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THE LIFE OF A FLOWER Sung by: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Holland Recorded in Fox, AR, 7/18/53 Click here to listen to the first part of the original recording Click here to listen to the second part of the original recording As a breath or a sigh, So the years that we live As a dream hasten by. True, today we are here, But tomorrow must leave-- Just a grave in the vale And a memory of me. Chorus: As the life of a flower, As a breath or a sigh, So the years glide away And, alas, we must die. As the life of a flower Be our lives pure and sweet. May we brighten the way For the friends that we greet, And present them to rise From our hearts as we live, Close to Him who doth teach us To love and forgive. (Chorus) As we tarry below, Let us trust and adore Him who leads us each day Toward that radiant shore, Where the sun never sets, And the flowers never fade, Where no sorrow nor death May its borders invade. (Chorus) |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |