All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flow'r that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings. [Refrain]
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The purple-headed mountain
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky. [Refrain]
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden:
He made them every one. [Refrain]
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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]
-Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848 [female]
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You pictures, I presume. I particularly like the mountain.
Hi. Yes, the top 2 pictures are mine. They were initially black & white pen& ink for a book I wrote and self-published about nature and the Bible. I colorized them with Paint 3D. The bottom one is from a very inexpensive coloring book, colored with colored pencils. I'm glad you like the pictures!
Thanks for visiting.
UGLY
Babirusa, boar,
Warthog - The Lord made all things
Darksome and ugly!
Ah, yes, the flaws of such overly positive ideas. In Lutheran theology, they bring up the flaw of "theology of glory" vs. "theology of the cross." What you allude to takes into account a section of Scripture very meaningful to me: the idea from Romans 8 that all creation groans, waiting to be redeemed. In this whole line of thought, you may be interested in choosing the "Luther" menu item and looking at his views on Old Creation vs. New Creation.
Anyway, "Happy Christmas" if we don't exchange greeting before then!
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