With Heart and Voice ‎#112

112. 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:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
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 human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]

4 For yourself, best gift divine,
to the world so freely given,
agent of God's grand design:
peace on earth and joy in heaven. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: Folliott S. Pierpont (1864, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Christ, our Lord to you we raise
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church in the World

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher (1838)
• Adapter: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: This music with descant: 86