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Sunday, 18 January 2026

All growth of the forest - Spervogel

All growth of the forest,
The deep-hidden gold,
All secret abysses,
Thine eye doth behold;
In Thy Hand all things lie.
All the hosts of the heavens
Cannot fill up the meed of Thy praises on high.

Spervogel (1150 – 1200) Germany
Translated by Catherine Winkworth
Source: German Christian Singers

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