The bud will soon become a flower

The bud will soon become a flower

Author: Jones Very
Published in 23 hymnals

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The bud will soon become a flower,
The flower become a seed;
Then seize, O youth, the present hour,—
Of that thou hast most need.

Do thy best always,—do it now,—
For in the present time,
As in the furrows of a plough,
Fall seeds of good or crime.

The sun and rain will ripen fast
Each seed that thou hast sown;
And every act and word at last
By its own fruit be known.

And soon the harvest of thy toil
Rejoicing thou shalt reap;
Or o’er thy wild, neglected soil
Go forth in shame to weep.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #300

Author: Jones Very

Very, Jones, was born at Salem, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1813, his father, Jones Very, being a shipmaster. He graduated at Harvard College in 1836. He remained at his College, as tutor in Greek, for two years, and then entered the Unitarian Ministry (1843). He has been engaged in the work of a preacher without a pastorate from the first, a great part of his time being devoted to literary pursuits. In 1839 he published a volume of Essays and Poems, from which several pieces have been taken as hymns, including:— 1. Father! I wait Thy word. The sun doth stand. Waiting upon God. 2. Father, there is no change to live with Thee. Peace in the Father's Care. 3. Father! Thy wonders do not singly stand. The Spirit-Land. 4. Wilt Thou no… Go to person page >

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First Line: The bud will soon become a flower
Author: Jones Very
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #186

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #300

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #300

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #564

Grammar School Hymn Book #d237

Heart and Voice #d248

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Heart and Voice #244

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d156

Hymns for Sunday School Worship #d74

Hymns of Progress #d166

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Hymns of the Spirit #563

Jubilate Deo #316

Lyra Sacra Americana #d186

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Plymouth Collection #a697

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #697

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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #344

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #697

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The Brethren Hymnal #634

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #663

The Golden Harp #d300

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The School Hymn-Book #169

Youthful Voices #d198

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