Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#444

444. 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,
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

2 For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light,
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise. A-men.

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,
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

4 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child.
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

5 For thyself, best gift divine!
To our race so freely given,
for that great, great love of thine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven,
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise. A-men.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, 1835 - 1917
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Post-Communion; Home and Family; Rogationtide; Harvest; The Life In Christ: Thanksgiving
• Copyright: By permission of the Estate of the late F. S. Pierpoint and the Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain; This Hymn may also be sung to DIX (No. 52), and EASTER GLORY (No. 100)

Tune Information

• Name: HEATHLANDS
• Composer: Henry Smart, 1813 - 79
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7.
• Key: D Major