This monring my grandmother stopped breathing. She will make it, but I have no idea for how much long. I realized there were so many wonderful things I wanted her to know and how much I appreciate her, and I started writing an obituary. This song has inspired me to share it with her while I still have the chance, because it would matter to her more than anyone who would attend her funeral.

This purity; this quality is unknown in this day . Hang on to this wonderful music as long as you can; I am nourished by it.

One of my favorite old gospel songs and nobody does it better than the Carter's

Years ago this was a common song,church,at home an funerals,to remind you of WHAT is IMPORTANT !

great job;-)

Very good. Many people have forgotten the Carters............they will live on forever

One of my very favorite Carter songs.

Truth set to music. Great, pure talent. No lights flashing needed.

Most of the Carter songs have a message.

Love your family while they are here, lest they are gone.

Simple, beautiful, and true.

This song was my introduction to the Carter Family... I've been happily hooked ever since

can you imagine country and gospel music without the carter family.really think about it.dont get me wrong theres a lot of great singers of country and gospel music yet this family was so unique.love them.

Mother sang this to my sister and me when we were little. We always sent each other flowers if we couldn't pick them and take them to each other. Lesson well learned. Thank you for this wonderful post

Never heard this fine family singing from their soul... God put this song in my head/YT when Satan took my soul, back in Dec 2019...

Good old days👍

What I've always believe in....why give when they are gone??? Let them appreciate the love given while they can say thank yuo for caring. Same with any awards or stars in Hollywood. Don't bother after they are gone...let them be the one to see how much they are appreciated and loved by their public. Regular families need do the same, share the love, tell them you love them so they can know that they are truly loved. It can't be shared when they are gone..............................

I heard Adrian Rogers, a Baptist preacher now deceased himself, say this: "Dead noses smell no roses." How true!

Ten, kto gra....wie i cieszy się, że to słyszy. Sława tym LUDZIOM! WIECZYSTA!

My mom Beatrice and my oldest brother Daniel is harmonizing in this song with the Carter family, my moms side related. My brothers picture is on the front of the cassette tape when it was made. Many more beautiful songs recorded. Boy, I remember in the evening after supper and dishes finished. Family got the guitars, attached the harmonica usually on my oldest brother Daniel's guitar and the banjo papaw sometimes a few of my uncle's would grab one too and many times a Mandalin also but they would play,play and play together the most awesome music. The best times of my life was watching and listening to the extremely gifted in our family and all the other families who always brought their guitar cases and were already playing and singing before finding a spot to squat down. I can pick some on an acoustic guitar and before the big throat C. I loved to sing and in many musicals and ballet and singing also I had many solos during that time but with someone who is immediately gifted on a certain instrument example guitar I have literally witnessed these miracles w/my own eyes but pick the guitar up and instantly play an acoustic Jimmy Hendrix ballad and never once picked up a guitar until that moment. And before long he and the instrument become as one and because his gift had been given straight from the Creator we should make sure to ask Him first what do YOU want me to do or what music do you want me to play before running down that wide highway to hell. Remember every gift we have comes from God Almighty but because we have free will and we can choose up or down, left or right,strive on the narrow path or drive 3×s over the speed limit on the extremely wide many twists and turns highway to hell"""". But I hope you all are touched by the Lord and each of you find out exactly your perfect gift that can be used by each of us to go to places in life we thought we would never make it to that part of the world or way over to the opposite side you were just at. And most importantly ask God our Father what He expects from us especially when you finally find out the treasure He gave you to share with the world! God bless you always guys

Nice. Thanks for sharing; Jesus Christ Bless : )

Roses are beautiful

I love this.

Beautiful song touched me where it matters

Marvelous and true.

Beautiful and true.

Superb and a rarity on the UK market. Many thanks.

Amen...this is really beautiful

My grandfathers favorite song R.I.P

Great harmony !

What a beautiful gospel song ...thankyou for posting as I was trying to find singers that sang this song and found your post with the Carter Family...perfect. Jack

I love this song I love my jesus

love this song mama used to sing it

A wonderful song

Lyrics: Wonderful things of folks are said When they have passed away Roses adorn their narrow bed Over the sleeping clay Give me the roses while I live Trying to cheer me on Useless are flowers that you give After the soul has gone Let us not wait to do good deeds Till they have passed away Now is the time to sow good seeds While here on earth we stay Give me the roses while I live Trying to cheer me on Useless are flowers that you give After the soul has gone Kind words are useless when folks lie Cold in a narrow bed Don't wait till death to speak kind words Now should the words be said Give me the roses while I live Trying to cheer me on Useless are flowers that you give After the soul has gone Give me the roses while I live Don't wait until I die To spread the roses over my grave To see as you pass it by Give me the roses while I live Trying to cheer me on Useless are flowers that you give After the soul has gone

Junes daughter Carlene Carter does a great version of this on her album "Carter Girl" AP Sara and Mother Maybelle grandma would be proud!! you can get it on Carlene's web site!

The words to this song were written by R. H. Cornelius of Fort Worth , Texas, in 1926, with music by James Rowe. The name was "Give Me The Roses Now." It is one of many songs written by Mr. Corelius and is included in a song book "Heart Melodies" published by him. He held a singing school in our little community school in New Mexico when I was quite young and stayed at house at that time. We later visited in his home on a trip to Fort Worth. The song was copyrighted in 1926. The sad thing is that the song has been a favorite for many years, yet Mr. Cornelius practically lived in poverty. In later years I'm sure he was not given credit for the song. I do not know about the copyright -when it might have expired - nor do I remember if he had children who might have inherited any rights.

And uphold the duty, and render the purity; and what good you send ahead for your souls, you will find it with God; God sees what you do. (Koran 2/110; Sam Gerrans translation)

I love the song!!!♤

very nice

This is a 'sermon in a song'. Bill Monroe always said that Bluegrass music could teach you the right way to live....he was right.

I would like to send this song to my dear friend now in the lords hands Darcy miller he was the best of the best love you Darcy david

This is great and similar to what my mother always says

brother bob,i realy like this one

Amen!

Super soothing

wodederful!!!

Masterpiece.

I absolutely love The Original Carter Family and furthermore there is some unknown artist out there painting beautiful roses. Who could that be???

To a modern ear, the Carter Family at first may seem a bit "old" as we are accustomed to 21st Century recording tricks. But, as you listen carefully to the Carters, their songs get into your blood. You realize that modern singers are a fake, superficially perfect mountain stream replica set up in a shopping mall. The Carters are a real mountain stream, pure crystal clear water, with all the rough edges where the dirt natually crumbles away. I'll take the real mountain stream any day.

Herrlich die Stimme von Sara

makes sense to us over here.

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Done t say nothing if you don t mean it let them know before they are not with us anymore

What year was this recorded?

Lovely song. Verses not quite in the right order and last verse is missing: Give me the roses while I live Don’t wait until I die To spread the roses o’er my grave To see as you pass it by