DESCRIPTION:
All Things Bright and Beautiful is an Anglican hymn, also popular with other Christian denominations. The words are by Cecil Frances Alexander and were first published in her Hymns for Little Children.

The piece can be sung to several melodies, in particular the 17th century English melody “Royal Oak”, adapted by Martin Shaw, and “All things Bright and Beautiful” by William Henry Monk. There have also been other adaptations, such as full choral piece by John Rutter. In earlier editions of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary, the tunes “God in Nature” by John Stainer and “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley had been used.

History

The hymn was first published in 1848 in Mrs Cecil Alexander’s Hymns for Little Children. Whelan Jansen, a Music Creator (Composer│Arranger│Pianist), composed and arranged his own composition of “All Things Bright and Beautiful” on 15 February 2017. This video clip was recorded by Whelan Jansen during a practice session on 21/07/2017 in the Old Apostolic Church, Clarkes Estate, Elsies River in Cape Town.