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The Smile of God

Representative Text

1 On shining brook and boundless sea,
On starry blossom of the sod,
In sun and rain,
On hill and plain,
We see the loving smile of God.

Refrain:
His loving smile,
On earth so fair,
And all the while,
His tender care,
While golden years
Like sunbeams fall,
The smile of God
Is over all!

2 On hillsides rob’d in blossoms bright,
On lake and stream and valleys broad,
On field and cloud,
And mountain proud,
We see the loving smile of God. [Refrain]

3 Where furthest light of morning creeps,
On highest height and shining sod,
On flow’r and star,
Both near and far,
We see the loving smile of God. [Refrain]

Source: The Excelsior Hymnal #90

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Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: On shining brook and boundless sea
Title: The Smile of God
Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Language: English
Refrain First Line: His loving smile
Publication Date: 1919
Copyright: Public Domain
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