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Text: | For the Beauty of the Earth |
Author: | Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 |
Tune: | DIX |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872 |
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:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.
2 For the wonder 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 yourself, best gift divine
To the world so freely giv'n;
Agent of God's grand design,
Peace on earth and joy in heav'n: [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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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: | 1978 |
Topic: | Celebration, Jubilation; Creation; Family |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIX |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872 |
Meter: | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Key: | G Major |