Wonder, Love, and Praise 749
The tree of life my soul hath seen
- Tune
- apple tree
- Author(s)
- Anonymous
- Composer(s)
- Daniel Pinkham (b. 1923)
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Text Source(s)
- a collection of Joshua Smith, New Hampshire, from
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1 The tree of life my soul hath seen, Laden with fruit, and always green: The trees of nature fruitless be Compared with Christ the apple tree.
2 His beauty doth all things excel: By faith I know, but ne’er can tell The glory which I now can see In Jesus Christ the apple tree.
3 For happiness I long have sought, And pleasure dearly I have bought: I missed of all: but now I see ’Tis found in Christ the apple tree.
4 I’m weary with my former toil, Here I will sit and rest awhile: Under the shadow I will be Of Jesus Christ the apple tree.
5 This fruit doth make my soul to thrive, It keeps my dying faith alive; Which makes my soul in haste to be With Jesus Christ the apple tree.