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Text:All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author:Cecil F. Alexander (1823-1895)
Tune:ROYAL OAK
Adapter:Martin Shaw (1875-1958)

93. All Things Bright and Beautiful

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 flow’r that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colours
He made their tiny wings. [Refrain]

2 The purple-headed mountain
The river running by
The sunset and the morning
That brighten up the sky. [Refrain]

3 The cold wind in the winter
The pleasant summer sun
The ripe fruits in the garden
He made them, every one. [Refrain]

4 He 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
First Line: All things bright and beautiful
Title: All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil F. Alexander (1823-1895) (1848)
Refrain First Line: All things bright and beautiful
Meter: 7.6.7.6.Ref.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: God the Father: Power of God in Nature
Tune Information
Name: ROYAL OAK
Adapter: Martin Shaw (1875-1958) (1915)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.Ref.
Incipit: 53432 17653 46767
Key: G Major or modal
Source: English Traditional Melody
Notes: By permission of J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. Used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc., U.S.A. agents. Stanza 1 to be sung as refrain after stanzas 2 to 5.



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