What Is This Life
Hymn composed by
A.D. Carden's Missouri HarmonyContextual information
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DEVOTION
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L.M.
10.9.10.9
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A.D. Carden's Missouri HarmonyHymn Arranger
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Lyrics
What is this life if, full of care,
we have no time to stand and stare -
no time to stand beneath the boughs
and stare as long as sheep or cows;
No time to see, when woods we pass,
where squirrels hide their nuts in grass -
no time to see, in broad daylight,
streams full of stars, like stars at night;
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
and watch her feet, how they can dance.
A poor life this if, full of care,
we have no time to stand and stare.
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