"The Apple Tree"

A hymn written by Joseph Irons in Zion's Hymns. (in long meter)

Song of Solomon 2:3
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down under his shadow with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

"The Apple Tree"

1. Amidst all nature's wood below,
Where brambles, oaks, and cedars grow,
No plants are like the Apple Tree;
Such my Beloved is to me.

2. More beauteous far than all the rest;
His nature, and His fruit the best;
Deep-rooted, lofty, spreading wide,
Affording shade on every side .

3. O, the delight my soul receives,
When sitting down beneath His leaves;
The Spirit like some heav'nly wind,
Brings down the fruit to cheer my mind.

4. Beneath His shadow I would stay,
To taste His fruit from day to day;
Till to the topmost bough I climb,
And pluck the fruit of bliss sublime.