Global Songs, Local Voices ‎#8

8. 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:

Chorus:
Lord of all to you we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise,
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: [Chorus]

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: [Chorus]

4 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above;
for all gentle thoughts and mild: [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint
• Refrain First Line: Lord of all to you we raise
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995

Tune Information

• Name: [For the beauty of the earth]
• Adapter: I to Loh
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Chinese folk tune "Mol-li-hua"
• Copyright: © 1990 by I-to Loh