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All around us, fair with flowers

Overview of the anonymous American hymn "All around us, fair with flowers," published in prominent nineteenth-century Unitarian collections.

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"All around us, fair with flowers," also known by the title "Life's Work," is an anonymous American hymn written in five four-line stanzas. It gained wider publication through its inclusion in Book of Hymns (1846, No. 306) and Hymns of the Spirit (1864, No. 576), both edited by Samuel Longfellow and Samuel Johnson for Unitarian worship.

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