Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) ‎#594

594. For the Beauty of the Earth

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:
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:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

3 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

4 For your Church, that evermore
Lifts its holy hands above,
Off'ring up on every shore
A pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

5 For yourself, O Gift Divine
To our world so freely giv'n,
For that love from which will shine,
Peace on earth and joy in heav'n:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 (alt.)
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2019
• Topic: General Music for Worship: Thanksgiving
• Source: Lyra Eucharitica, 1864

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
• Adapter: William H. Monk, 1823-1889
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Key: G Major or modal