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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Cecil Frances Alexander (1848) • English

Primary Scripture: Genesis 1-2

Chorus

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

Verse 1

Each little flow'r that opens, each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

Chorus

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

Verse 2

The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky.

Chorus

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

Verse 3

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

Chorus

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

Verse 4

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

Chorus

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

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • genesis 1-2

Reference 2

  • 1-kings 4:32-33

Reference 3

  • 1-chronicles 16:23-29

Reference 4

  • nehemiah 9:6

Reference 5

  • psalms 19:1-6

Reference 6

  • psalms 51:15

Reference 7

  • psalms 95:4-5

Reference 8

  • psalms 104

Reference 9

  • psalms 116:7

Reference 10

  • psalms 136:3-9
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