434. All Beautiful the March of Days

1 All beautiful the march of days,
as seasons come and go;
the hand that shaped the rose has formed
the crystal of the snow,
Has sent the silver frost of heaven,
the flowing waters sealed,
And laid a silent loveliness
on hill and wood and field.

2 O’er brilliant fields of sparkling snow
the radiant morns unfold;
The solemn splendors of the night
burn brightly through the cold.
Life mounts in every throbbing vein,
love deepens 'round the hearth,
And clearer sounds the angel hymn,
"Good will and peace on earth."

3 O you from whose unfathomed law
the year in beauty flows,
yourself the splendid vision seen
in crystal and in rose,
The passing days with grace declare,
and passing nights proclaim,
In ever-changing words of light,
the wonder of your name.

Text Information
First Line: All beautiful the march of days
Title: All Beautiful the March of Days
Author: Frances W. Wile (1910, alt.)
Meter: C.M.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Topic: God: Works in Creation; Seasons: Changing; Seasons: The New Year
Tune Information
Name: FOREST GREEN
Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
Meter: C.M.D.
Key: F Major
Source: Harm. The English Hymnal 1906



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