
Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint Hymnal: Voices United #226 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Topics: Home and Family Refrain First Line: God of all, to you 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:]
God 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 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 each perfect gift sublime
to our race so freely given;
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE
For the Beauty of the Earth