Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Joy is a fruit that will not grow
Topic: Rejoicing in God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 105
Page Number: 089, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJoy is a fruit that will not grow
In nature's barren soil'
All we can boast, till Christ we know,
Is vanity and toil.
But where the Lord has planted grace,
And made his glory known,
The fruits of heav'nly joy and peace
Are found, and there alone.
A bleeding Saviour, see by faith,
A sense of pard'ning love,
A hope that triumphs over death,
Gives joys like those above.
To take a glimpse within the vail,
To know that God is mine;
Are springs of joy that never fail,
Unspeakable! divine!
These are the joys which satisfy,
And sanctify the mind;
Which make the spirit mount on high,
And leave the world behind.
No more, believers, mourn your lot,
But since you are the Lord's,
Resign to them that know him not,
Such joys as earth affords.