The phrase "Grass" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Grass
...start
Oh, the grass will wither and the flower fade,
But the word will stand forever....
start
Oh, the grass will wither and the flower fade,
But the word will stand forever.
...God said: let the earth grow trees,
Grass and herbs and fruit with seeds.
According to their kind they’ll grow;...
God said: let the earth grow trees,
Grass and herbs and fruit with seeds.
According to their kind they’ll grow;
...And some have stones set over them,
On some the green grass waves.
Full many a little Christian child,...
And some have stones set over them,
On some the green grass waves.
Full many a little Christian child,
...From the mountains to the seas:
Flowers and bugs, rocks and grass, leaves and trees.
God’s design, we can see:...
From the mountains to the seas:
Flowers and bugs, rocks and grass, leaves and trees.
God’s design, we can see:
...I see the rainbow in the sky,
The dew upon the grass,
I see them, and I ask not why...
I see the rainbow in the sky,
The dew upon the grass,
I see them, and I ask not why
...(repeat)
The cows eat grass,
The cars need gas, (beep beep beep)...
(repeat)
The cows eat grass,
The cars need gas, (beep beep beep)
...The blossom-laden trees,
The nodding blades of tender grass,
Their great creator please....
The blossom-laden trees,
The nodding blades of tender grass,
Their great creator please.
...Man is like the tender flower,
And his days are like the grass,
Withered where it lately flourished...
Man is like the tender flower,
And his days are like the grass,
Withered where it lately flourished
...Strive as the grain to grow;
The tender grass and the ripening ear,
Heralds the corn we know....
Strive as the grain to grow;
The tender grass and the ripening ear,
Heralds the corn we know.
...As shadows cast by cloud and sun
Flit o’er the summer grass,
So, in Thy sight, Almighty One,...
As shadows cast by cloud and sun
Flit o’er the summer grass,
So, in Thy sight, Almighty One,
...As the fruits upon the fig tree,
As the dew upon the grass,
So, Lord, art Thou to me....
As the fruits upon the fig tree,
As the dew upon the grass,
So, Lord, art Thou to me.
...As the dew from Heaven distilling,
Gently on the grass descends,
And revives it, thus fulfilling...
As the dew from Heaven distilling,
Gently on the grass descends,
And revives it, thus fulfilling
...But God has placed it there.
There’s not of grass a single blade,
Or leaf of loveliest green,...
But God has placed it there.
There’s not of grass a single blade,
Or leaf of loveliest green,
...And my couch with tend’rest care,
’Mid the springing grass prepare.
When I faint with summer’s heat,...
And my couch with tend’rest care,
’Mid the springing grass prepare.
When I faint with summer’s heat,
...Thro’ the cool eve of every day.
God, I can push the grass apart
And lay my finger on Thy heart....
Thro’ the cool eve of every day.
God, I can push the grass apart
And lay my finger on Thy heart.
...And all our frailty knows;
Man’s days are like the tender grass,
And as the flower he grows....
And all our frailty knows;
Man’s days are like the tender grass,
And as the flower he grows.
...Beneath a starry sky;
While shepherds, on the dewy grass,
Watched dark nocturnal shadows pass,...
Beneath a starry sky;
While shepherds, on the dewy grass,
Watched dark nocturnal shadows pass,
...[originally, Careth for me.]
God, who made the grass,
The flower, the fruit, the tree,...
[originally, Careth for me.]
God, who made the grass,
The flower, the fruit, the tree,
...My wants are all supplied.
In tender grass He makes me feed,
And gently there repose;...
My wants are all supplied.
In tender grass He makes me feed,
And gently there repose;
...His blessings He scatters like show’rs from the heavens,
Like rain on the fields when the grass is new mown;
His peace is descending, abundant, never ending;...
His blessings He scatters like show’rs from the heavens,
Like rain on the fields when the grass is new mown;
His peace is descending, abundant, never ending;
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