Hymns for Youth ‎#26

26. 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,
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 human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts amd mild,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

4. 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.

5. For each perfect gift of thine
Unto us so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven.
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 (Altered)
• Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to thee we raise
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966
• Copyright: Text from Enlarged Songs of Praise. Used with permission of the estate of the late F. S. Pierpoint and Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 7 7
• Incipit: 17121 44367 16555
• Key: G Major
• Source: Abridged from Treuer Heiland wir sind hier