Lyrics:
Leaf by leaf the roses fall,
Drop by drop the springs run dry.
One by one beyond recall,
Summer roses droop and die;
But the roses bloom again,
And the springs will gush anew
In the pleasant April rain,
And the summer sun and dew.
chorus:
O! Leaf by leaf the roses fall
Drop by drop the springs run dry.
One by one beyond recall,
Summer roses droop and die.
So in hours of deepest gloom,
When the springs of gladness fail,
And the roses in their bloom,
Droop like maidens wan and pale,
We shall some hope that lies
Like a silent gem apart,
Hidden far from careless eyes,
In the garden of the heart.
Some sweet hope to gladness wed,
That will spring afresh and new,
When grief's winter shall have fled,
Giving place to rain and dew;
Some sweet hope that breathes of spring,
Through the weary, weary time,
Budding for life's blossoming,
Is the spirit's glorious clime.
