7248. We Thank Thee, Lord, for This Fair Earth

1. We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth,
The glittering sky, the silver sea;
For all their beauty, all their worth,
Their light and glory, come from Thee.

2. Thine are the flowers that clothe the ground,
The trees that wave their arms above,
The hills that gird our dwellings round,
As Thou dost gird Thine own with love.

3. Yet teach us still how far more fair,
More glorious, Father, in Thy sight,
Is one pure deed, one holy prayer,
One heart that owns Thy Spirit’s might.

4. So while we gaze with thoughtful eye
On all the gifts Thy love has given,
Help us in Thee to live and die,
By Thee to rise from earth to Heaven.

Text Information
First Line: We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth
Title: We Thank Thee, Lord, for This Fair Earth
Author: George E. L. Cotton (1856)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Hymns for Use in the Chapel of Marlborough College, 1856
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ERNAN
Composer: Lowell Mason (1850)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 53451 17671 66655
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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