“See Fig Tree Leaves Now Sprouting" Original Hymn (Advent, Waiting, Promise)
“See Fig Tree Leaves Now Sprouting" Original Hymn (Advent, Waiting, Promise)
DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC DOWNLOAD
This hymn, originally written for the Close to Home bundle for Advent 2021, is created for use in congregational worship and other ministry contexts. We’ve set fresh words of faith to a well-loved public domain hymn tune for maximum singability.
License for congregational use is included in the purchase—no reporting to CCLI or other licensing agencies is required. To inquire about other uses, such as recording or publishing, please contact us.
“See Fig Tree Leaves Now Sprouting”
Tune: ES IST EIN’ ROS’ 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 (“Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming”)
Text: Anna Strickland, 2021
Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1599
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PDF sheet music with four-part harmony
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Lyrics:
“See Fig Tree Leaves Now Sprouting”
Tune: ES IST EIN’ ROS’ 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 (“Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming”)
Text: Anna Strickland, 2021
Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1599
See fig tree leaves now sprouting
Soon summer comes again
Creation groans in labor
For God’s reign to begin
We wait with bated breath
Homesick for God’s true kin-dom
Age without hate or death
Sun, moon, and stars above us
Speak of God’s promised day
To make space for our new home
This world must pass away
When we are filled with dread
The words of Christ uphold us:
“Arise and raise your head”
credit info:
Hymn text by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art, LLC | sanctifiedart.org
