Behold the Lilies! + 

Behold the lilies of the field + 

How beautiful and fair; + 

Their fragrance as a breath of heaven + 

Refreshes all the air. + 

No sordid labors bow them down, + 

Nor dull depressing care; + 

They only tell of God’s great love, + 

And that is everywhere. + 

The wings of morning are too slow + 

To bear us from His sight; + 

The midnight has no shadows deep + 

To hide from us His light. + 

If not a sparrow falls to earth + 

Unnoticed by His eye, + 

Will He, our Father and our Friend + 

Unheeded pass us by? + 

Shall we not learn from fading flowers⁠— + 

Frail children of the dust⁠— + 

To lay our cares before His throne, + 

And in His mercy trust? + 

There’s not a care that weighs us down, + 

Nor blinding tears that fall, + 

Nor sorrow piercing to the heart + 

But He beholds them all; + 

And offers us with tender love, + 

Mid dangers and alarms, + 

A refuge for our souls within + 

His everlasting arms. + 