All Things Bright and Beautiful Hymn History

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Who wrote the words to the Anglican hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

William Henry Monk

Mrs. Cecil Alexander

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Cecil Frances Alexander (correct)

Who composed the hymn tune commonly sung with 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

William Henry Monk (correct)

Cecil Frances Alexander

Mrs. Cecil Alexander

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

When was the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' first published?

1848 (correct)

1844

1887

17th-century

What is another popular tune for the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Royal Oak Signup and view all the answers

What influenced Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Psalm 104 Signup and view all the answers

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

The clause of the Apostles' Creed describing God as 'maker of heaven and earth' Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of William Paley's Natural Theology?

God as the designer of the natural world Signup and view all the answers

Where is the possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by' attributed to?

Bellarena House in County Londonderry Signup and view all the answers

What is the possible interpretation of the third verse in Alexander's hymn?

Expression of the equality of rich and poor in the eyes of God Signup and view all the answers

Where did Alexander visit in 1848, with claims that it inspired her hymn?

Dunster in Somerset and Grabbist Hill Signup and view all the answers

What does the hymn 'The rich man in his castle,/The poor man at his gate' assert?

The social positions have been ordained by God Signup and view all the answers

What does William Paley cite as examples of complexity of design in his Natural Theology?

Wings and eyes Signup and view all the answers

Where is Sir John Heygate's account of the hymn's inspiration from?

Benevenagh and Grabbist Hill Signup and view all the answers

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

"Their prayers to God are of equal importance: 'He listens, and He answers all'" Signup and view all the answers

What is the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' commonly sung to?

A hymn tune composed by William Henry Monk Signup and view all the answers

What inspired Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' according to the text?

Both Psalm 104 and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's work Signup and view all the answers

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

The clause of the Apostles' Creed describing God as the maker of heaven and earth Signup and view all the answers

Where was the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' first published?

In Mrs. Cecil Alexander's Hymns for Little Children Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest may have influenced Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

'The 29th of May', a 17th-century English folk tune Signup and view all the answers

Who composed the hymn tune commonly sung with 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

William Henry Monk Signup and view all the answers

What does William Paley's Natural Theology argue for?

The complexity of design and God as the Divine Watchmaker Signup and view all the answers

Which location is attributed as a possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by'?

Benevenagh and the River Roe near Bellarena House in County Londonderry Signup and view all the answers

What is the possible interpretation of the third verse in Alexander's hymn?

A theological view supporting the existing social order upheld by Divine providence Signup and view all the answers

What influenced Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Her travels to Wales, Ireland, and England Signup and view all the answers

Where did Alexander visit in 1848, with claims that it inspired her hymn?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

The equality of rich and poor in the eyes of God Signup and view all the answers

What is another possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by'?

The landscape of Grabbist Hill and the River Avill near Dunster Village in Somerset Signup and view all the answers

'The rich man in his castle,/The poor man at his gate' asserts:

Their social positions have been ordained by God Signup and view all the answers

'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborates upon:

'wings' and 'eyes' as examples of complexity of design' Signup and view all the answers

What does the hymn's third verse make reference to?

The rich man in his castle and the poor man at his gate Signup and view all the answers

Where is the possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by' attributed to?

Wales, Ireland, and England Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with a more credible account linking the hymn to specific locations in County Londonderry?

Sir John Heygate Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of William Paley's Natural Theology?

Arguing for God as the designer of the natural world Signup and view all the answers

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

The complexity of nature and God as the Divine Watchmaker Signup and view all the answers

What has been interpreted as an expression of the theological view that society is ordered and upheld by Divine providence?

The hymn's third verse Signup and view all the answers

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

'The poor man in his straw-roofed cottage, The rich man in his lordly hall' and states that their prayers to God are of equal importance Signup and view all the answers

Where did Alexander visit in 1848 with claims that it inspired her hymn?

Llanwenarth House in Govilon, Monmouthshire Signup and view all the answers

What does Sir John Heygate attribute 'the purple headed mountain' and 'the river running by' to?

'the purple headed mountain' to nearby Benevenagh, and 'the river running by' to the River Roe which flows past Bellerena House Signup and view all the answers

What does an alternative interpretation of the third verse suggest about the equality of rich and poor?

That Alexander was expressing the equality of rich and poor in the eyes of God Signup and view all the answers

All Things Bright and Beautiful Hymn History

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Who wrote the words to the Anglican hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Who composed the hymn tune commonly sung with 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

When was the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' first published?

What is another popular tune for the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

What influenced Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

What is the main focus of William Paley's Natural Theology?

Where is the possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by' attributed to?

What is the possible interpretation of the third verse in Alexander's hymn?

Where did Alexander visit in 1848, with claims that it inspired her hymn?

What does the hymn 'The rich man in his castle,/The poor man at his gate' assert?

What does William Paley cite as examples of complexity of design in his Natural Theology?

Where is Sir John Heygate's account of the hymn's inspiration from?

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

What is the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' commonly sung to?

What inspired Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' according to the text?

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

Where was the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' first published?

What does the text suggest may have influenced Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Who composed the hymn tune commonly sung with 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

What does William Paley's Natural Theology argue for?

Which location is attributed as a possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by'?

What is the possible interpretation of the third verse in Alexander's hymn?

What influenced Cecil Frances Alexander's composition of the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

Where did Alexander visit in 1848, with claims that it inspired her hymn?

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

What is another possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by'?

'The rich man in his castle,/The poor man at his gate' asserts:

'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborates upon:

What does the hymn's third verse make reference to?

Where is the possible inspiration for Alexander's hymn text 'The purple-headed mountain, The river running by' attributed to?

Who is credited with a more credible account linking the hymn to specific locations in County Londonderry?

What is the main focus of William Paley's Natural Theology?

What does the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' elaborate upon?

What has been interpreted as an expression of the theological view that society is ordered and upheld by Divine providence?

What does Alexander's Verses for Holy Seasons (1846) state about the rich and the poor?

Where did Alexander visit in 1848 with claims that it inspired her hymn?

What does Sir John Heygate attribute 'the purple headed mountain' and 'the river running by' to?

What does an alternative interpretation of the third verse suggest about the equality of rich and poor?

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