The Cyber Hymnal ‎#89

89. All Beautiful the March of Days

1. All beautiful the march of days,
as seasons come and go;
The Hand that shaped the rose hath wrought
the crystal of the snow;
Hath sent the hoary frost of Heav’n,
the flowing waters sealed,
And laid a silent loveliness
on hill and wood and field.

2. O’er white expanses sparkling
pure the radiant morns unfold;
The solemn splendors of the night
burn brighter than the cold;
Life mounts in every throbbing vein,
love deepens round the hearth,
And clearer sounds the angel hymn,
Good will to men on earth.

3. O Thou from whose unfathomed law
the year in beauty flows,
Thyself the vision passing by
in crystal and in rose,
Day unto day doth utter speech,
and night to night proclaim,
In ever changing words of light,
the wonder of Thy name.

Text Information

• First Line: All beautiful the march of days
• Title: All Beautiful the March of Days
• Author: Frances W. Wile (1912)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Notes: She wrote this hymn at the request of her friend William Gannett, who was helping compile a hymnal & wanted a winter hymn.

Tune Information

• Name: FOREST GREEN
• Composer: Anonymous
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 51112 32345 34312
• Key: F Major