The fields strive in vain to look gay;

The phrase "The fields strive in vain to look gay;" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“The fields strive in vain to look gay;”· 2 hymns found
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The mid­sum­mer sun shines but dim,
The midsummer sun shines but dim,

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am hap­py in Him,
But when I am happy in Him

How Tedious and Tasteless

Lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Lewis Edson, 1782
Hymn 1

...The mid­sum­mer sun shines but dim,

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am hap­py in Him,...

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The mid­sum­mer sun shines but dim,

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am hap­py in Him,

How Tedious and Tasteless

How tedious and tasteless the hours

Lyricist: John Newton
Composer: Early American melody
Hymn 2

...The midsummer sun shines but dim,

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am happy in Him...

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The midsummer sun shines but dim,

The fields strive in vain to look gay;

But when I am happy in Him

How tedious and tasteless the hours

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