The Voice of Praise ‎#149

149. O Happy Hours

1 All earth today is bright and gay
With sunshine and with song;
With blossoms sweet we gladly greet
And join the joyous throng.

Chorus:
No longer sleeping in mossy dell,
The flow'rs awake with the day;
Their heads uplifting to greet the sun,
They praise the Lord alway.
His loving kindness, his tender care,
Is o'er the great and the small;
They live, bestowing, tho' all unknowing,
Blessings unto us all.

2 In mossy dell the blossoms tell
Of One who guards them there;
With perfume sweet the morn they greet,
Then fragrance fills the air. [Chorus]

3 On rapid wing the songsters sing,
As thro' the air they fly,
Their joyous song is borne along
With flowers' song, on high. [Chorus]

4 O happy hours of song and flowers,
Of fragrant summer air;
Now to each heart the joy impart
To know our Father's care. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: All earth today is bright and gay
• Title: O Happy Hours
• Author: C. Austin Miles
• Refrain First Line: No longer sleeping in mossy dell
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [All earth today is bright and gay]
• Composer: J. Lincoln Hall
• Key: G Major