Hymns from the Four Winds ‎#31

31. 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:

Refrain:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of 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: [Refrain]

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: [Refrain]

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

5 For your church, that evermore
Raises holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of love: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint (1864)
• Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to you we raise
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1983
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33:5
  ;
  Psalm 119:64
• Topic: The Church: Worship and Praise; God: Creation of God; Responses to God: Praise and Worship; Responses to God: Thanksgivings; The Christian Life: Love and Grace; The Christian Life: Peace and Joy; The Holy Spirit and The Church: The Church
• Source: Chinese

Tune Information

• Name: MO-LI-HUA
• Adapter: I-to Loh (1980)
• Incipit: 55713 31771 7
• Key: c minor
• Source: Chinese folksong, "Mo-li-hua"
• Copyright: Music adapt. copyright © 1983 by I-to Loh