Hymns of Promise ‎#25

25. 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 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, [Refrain]

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

4 For the church that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain]

5 For thyself, best gift divine,
to our face so freely given;
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth and joy in heaven, [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 (alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2015
• Topic: Praise to God

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
• Arranger: William H. Monk, 1823-1889
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Key: F Major