Poems (Angier)/Gather the Roadside Flowers
GATHER THE ROADSIDE FLOWERS.
O! gather the roadside flowers, Though life be a thorny way; There spring at our feet, With fragrance sweet, Bright blossoms wherever we stray;Then gather the roadside flowers,O! gather the roadside flowers.
O! gather the roadside flowers, A word, a look, a smile; These all can give, 'Tis the way to live, Our toils and our ills to beguile:Then gather the roadside flowers,O! gather the roadside flowers.
O! gather the roadside flowers, Of Hope, and Trust, and Love; Tend them with care, For fruit they bear In the gardens of God above:Then gather the roadside flowers,O! gather the roadside flowers.
O! gather the roadside flowers, Not long may we linger here; For shining bands, With outstretched hands, Are calling in words of cheer—Come, gather our roadside flowers,Then gather the roadside flowers,O! gather the roadside flowers.