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A very old song from mostly the Southern Baptist Churches......?

starts off with the lyrics, " Give them the flowers while they live".......song mostly at Pastor and Wives Appreciation programs. Lyrics to this renowned song is requested by me. Please assist me if you can. I am having a senior moment and memory of the lyrics from this song from childhood days in the church have vanished. I have visited various lyrical sites and have not been successful. What to do?

Update:

Hi Russell, I am afraid this is not the one.....Thanks....

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I hope this is the one:

    "Give Me Flowers While I'm Living" by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs of "Blue Grass Boys" / "Foggy Mountain Boys".

    Lyrics:

    In this world today while we're living some folks say the worst of us they can

    But when we are dead and in our caskets they always slip some lilies in your hand

    Won't you give me my flowers while I'm living and let me enjoy them while I can

    Please don't wait till I'm ready to be buried and then slip some lilies in my hand

    In this world is where we need the flowers a kind word to help us get along

    If you can't give me flowers while I'm living

    Then please don't throw 'em when I'm gone

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Relax Sue, it does not teach such nonsense in the Catechism or the Bible just like it does not teach their foundational doctrine of "faith alone". In fact, it teaches the opposite of faith alone. There are some Baptists who make up lies about the Catholic Church. A lot of these churches follow the theological doctrines of Bob Jones University which are even more into man-made doctrines than most Southern Baptists. Their proof text methodology relies on the false hermeneutical practice of eisegesis. They do not go to the Bible to learn as most Christians but instead use the Bible to support their man made doctrines and teachings. That is why their biblical interpretations are often so non-sensical. They also lack spiritual and theological maturity that inhibits them from coming to the truth. When it comes to Scriptures they have what I affectionately call a dyslexic understanding. ( no offense meant to dyslexics) Unfortunately, many of the Southern Baptist seminaries are moving away from evangelical Christianity towards this unreasonable fundamentalist theology. I have a MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and when I was there they took a more scholarly approach to theology than the "pop culture" approach so common today. They have become some of the most worldly of all the Protestant faiths. They attack the Catholic Church because we reject the worldly influence yet stay connected to the changes in culture in order to lead people to the truth without wavering from the teaching of Jesus and the disciples.God bless! In Christ Fr. Joseph Note: The quotes from Catholic sopurces only prove that the Church believes that all salvation is about God's grace and not works as you erroneously claim. Remember a thousand lies do not equal one truth. Also remember that a fear of God is the beginning of knowledge. You do not fear Him now but i am sure you will when you have to stand before him and explain the thousands of lies that you have told about His own Church. May He have mercy on you.

  • 6 years ago

    did you find the song I am searching too

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    While I am searching, perhaps, you can look on this wonderful hymnal site.

    http://www.hymntime.com/tch/

    Well, I have searched and searched. I am going to have to ask my father and mother later this morning!

    Please, let me know if you have found the song title.

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