 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 psl.
...hands. The hedges and trees they are so gwn As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered tie« With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates...far gone. He may return again. The life of man is bat a span. It flourishes like a flower, We are her« to-dar, and gone to-morrow, And we are dead in... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 psl.
...y oui door it stands, It is but a sprout, But it's welt budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green As green as...heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plaiu. And if a man be not too far gone. He may return again. The life of man is but a span. It flourishes... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 psl.
...your door it stands, It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green As green as...heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plaiu, And if a man be not too far gone. He may return again. The life of man is but a span. It flourishes... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 psl.
...The hedges and trees they are so gr*rn As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered then» With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plaiu, And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flourishes... | |
 | Joseph Moyle Sherer - 1836 - 762 psl.
...your door it stands; It is but a sprout, But it"s well budded out, By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as any leek; Our heavenly Father he watereth them, With his heavenly dew so sweet. From the Mayer's Song. THE morning star glittered brightly... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 psl.
...sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so grnn As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered...heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plaiu. And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man ii but a span. It flourishes... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 psl.
...The hedges and trees they are so grrtn As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered Jhem WUh his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are...The life of man is but a span. It flourishes like a 6ower, We are here to-day, and gone to-morrow, And we are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright,... | |
 | John Brand - 1849 - 574 psl.
...your door it stands ; It is but a sprout, But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as...are beaten plain, And if a man be not too far gone, The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower ; We are here to-day and gone to-morrow... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 398 psl.
...your door it stands; It is but a sprout, But it's well budded ont By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as...are beaten plain, And if a man be not too far gone, Ho may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flonrishes like a flower ; We are here to-day... | |
 | 1854 - 588 psl.
...pipe, and fiddle and drum, they express their joy at the return of MAT. "The hedges and trees, they ar& so green, As green as any leek— Our Heavenly Father, He watered them With His heavenly dew so sweet." But SiED-TiMK has come, too, and we must hasten away from the May-Pole, and see if the waiting soil... | |
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A branch of May we have brought you, And at your door it stands ; It is but a sprout, But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as any leek ; Our heavenly Father he watered them With his... 
