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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 147 · Words: Cecil Frances Alexander · Tune: ROYAL OAK
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Cecil Frances Alexander in 1848, this beloved hymn celebrates the beauty and variety of God's creation, from flowers and birds to mountains and rivers. One of the most widely sung children's hymns in the English-speaking world, it draws on the wonder of the natural world as testimony to God's craftsmanship.
Refrain
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 flower
that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their
glowing colors,
and made their tiny wings.
Refrain
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
mountains,
the river running by,
the sunset
and the morning
that brightens up the sky.
Refrain
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:
God made them every one.
Refrain
All things bright
and beautiful,
all creatures
great and small,
all things wise
and wonderful:
the Lord God
made them all.
Verse 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
All things bright
and beautiful,
all creatures
great and small,
all things wise
and wonderful:
the Lord God
made them all.
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