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Text: | All Things Bright and Beautiful |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander |
Tune: | ROYAL OAK |
Adapter: | Martin Shaw |
Media: | Audio recording |
Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors;
God made their tiny wings. [Refrain]
2 The purple-headed mountain,
the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning
that brightens up the sky: [Refrain]
3 The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden,
God made them every one. [Refrain]
4 God gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty,
who has made all things well. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Each little flower that opens |
Title: | All Things Bright and Beautiful |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander (1848, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | All things bright and beautiful |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 with refrain |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Creation; Praise; Providence |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ROYAL OAK |
Adapter: | Martin Shaw (1915) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 with refrain |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | English melody, 17th cent.; harm. The Hymnbook, 1955 |
Copyright: | Harm. © 1955, ren. 1983 John Ribble (admin. Westminster John Knox Press) |
One of a series of hymns the author wrote for children on the Apostles’ Creed, this text (originally in seven stanzas) expands “Maker of heaven and earth.” The first stanza became the refrain when the text was later set to a popular tune from the age of King Charles II.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |