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41. All beautiful the march of days

1 All beautiful the march of days,
as seasons come and go;
the hand that shaped the rose has wrought
the crystal of the snow,
has sent the silvery frost of heaven,
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 splendours of the night
burn brighter through the cold;
life mounts in every throbbing vein,
love deepens round the hearth,
and clearer sounds the angel hymn,
'Good will to all on earth.'

3 O God, from whose unfathomed law
the year in beauty flows,
Yourself the vision passing by
in crystal and in rose;
day unto day declare thro' speech,
and night to night proclaim
in ever-changing words of light
the wonder of Your name.

Text Information
First Line: All beautiful the march of days
Author: Frances Whitmarsh Wile, 1878-1939 (alt.)
Meter: 86 86 78 86
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: Creation: Seasons of the Year
Tune Information
Name: FOREST GREEN
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: 86 86 78 86
Key: F Major
Source: English Traditional Melody; Harm.: The English Hymnal, 1906
Copyright: Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press



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