O Father, the maker of beautiful things

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O Father, the maker of beautiful things

Author: Percy Dearmer
Tune: [O Father, the maker of beautiful things]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 O Father, the maker of beautiful things,
Like roses and daisies and butterflies' sings,
And mountains and forests, and water and show;
All show us thy love for thou makest them so.

2 All creatures are thin in the world and beyond,
The bee in the pollen, the fish in the pond,
The fox in his burrow, the bird on the bough:
All show us thy love for thou makest them so.

3 The lambs and the calves and the fols that are born,
The beans and potatoes, the roots and the corn,
The apple and cherry trees, row after row:
All show us thy love for thou makest them so.

Source: Sing for Joy: a songbook for young children #80

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Author: Percy Dearmer

Dearmer, Percy, M.A., son of Thomas Dearmer, was born in London, Feb. 27, 1867, and educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1890, M.A. 1896). He was ordained D. 1891, P. 1892, and has been since 1901 Vicar of S. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, London. He has been Secretary of the London Branch of the Christian Social Union since 1891, and is the author of The Parson's Handbook, 1st edition, 1899, and other works. He was one of the compilers of the English Hymnal, 1906, acting as Secretary and Editor, and contributed to it ten translations (38, 95, 150, 160, 165, 180, 215, 237, 352, 628) and portions of two others (242, 329), with the following originals:— 1. A brighter dawn is breaking. Easter. Suggested by… Go to person page >

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