Christ in Song 288
God Made Them
Words: C. F. AlexanderMusic: Dr. GauntlettTune: Irby8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7.
1All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
RefrainAll things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
2Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.
3The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset, and the morning, That brightens up the sky.
4The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one.
5The tall trees in the green-wood, The meadows where we play, The rushes by the water, We gather every day.
6He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well.
- Words
- C. F. Alexander
- Music
- Dr. Gauntlett
- Tune
- Irby
- Also sung to
- Royal Oak (SDA Hymnal #93)
- Meter
- 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7.
- Scripture
- Genesis 1:31
The verse
- Meter
- 26 · the hymnal prints 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7.
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.