I love this beautiful old hymn. Yesterday, I was reminded of this description of Jesus, and the Bible verse it was based on, when I noticed the first flowers blooming in a nearby patch of naturalized Lily of the Valley. Years ago, I first noticed sprigs of it that had taken hold after someone dumped their garden clippings at the edge of the woods. Those small sprigs have multiplied over the years into a large swathe of plants. As is so often the case, persistence wins the day, and the Lily of the Valley has thrived.
The hymn was written in 1881 by Charles W. Fry
“I’ve found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me,
He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll. Refrain:
He’s the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.”
~ Charles W. Fry 1881“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.”
~ Song of Solomon 2:1
This Bluegrass rendition of the hymn is by The Cluster Pickers.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
That brings back memories. The congregation I grew up in sang that with great gusto and a few well placed hallelujahs thrown in.
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So did mine…we even sang it in outdoor tabernacle campmeetings. They are precious memories.
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Beautiful hymn
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I think so too. 🙂
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My mother loved Lily of the Valley and had a nice bed of them. Your photo in the woods is lovely. Wish I could smell them.
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That small bouquet puts out a lovely and powerful scent.
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This is wonderful!
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Thanks so much…these are one of my mother’s favorite flowers.
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Kathy,
I loved the hymn as such by this group. Thank you for sharing !
I love your wild lilies – hope they flower a lot.
Susie
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Thanks Susie, it is a delight to walk by them on the path in the woods. Kathy
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Please post pics when they start flowering.
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They are flowering now, but only beginning and a little hit or miss. By the end of the week they might be flowering a bit more.
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What a beautiful wooded area. There is nothing more relaxing to me, than a walk in the woods.
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I agree…it is a small woods, but it is filled with beauty. Unfortunately, one area has been taken over by paintball structures, but for the most part, it is in its natural state.
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