Generosity in quotes: Natalie Sleeth

In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree;

In cocoons, a hidden promise; butterflies will soon be free.

In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

There’s a song in ev’ry silence, seeking words and melody.

There’s a dawn in ev’ry darkness, bringing hope to you and me.

From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;

In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity.

In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,

Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

Natalie Sleeth, an American composer, a hymn titled “In the Bulb There is a Flower” from Hymnal, A Worship Book, Number 614