Great God, the World is Full of Thee

Great God, the world is full of Thee,
Thy kindness, and Thy power;
The bright blue sky, and rolling sea,
Green tree, and summer flower.

And every day, and everywhere,
Thou watchest everything;
The tender lamb enjoys Thy care;
The little birds that sing.

And very, very kind indeed
Thou art, O God, to me;
Supplying all my daily need;
And helping patiently.

Teach my young heart to yield its love
Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son;
That I may dwell with Thee above,
When life below is done.

Author: Unknown

This children's hymn appears in multiple 19th-century collections (often in British or American Sunday-school hymnals) but is almost always printed without an author attribution. No strong link to a specific known hymn writer (such as Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor, or Cecil Frances Alexander) has been established; the simple, didactic style is typical of anonymous juvenile verse of the period.