Voices United ‎#291

291. All Things Bright and Beautiful

[Refrain:]
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful:
in love, God made them all.

1 Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colours,
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 The rocky mountain splendour,
the lone wolf's haunting call,
the great lakes and the prairies,
the forest in the fall; [Refrain]

5 God gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God our maker,
who has made all things well. [Refrain]

Text Information

• 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: 1996
• Topic: God: Creation and Providence; Beauty; Choruses and Refrains; Creation; God: Adoration and Praise; God: Creator; God: Works; Life; Nature; Nurture; Praise; Proclamation; Providence; Responses: Antiphonal; Seasons: Changing; Testimony; Thankfulness; Trust; Worship; Christmas 1: Year A; Epiphany 8: Year A; Trinity Sunday: Year A; Proper 22: Year A; Advent 4: Year B; Proper 5: Year B; Proper 23: Year B; Thanksgiving: Year B; Advent 3: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: ROYAL OAK
• Arranger: Martin Shaw (1915)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 with refrain
• Key: G Major
• Source: 17th-century English melody
• Copyright: Arrangement copyright © 1921 (renewed) J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. (London). All rights for the U.S. and Canada controlled by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP).