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| 53 | Sing With Me#54 | 55 |
| Text: | For the Beauty of the Earth |
| Author: | Folliott S. Pierpont |
| Tune: | DIX |
| Adapter: | William H. Monk |
| Arranger: | Robert Roth |
| Composer: | Conrad Kocher |
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:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, (Refrain)
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | For the beauty of the earth |
| Title: | For the Beauty of the Earth |
| Author: | Folliott S. Pierpont (1864, alt.) |
| Refrain First Line: | Christ, our Lord, to you we raise |
| Meter: | 77 77 77 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Know: Creation |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DIX |
| Composer: | Conrad Kocher (1838) |
| Adapter: | William H. Monk (1861) |
| Arranger: | Robert Roth (1989) |
| Meter: | 77 77 77 |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Arr. © 1989, Robert Roth. Used by permission. |
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