Scripture Verse

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come. Song of Solomon 2:12

Introduction

Words: Al­ice J. Clea­tor, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel and R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1901), num­ber 180, alt.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Clea­tor (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

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Lilies of East­er, won­drous­ly fair,
Breathing thy sweet­ness, on the still air;
What is the mes­sage ye would im­part,
Into the si­lence of sad­dened hearts?

Refrain

Beautiful East­er li­lies,
Bring to our hearts the word,
Of One more fair and love­ly,
Jesus the ris­en Lord;
Beautiful East­er li­lies,
Bring to our hearts the word,
Of One more fair and love­ly,
Jesus the ris­en Lord.

Hark to the whis­pers of the fair bloom,
Risen from si­lence of their dark tomb;
We bring an an­swer to doubt and strife,
We bring a mes­sage of ris­en life.

Refrain

Out from the still­ness of earth’s dark mold,
Into new beauty, li­lies un­fold;
Ever their pre­sence in the still air,
Are signs and sym­bols of life most fair.

Refrain