Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) ‎#705

705. For the Beauty of the Earth

1 For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty 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 ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight:
Lord of all to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

4 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.

5 For the Church, who evermore
Lifts her holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

6 For each perfect gift divine
To our world so freely giv'n,
Joys bestowed by love's design,
Flow'rs of earth and fruits of 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: 2015
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1:11-18
  ;
  Psalm 8:3-4
  ;
  Psalm 50:14
  ;
  Psalm 50:23
  ;
  Psalm 104:24
  ;
  Psalm 107:21-22
  ;
  Romans 12:9-10
  ;
  Ephesians 5:20
  ;
  Philippians 4:8
  ;
  Colossians 3:14
  ;
  Hebrews 13:15
  ;
  James 1:17
  ;
  Revelation 14:7
• Topic: Church; Creation; Harvest; Joy; Praise; Stewardship; Thanksgiving; Service Music for Mass: Entrance Song (Gathering of Processional); Morning Prayer: Hymn; Evening Prayer: Hymn
• Source: Lyra Eucharistica, 1864

Tune Information

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