249. For the Beauty of the Earth

1 For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,

Refrain:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

2 For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,
sun and moon and stars of light, [Refrain]

3 For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight, [Refrain]

4 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]

5 For thyself, best gift divine,
to our race so freely giv'n,
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth and joy in heav'n. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: For the beauty of the earth
Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint (1864, alt.)
Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to thee we raise
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
Scripture: ;
Topic: Children's Hymns; Creation
Tune Information
Name: DIX
Composer: Conrad Kocher (1838)
Arranger: William H. Monk (1861)
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
Key: G Major or modal



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