All Things Bright and Beautiful
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
1 stanza only in Christ in Song #288 · tune Irby → Royal Oak
Verse 1
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Verse 1
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Verse 2
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings;
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
Verse 2
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings;
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
Verse 3
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky;
Verse 3
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky;
Verse 4
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
Verse 4
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
Verse 5
The tall trees in the green-wood, The meadows where we play, The rushes by the water, We gather every day.
Not in this version
Verse 6
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
Verse 5
He 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.
Refrain
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.