Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 641 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 104 Lyrics: 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 you we raise
this our hymn of grateful 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, [Refrain]
3 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child.
friends on earth, and friends above,
pleasures pure and undefiled, [Refrain]
4 For your church that evermore
lifts its holy hands above,
off'ring up on ev'ry shore
its pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain] Topics: Adoration and Praise; Adoration and Praise; Church--Foundation and nature; Family Life; God--Creator; Love for Others Used With Tune: DIX
For the Beauty of the Earth