Author: F. S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 641 hymnals Scripture: Malachi 1:11 First Line: For the beauty of the earth 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,
Refrain:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
2 For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale and tree and flower,
sun and moon and stars of light: [Refrain]
3 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
pleasures pure and undefiled: [Refrain]
4 For each perfect gift of thine,
to our race so freely given,
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven: [Refrain]
5 For thy church which evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain] Topics: Creation; Second Sunday Before Lent Year A; Proper 17 Year B; Proper 21 Year B Used With Tune: ENGLANDS LANE
Lord of all, to thee we raise