See the leaves around us falling,
Dry and withered, to the ground,
Thus to thoughtless mortals calling,
In a sad and solemn sound:“Youth, on length of days presuming,
Who the paths of pleasure tread,
View us, late in beauty blooming,
Numbered now among the dead.“What though yet no losses grieve you—
Gay with health and many a grace—
Let not cloudless skies deceive you:
Summer gives to autumn place.”On the Tree of Life eternal,
George Horne
Lord, let all our hopes be stayed!
This alone, forever vernal,
Bears a leaf that shall not fade.
Copied from my grandmother’s hymnal, Hymn Book, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: Nashville, TN, 1901, Hymn #715.
Note: The hymns in this hymnal are not titled. So when I do not know the hymn, I make up a title or simply use the first line.
Photo taken in Milton, FL, 2018
I love old hymns the best. I sang in the church choir many years before I lost all hearing. The song in your photo is one we used to sing. Thank you for sharing.
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Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your memory. This is my favorite hymn from my grandmother’s hymnal so far. I didn’t know it as a song, but as poetry it sings without the need for music.
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