All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful
GenreHymn
Written1848
TextCecil Frances Alexander
Meter7.6.7.6 with refrain
MelodyAll Things Bright And Beautiful (William Henry Monk, 1887)
Royal Oak (Trad. 17th C)

"All Things Bright and Beautiful" is an Anglican hymn, also sung in many other Christian denominations. The words are by Cecil Frances Alexander and were first published in her Hymns for Little Children of 1848.

The hymn is commonly sung to the hymn tune All Things Bright And Beautiful, composed by William Henry Monk in 1887. Another popular tune is Royal Oak, adapted from a 17th-century English folk tune, "The 29th of May".