The United Methodist Hymnal

147

All Things Bright and Beautiful

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

1.	Each little flower that opens, 
	each little bird that sings, 
	God made their glowing colors, 
	and made their tiny wings.  
	(Refrain)

2.	The purple-headed mountains, 
	the river running by, 
	the sunset and the morning 
	that brightens up the sky.  
	(Refrain)

3.	The cold wind in the winter, 
	the pleasant summer sun, 
	the ripe fruits in the garden:  
	God made them every one.  
	(Refrain)

4.	God gave us eyes to see them, 
	and lips that we might tell 
	how great is God Almighty, 
	who has made all things well.  
	(Refrain)

WORDS: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848
MUSIC: Martin Shaw, 1915
Scripture: Genesis 1:31
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Children's Choir Selections; Creation; Nature; Responses, Antiphonal; Testimony and Witness; The Glory of the Triune God: Creation