to come unto me,
For of such is the Kingdom of Heav’n.

Refrain:
Suffer the children to come unto me,
Of such is the Kingdom, of such is the Kingdom of Heaven,
Suffer the children to come unto me,
Of such is the Kingdom, of such is the Kingdom of Heav’n.

2 Jesus is calling the children,
Thro’ the words of his gospel,
Bidding us keep his commandments,
Ever grow in his grace.
We are secure in the message,
Which to the world has been giv’n;
“Suffer the children to come unto me,
For of such is the Kingdom of Heav’n. [Refrain]

3 Gladly we come at his bidding,
Bearing garlands of roses,
Ever rememb’ring his kindness,
At his feet we will kneel,
Trusting alone in the message,
Which to the world has been giv’n;
“Suffer the children to come unto me,
For of such is the Kingdom of Heav’n. [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #110

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Author: C. Austin Miles

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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First Line:	Sweet are the roses of Sharon
Title:	Sweet Are the Roses
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Suffer the children to come unto me
Copyright:	Public Domain