Christ in Song 456

Beautiful Flowers

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

1We should be like our dear, Kind-est and ten-der-est, Now our with beau-ty blos-som-ing, Grow in the light of His; Like the morning,
Then whose bright crown of gold, Shin-ing in glo-ry told; All like the cry of trum-pets, Thrill-ing, the cost small,
Stl - ling the bris-bel with ta; Linked words and deeds Are like the cry of trum-pets, Thrill-ing, the cost small,
As - sure their fife our God, Bright with childlike of love; We would be a-mong the faith-ful, Shin-ing in His life.

RefrainBeau-ti-ful flow-ers! beau-ti-ful flow-ers! Beau-ti-ful flow-ers! He watching over; Beau-ti-ful flow-ers! We would be fair as

2Vir - tues are like kind words, Bov-in and the love, Friend-er that sun and rain; Free of sin and guile;
Beau-ti-ful the flow-ers, Shin-ing in the light;
Find time to love the sweet-est, Lov-ing words the best, Yield-ing hope and com-fort; Joy and peace, and rest,
Truth the like flow-ers, Grow-ing by de-grees; Let flow-ers crown your life Up to His 15.

Words: F. E. B.
Music: F. E. Belden
Scripture: Matthew 5:16

The verse

Meter: 32.24.22.26
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABBC

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Verse 1

We should be like our dear, Kind-est and ten-der-est, Now our with beau-ty blos-som-ing, Grow in the light of His; Like the morning,˘˘˘//˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘32A

Then whose bright crown of gold, Shin-ing in glo-ry told; All like the cry of trum-pets, Thrill-ing, the cost small,/˘//˘//˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘//24B

Stl - ling the bris-bel with ta; Linked words and deeds Are like the cry of trum-pets, Thrill-ing, the cost small,?˘??˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//22B

As - sure their fife our God, Bright with childlike of love; We would be a-mong the faith-ful, Shin-ing in His life.˘/˘//˘//˘//˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/26C

Verse 2

Vir - tues are like kind words, Bov-in and the love, Friend-er that sun and rain; Free of sin and guile;/˘˘////˘˘˘//˘˘/˘//˘/˘/22A

Beau-ti-ful the flow-ers, Shin-ing in the light;/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/11B

Find time to love the sweet-est, Lov-ing words the best, Yield-ing hope and com-fort; Joy and peace, and rest,//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/23C

Truth the like flow-ers, Grow-ing by de-grees; Let flow-ers crown your life Up to His 15./˘//˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘19D

Refrain

Beau-ti-ful flow-ers! beau-ti-ful flow-ers! Beau-ti-ful flow-ers! He watching over; Beau-ti-ful flow-ers! We would be fair as/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘30A

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