57. All Beautiful the March of Days

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

2 O’er white expanses, sparkling clear
the radiant morns unfold;
the solemn splendors of the night
burn brighter 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 Thou from whose unfathomed law
the year in beauty flows,
thy self the vision passing by
in crystal and in rose.
Day unto day doth utter speech,
and night to night proclaim,
in ever changing words of light
the wonder of thy name.

Text Information
First Line: All beautiful the march of days
Title: All Beautiful the March of Days
Author: Frances Whitmarsh Wile, 1878-1939
Meter: C.M.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Winter; Beauty; Pagan (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: FOREST GREEN
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: C.M.D.
Key: F Major or modal
Source: English melody
Copyright: Used by perm. of Oxford University Press
Notes: Now Public Domain



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