{"id":4573,"date":"2016-07-11T15:38:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/repeatright.com\/engine\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2018-10-08T19:48:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:48:04","slug":"alexander-c-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repeatright.com\/engine\/alexander-c-f\/","title":{"rendered":"ALEXANDER, C.F."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1453315804311{margin-top: -40px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;modern&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-book&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Citation&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1449531588223-e020d87d-f7dd094f-cf635513-fe35&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAll things bright and beautiful,<\/p>\n<p>All creatures great and small,<\/p>\n<p>All things wise and wonderful,<\/p>\n<p>The Lord God made them all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">~<b>C.F. Alexander<\/b>, Irish poet &amp; hymnist<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">\u201cMaker of Heaven and Earth\u201d (1848) <em>Hymns for Little Children<\/em>, Philadelphia, H. Hooker, 1850 [1st American edition], p. 27; online via New York Public Library &amp; Internet Archive, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.archive.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-plus-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Context&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf635513-fe35&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Hymn \u2013 Stanzas one &amp; two]\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cA<span style=\"color: #003380\">ll things bright and beautiful,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #003380\">\u00a0\u00a0 All creatures great and small,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #003380\">All things wise and wonderful,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #003380\">\u00a0\u00a0 The Lord God made them all.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Each little flower that opens,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Each little bird that sings,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">He made their glowing colours,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">He made their tiny wings.\u201d (p. 27)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Source note<\/em><\/strong>: Although Alexander\u2019s hymn is now commonly known as \u201cAll things bright and beautiful,\u201d it appears in book chapters arranged &amp; named by the Christian Apostles\u2019 Creed. The heading for the poem comes from the first line of the creed, \u201cI believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-search&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Source Link&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1449531589797-29580b31-8c50094f-cf635513-fe35&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc7a00\"><strong><em>Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Hymns for Little Children<\/em> (1848|1850 H. Hooker, 1st U.S. edition) online via Internet Archive: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/hymnsforlittlech00alex#page\/26\/mode\/2up\/search\/All+things+bright+and+beautiful\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/hymnsforlittlech00alex#page\/26\/mode\/2up\/search\/All+things+bright+and+beautiful<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h4 class=\"section-title\">Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;Wrapper-Author-Resources&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #b04b04\"><strong>Learn more about Cecil Frances (C.F.) Alexander<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0| Here are a few good places to start &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018<strong>Treasure No 67: Mrs. Alexander<\/strong>\u2019 (April 2001 \u2013 condensed from July 2000 conference address) Overview of life &amp; work by Valerie Wallace: <a href=\"https:\/\/hymnsocietygbi.org.uk\/2001\/04\/14\/treasure-no-67-mrs-alexander\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hymnsocietygbi.org.uk\/2001\/04\/14\/treasure-no-67-mrs-alexander\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Poems by Cecil Frances Alexander<\/em><\/strong> (<strong><em>F.A<\/em><\/strong>) (1897) Editor &amp; preface author William Alexander; full text online via University of California Libraries &amp; Internet Archive: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/poemsalexander00alex#page\/n7\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/poemsalexander00alex#page\/n7\/mode\/2up<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2018<strong>The hymns were hers<\/strong>\u2019 (30 March 2002) <strong>The Guardian<\/strong> article by Valentine Cunningham about Alexander and the other female hymn-writers of the 1800s: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2002\/mar\/30\/artsandhumanities.highereducation\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2002\/mar\/30\/artsandhumanities.highereducation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong><em>Image credit<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: [Note: no viable, CC\/public domain, right-size image of Alexander located to date.] ALEXANDER, C.F. (1913) STAINED GLASS windows, Powell &amp; Sons, Right Rev. Bishop Montgomery, dedicated 12 March 1913, St. Columb\u2019s Cathedral, Derry, N. Ireland; windows in memory of poet &amp; hymn-writer C.F. Alexander; three lights refer to three hymns written by her: \u201cOnce in Royal David\u2019s City\u201d (left) \u201cThe Golden Gates are Lifted Up\u201d (right) and \u201cThere is a Green Hill Far Away\u201d (center); see I<em>rish Times<\/em> (22 March 1913) p. 10; Photo by Andreas F. Borchert, CC 2. 0 Generic, via WikiMedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Derry_St_Columb%27s_Cathedral_North_Vestibule_Cecil_Frances_Alexander_Memorial_Window_2013\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Derry_St_Columb%27s_Cathedral_North_Vestibule_Cecil_Frances_Alexander_Memorial_Window_2013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C.F. 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