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Arranged by Sullivan for inclusion in “Church Hymns with Tunes”, S.P.C.K., 1874.
| 1 | For all Thy love and goodness, so bounti-|-ful and free, | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| On the wings of joyous praise our hearts soar | up to Thee: | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 2 | The spring-time breaks all round about, waking from | winter’s night: | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| The sunshine, like God’s love, pours down in floods of | golden light: | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 3 | A voice of joy is in all the earth, a voice is in | all the air: | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| All nature singeth aloud to God; there is gladness | everywhere: | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 4 | The flowers are strewn in field and copse, on the hill and | on the plain; | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| The soft air stirs in the tender leaves that clothe the | trees again: | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 5 | The works of Thy hands are very fair; and for all Thy | bounteous love | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| But what, if this world is so fair, is the better | land above? | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 6 | O, to awake from death’s short sleep, like the flowers from their | wintry grave! | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| And to rise all glorious in the day when Christ shall | come to save! | ||
| Glory to the Lord! | ||
| 7 | O, to dwell in that happy land, where the heart cannot choose | but to sing! | |
| Thy name, Lord, be adored! | ||
| And where the life of the blessèd ones is a beautiful | endless spring! | ||
| Glory to the Lord! Alleluia! Amen. |
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