Author: Edna Randolph WorrellHymnal: Jubilate #173 (1917)First Line: O the world to me in its beautyRefrain First Line: Earth, sea and skyLyrics: 1 O the world to me in its beauty
Is a glorious place most rare;
Where I seek and find the Master’s mind
In nature’s imprint fair;
‘Tis wondrous! ‘Tis wondrous!
‘Tis a work beyond compare!
Refrain:
Earth, sea and sky,
Tell creation’s olden story;
Lived again in souls of men
Who grow in grace.
Sun, moon, and stars,
Speak of God in all His glory,
Showing thus in part to us
His shining face.
2 O the world to me in its beauty
Shows us life in depth and height,
And it tells the soul to seek its goad
In heav’nly realms of light;
‘Tis wondrous! ‘Tis wondrous!
Let us read its message bright. [Refrain]
3 O the world to me in its beauty
Is a vision always new,
And a wealth of love from God above
Reveals its message true;
‘Tis wondrous! ‘Tis wondrous!
How sublime His work to view! [Refrain]Languages: EnglishTune Title: [O the world to me in its beauty]
Author: Edna Randolph WorrellHymnal: Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #173 (1950)First Line: O the world to me in its beautyRefrain First Line: Earth, sea and skyLanguages: EnglishTune Title: [O the world to me in its beauty]
1868 - 1948Composer of "[O the world to me in its beauty]" in Jubilate F. A. Clark (Francis A.) was a respected Black musician and composer from Philadelphia.
Dianne Shapiro, from "Charles Albert Tindley: Progenitor of Black-American Gospel Music," by Horace Clarence Boyer, in The Black Perspective in Music Vol. 11, No. 2 (Autumn, 1983), pp. 103-132 (retrieved online from JSTOR, 8/27/2020)
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