The Worshipbook ‎#281

281. 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 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 splendors 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 men 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 does utter speech,
And night to night proclaim,
In ever-changing words of light,
The wonder of your name.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: All beautiful the march of days
• Title: All Beautiful the March of Days
• Author: Frances Whitmarsh Wile (1911, alt. 1972)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Christian Year: Advent; Civil Year: New Year

Tune Information

• Name: FOREST GREEN
• Collector and Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Music from The English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press.