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.
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.
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.
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.
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.