the leaf

The phrase "the leaf" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“the leaf”· 4 hymns found
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Will bring us the bless­ings of Je­sus;
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The sweet­er thou art to me.
With wa­ters near the root:

the leaf

Are teach­ing a les­son to you and to me;
Speed the Gos­pel tid­ings on
The bright­er the col­ors grow;
His works are heav’n­ly fruit.

We All Can Do Something for Jesus

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1868
Composer: Howard Doane
Hymn 1

...Will bring us the bless­ings of Je­sus;

The brook and the acorn, the leaf and the tree

Are teach­ing a les­son to you and to me;...

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Will bring us the bless­ings of Je­sus;

The brook and the acorn, the leaf and the tree

Are teach­ing a les­son to you and to me;

We All Can Do Something for Jesus

Do It Now (Kirk)

lyricist: Salathiel Kirk, 1900
Composer: Johann Rosenmüller (1615–1686)
Hymn 2

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By the lip, the leaf, the pen,

Speed the Gos­pel tid­ings on...

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By the lip, the leaf, the pen,

Speed the Gos­pel tid­ings on

Do It Now (Kirk)

The Nearer, the Sweeter

lyricist: Jesse Tompkins, 1916
Composer: Benton Ackley
Hymn 3

...The sweet­er thou art to me.

The near­er the fad­ing of the leaf,

The bright­er the col­ors grow;...

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The sweet­er thou art to me.

The near­er the fad­ing of the leaf,

The bright­er the col­ors grow;

The Nearer, the Sweeter

The Man Is Ever Blest

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Johann Nägeli (1773–1836)
Hymn 4

...With wa­ters near the root:

Fresh as the leaf his name shall live;

His works are heav’n­ly fruit....

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With wa­ters near the root:

Fresh as the leaf his name shall live;

His works are heav’n­ly fruit.

The Man Is Ever Blest

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