In his book on hymns, Albert Bailey writes of this particular one, “For once Mrs. John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) It is usually given in an unaltered form, as in Thring's Collection, 1882. A successful and popular hymn for children, on the article of the Creed, "Maker of Heaven and Earth," which appeared in her Hymns for Little Children, 1848, in 7 stanzas of 4 lines. The final stanza and the refrain teach us that the creation points to and praises the Creator, for "the Lord God made them all." Note that "all" is used four times in the refrain!Īs a creation hymn, especially for children but also suitable for adults with Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 9, as a hymn of confession of faith.Īll things bright and beautiful. 1) mountains, rivers, daylight, and evening (st. It is a catalog text (see also 431 and 433) because it enumerates various creatures God has made: flowers and birds (st. The vivid images depicting the creedal statement are easily understood by God's children of all ages. In the currently familiar form of this hymn Alexander's original first stanza has been turned into the refrain, and her stanzas 3 and 6 have been omitted. This text, whose biblical source is Genesis 1:31 ("and God saw all that he had made, and it was very good"), is Alexander's explanation of the Creed's phrase "Maker of heaven and earth." The text was first published in her Hymns for Little Children (1848) in seven stanzas, one of which was: Alexander ( PHH 346) wrote a number of hymn texts on articles of the Apostles' Creed.
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