Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 633 hymnals Topics: God the Father God in Nature; Art and Song Service; Cheerfulness; Creation, The; Dedication Services Of an Organ; Fellowship; God Love and Fatherhood, His; God Nature, His Glory in; Gratitude; Joy; Musical Services; Nature Services; Praise; Processionals; Recessionals Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth;
For the beauty of the skies;
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the wonder of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
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:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
4 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
5 For Thy Church that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
Amen. Used With Tune: DIX
For the beauty of the earth