Scripture Verse

God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31

Introduction

Words: Ce­cil F. Al­ex­an­der, Hymns for Lit­tle Child­ren, 1848. Al­ex­an­der is thought to have writ­ten these lyr­ics at Mark­ree Cas­tle, Coun­ty Sli­go, Ire­land.

Music: Roy­al Oak Mar­tin F. Shaw (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Cecil Alexander (1818–1895)

Lyrics

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All things bright and beau­ti­ful,
All crea­tures great and small,
All things wise and won­der­ful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each lit­tle flow­er that op­ens,
Each lit­tle bird that sings,
He made their glow­ing col­ors,
He made their ti­ny wings.

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The rich man in his cas­tle,
The poor man at his gate,
He made them, high or low­ly,
And or­dered their es­tate.

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The pur­ple head­ed mount­ains,
The river run­ning by,
The sun­set and the morn­ing
That bright­ens up the sky.

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

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The tall trees in the green­wood,
The mea­dows where we play,
The rush­es by the wa­ter,
To ga­ther ev­ery day.

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He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Al­migh­ty,
Who has made all things well.

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God’s Creatures
Eugene de Blaas (1843–1931)