Quote#God & Faith
All things bright and beautiful
Quote byCecil Frances Alexander · 1818–1895
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hymn: All things bright and beautiful.
English (original)
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
— Cecil Frances Alexander
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