Refrain (also sung as verse 1)
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.
2. Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings. [Refrain]
3. The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky. [Refrain]
4. The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one. [Refrain]
5. He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. [Refrain]
Cecil F. Alexander
The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition
<idle musing>
I was very surprised to see that this hymn, made famous by the James Herriot books, is only in 330 or so hymnals. I knew it long before the books came out, so I assumed that it was far more popular. I guess not! Hymnary.org adds another verse:
The tall trees in the greenwood, The meadows where we play, The rushes by the water, To gather every day. [Refrain]</idle musing>
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