Hymnal: The Little Minstrel #86 (1867) First Line: I praised the earth, in beauty seen Lyrics: 1 I praised the earth, in beauty seen,
With garlands gay of various green;
I praised the sea, whose ample field
Shone glorious as a silver shield;
And earth and ocean seemed to say,
Our beauties are but for a day.
2 I praised the sun, whose chariot rolled
On wheels of amber and of gold;
I praised the moon, whose softer eye
Gleamed sweetly through the summer sky;
And sun and moon, too, seemed to say,
Our brightness is but for a day.
3 O God! O good beyond compare!
If thus thy meaner works are fair--
If thus thy beauties gild the span
Of ruined earth and sinful man,
How glorious must the mansion be,
Where thy redeemed shall dwell with thee?
Languages: English Tune Title: [I praised the earth, in beauty seen]
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