Adelheid Sidharta's Journal: John Rutter's Songs

Below is my fave songs from John Rutter's songs. One of these songs, A Clare Benediction, became a song at my wedding day (opening song at my holy matrimony in Cathedral Bandung). Hehe.. ^_^

For The Beauty of The Earth

Performed by: Gracias Choir

For the beauty of the earth

For the beauty of the skies

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies

over and around us lies

Lord of all

to thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of praise

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night

Hill and vale

and tree and flower

Sun and moon and stars of light

Lord of all

to thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of praise

For the joy of human love

Brother, sister, parent, child

Friends on earth

and friends above

For all gentle thoughts and mild

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of praise

For each perfect gift of thine

To our race so freely given

Graces human and divine

Flowers of earth and buds of heaven

flowers of earth and buds of heaven

Lord of all,

to thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of praise,

our hymn of praise

All Things Bright & Beautiful

Performed by: NTU Choir

All Things Bright & Beautiful

All creatures great and small

All things wise and wonderful

The Lord God made them all

Each little flower that opens

Each little bird that sings

He made their glowing colours

He made their tiny wings

The purple-headed mountain

The river running by

The sunset and the morning

That brightens up the sky

The cold wind in the weather
The pleasant summer sun
The ripe fruits in the garden
He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty
Who has made all things well