All Earth Is Hopeful
All earth is hopeful, the Savior comes at last
A Spanish Advent hymn of joyful hope, celebrating the coming of the Savior with the imagery of the whole earth rejoicing. The four stanzas address the cosmic scope of Advent hope — all earth, all peoples, all creation waiting.
History & Background
Written by Alberto Taulé (b.1932), a Spanish priest, in 1993. Translated into English by Madeleine Forell Marshall. A Spanish Advent hymn with a distinctive dance-like rhythm.
Hymnal Appearances
- Evangelical Lutheran Worship — 266
Bulletin Note
All Earth Is Hopeful — Alberto Taulé, 1993
Preaching Connection
Advent as cosmic hope — all earth and all peoples waiting for the Savior.
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Cosmic praise ascending from creation through Christ to eschatological glory, emphasizing universal participation in God's kingdom