Introduction
Words: Allen E. Cross, 1926. Appeared in The Abingdon Hymnal, edited by Earl E. Harper (New York: Abingdon Press, 1928), number 164.
Music: Natura Harry L. Harts, 1927 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you…In His hand is the life of every creature, and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:7–10
Words: Allen E. Cross, 1926. Appeared in The Abingdon Hymnal, edited by Earl E. Harper (New York: Abingdon Press, 1928), number 164.
Music: Natura Harry L. Harts, 1927 (🔊 pdf nwc).
The gray hills taught me patience!
The waters taught me prayer;
The little birds, they taught me
The marvel of Thy care.
I loved the lambs enfolded,
I loved the shepherd’s rod;
I loved the sparrows nesting,
I made my rest in God!
The calm skies made me quiet,
The high stars make me still;
The bolts of thunder teach me
The lightning of Thy will!
Thy soul is on the tempest,
Thy courage rides the air!
Thro’ earth or sky I’ll follow;
I must, and so, I dare!