Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston (1905-87)
From Divine Hymns and Spiritual Songs Compiled by Joshua Smith, Exeter, 1784
Sopranos
1. The tree of life my soul hath seen, La - den with fruit and al - ways green: The 5. This fruit doth make my soul to thrive, It keeps my dy - ing faith a - live; This
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tree of life my fruit doth make my
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2. His
beau - ty doth all
beau - ty
doth
all
things ex - cel:
The
glo - ry which
I
By faith
By
faith
now can see
In
I
ap - ple tree. ap - ple tree.
ne'er can
ne'er can
tell, His
know, but
I know, but
al - ways green: faith a - live;
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things ex - cel:
fruit - less be Com - pared with Christ the haste to be With Je - sus Christ the
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soul hath seen, La - den with fruit and soul to thrive, It keeps my dy - ing
The trees of na - ture Which makes my soul in
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tell
Je - sus Christ the
ap - ple tree.
©1967 Elizabeth Poston
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
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Tutti
3. For
4. I'm
I rest
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plea - sure I will
I will
see be,
'Tis Of
now I
I rest
found Je -
in sus
And Here
Christ Christ
the the
sought, And toil, Here
I missed of Un - der the
dear - ly sit and
long have for - mer
plea - sure I will
have bought: a - while:
sought, toil,
hap - pi - ness I wea - ry with my
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dear - ly sit and
For I'm
long have for - mer
have bought; a - while:
hap - pi - ness I wea - ry with my
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all; but sha - dow
ap - ple ap - ple
tree. tree.