The phrase "Its root" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Its root
...Beside water,
Which sends out its roots by a stream,
And will not be afraid when heat comes;...
Beside water,
Which sends out its roots by a stream,
And will not be afraid when heat comes;
...All in vain did they shatter the tree;
For its roots, deeply bedded, sprang forth, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me....
All in vain did they shatter the tree;
For its roots, deeply bedded, sprang forth, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me.
...All in vain did they shatter the tree;
For its roots, deeply bedded, sprang forth, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me....
All in vain did they shatter the tree;
For its roots, deeply bedded, sprang forth, friend,
And it blooms still for you and for me.
...He’s like a tree beside a stream;
Its roots drink deep each day.
It never fears in summertime;...
He’s like a tree beside a stream;
Its roots drink deep each day.
It never fears in summertime;
...Its shade the mountains overspread;
Its root, by bubbling fountains fed,
Nor drought, nor desert, could arrest;...
Its shade the mountains overspread;
Its root, by bubbling fountains fed,
Nor drought, nor desert, could arrest;
...Its boughs were like great cedars spreading wide;
They reached the sea, its roots the riverside.
Why hast Thou broken down its circling wall...
Its boughs were like great cedars spreading wide;
They reached the sea, its roots the riverside.
Why hast Thou broken down its circling wall
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