Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 640 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Praise and Adoration Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to Thee we raise 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 Thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the wonder of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
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,
for all gentle thoughts and mild: [Refrain]
4 For the church that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love: [Refrain]
5 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]
6 For Thyself, best Gift Divine!
to our world so freely given;
for that great, great love of Thine,
peace on earth, and joy in heaven: [Refrain] Used With Tune: DIX
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