God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.
Genesis 1:31
Words: Lucia F. W. Gillette, in Beautiful Songs, by Solomon W. Straub (Chicago, Illinois: S. W. Straub, 1887), page 158, alt.
Music: Gümüşhane Solomon W. Straub (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Straub (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Black,
There’s a beautiful world, with its valleys of green,
With its evergreen mounts and bright rivers between;
With its forests of shade, and its mosses and flowers,
And its sunshine and music to brighten the hours.
Refrain
’Tis a beautiful world in the care of our God,
And the feet of our Savior its pathways have trod;
’Tis a beautiful world in the care of our God,
And the feet of our Savior its pathways have trod;
Oh, the beautiful world, with its star-lighted dome,
Ever arching with azure sweet vine-shaded homes;
With its fond hearts of love giving blessings so sweet,
And that brighten the pathways where wander our feet.
Refrain
Oh, the beautiful world, ’tis the valley of time,
And it touches the shore of the heavenly clime;
And I’ll cling to its beauty with tenderest love,
Till I’m called to the joy of the sweet home above.
Refrain