Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life, Swept O'Er My Happy Days At Home; Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life When I Was A Little Child. Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life That I Spent With My Father At Home; Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life When Children Played About The House. "Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life When The Lamps Are Lighted At Night; Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life When The Flowers Of Summer Bloomed. "Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life Dead With The Snows Of Winter; Sweet Are The Flowers Of Life When The Days Of Spring Come On. (1) These Lines Were Actually Composed By A Six-Year Old Child.