Sunday's Hymn: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.

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

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

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden—
He made them ev’ry one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The flowers by the water
We gather ev’ry day.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who doeth all things well.

—Cecil Alexander

Bright and Beautiful

Gerald

John Rutter

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• The Benighted Traveller at The Upward Call
• Lead On, O King Eternal at The Happy Wanderer
• The Holiness of God at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: The living Word at Pyromaniacs

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Sunday's Hymn: The Sands of Time Are Sinking

The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks,
The summer morn I’ve sighed for,
The fair sweet morn awakes;
Dark, dark, hath been the midnight,
But dayspring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

The King there in his beauty
Without a veil is seen;
It were a well-spent journey
Though seven deaths lay between:
The Lamb with his fair army
Doth on Mount Zion stand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

O Christ, he is the fountain,
The deep sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I’ve tasted
More deep I’ll drink above:
There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

The bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory,
But on my King of grace;
Not at the crown he gifteth,
But on his pierced hand:
The Lamb is all the glory
Of Emmanuel’s land.

 —Anne R. Cousin

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Cast Down But Not Destroyed at The Upward Call
• O Worship the King at The Happy Wanderer
• Psalm 23 at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: The midnight cry at Pyromaniacs

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Sunday's Hymn: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.

O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

—George Matheson

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Why Should I Complain? at The Upward Call
• The Patriot’s Prayer at The Happy Wanderer
• Ex nihilo at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Divided hearts at Pyromaniacs

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