The Hymnal for Boys and Girls ‎#170

170. For the Beauty of the Earth (Processional for Thanksgiving Day)

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 thee 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 thee 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 thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth (Processional for Thanksgiving Day)
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpont
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Publication Date: 1935

Tune Information

• Name: GRATITUDE
• Composer: G. Darlington Richards
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: A♭ Major