Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#157

157. For the Beauty of the Earth

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 sacrifice of praise.

2 For the beauty 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:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

3 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle tho'ts and mild:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

4 For Thy church that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint (1864)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1:11-18
  ;
  Lamentations 3:41
  ;
  Ephesians 5:20
  ;
  Hebrews 13:15
• Topic: Christians: Thanksgiving; God: Creator

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher (1838)
• Arranger: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.77
• Key: A Major