 | Walter Debenham Sweeting, John Taylor - Northampton (England) - 1888 - 376 pages
...A branch of may we have brought you, And at your door it stands; It is but a sprout, but it's veil budded out, By tHe work of our Lord's hands. The hedges...and trees, they are so green, As green as any leek; Onr Heavenly Father, He watered them With heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide,... | |
 | Robert Bell - Ballads, English - 1885 - 490 pages
...May. 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...green, As green as any leek ; Our heavenly Father he watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beatem... | |
 | Arthur Henry Bullen - Carols - 1885 - 358 pages
...May. A branch of May we have brought yon, 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, Ji As green as any leek ; Our heavenly Father he watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet : The... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1888 - 876 pages
...of MayA branch ot 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 gritu As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | Music - 1888 - 814 pages
...May we have brought you, And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout, but it's well budded out, The work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so green, With sunshine's light and heat, Our heavenly Father watered them With His blessed dew so sweet. The... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy - Readers - 1890 - 410 pages
...again, 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...green, As green as any leek ; Our Heavenly Father He watered them With His heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | G. F. Northall - Folk songs, English - 1892 - 590 pages
...of May. A bunch 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...green, As green as any leek, Our Heavenly Father, He watered them With his Heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | Folk-songs, English - 1892 - 588 pages
...of May we have brought you, And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout, but it's well budded out The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as any leek, Our Heavenly Father, He watered them With his Heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer - Folklore - 1900 - 582 pages
...May. 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 frreen as any leek, Ouv Heavenly Father, he watered them With his heavenly clew so sweet. The heavenly... | |
 | 1901 - 1226 pages
...May. A branch of May we have brought to 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...green, As green as any leek, Our Heavenly Father He watered them With His heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
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With His heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plain, And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-day and gone to-morrow, And... 
