The Book of Praise ‎#809

809. 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 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 brightly 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 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 Whitmarsh Wile, 1878-1939
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 D CMD
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19:2
  ;
  Psalm 147:16-18
• Topic: Christmas; Old and New Year; Rural Life / Rogation Sunday
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS CAROL
• Composer: Henry Walford Davies, 1869-1941
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 D CMD
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: © The Trustees of the Walford Davies estate / Oxford University Press