"Leaf by Leaf
The Roses Fall" (1854)
A Beautiful Song,
[Composed] by
T. B. Bishop.

Cincinnati, OH: John Church, Jr., 66 West Fourth Street
Boston, OH: O. Ditson & Co.
St. Louis, MO: Balmer & Weber
New York, NY: W. A. Pond & Co.
Philadelphia, PA: C. W. A. Trumpler
Chicago, IL: Lyon & Healy
[Source: 180/054@Levy]

1.
Leaf by leaf the roses fall,
  Drop by drop the springs run dry;
One by one, beyond recall,
  Summer roses droop and diep;
But the roses bloom again,
  And the springs will gush anew
In the pleasant April rain,
  And the summer rain and dew. O! 

CHORUS [sung after each VERSE]
Leaf by leaf the roses fall,
Drop by drop the springs run dry;
One by one, beyond recall,
Summer roses droop and die.

2.
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 find some hope that lies
  Like a silent gem apart,
Hidden far from careless eyes,
  In the garden of the heart. O!

3.
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 its blossoming,
  In the spirit’s glorious clime. O!