The Worshipbook ‎#372

372. For the Beauty of the Earth

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 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,
Lord of all, to you 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 you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

4 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

5 For yourself, best gift divine,
To all men so freely given,
For your great, great love's design—
Peace on earth and joy in heaven
Lord of all, to you 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
• Author (stanzas 1-4): Folliott S. Pierpoint (1864, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to you we raise
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Confession and Pardon; Acts of the Church: The Marriage Service; Civil Year: Thanksgiving Day
• Notes: St. 5, composite

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher (1838)
• Abbreviator: William Henry Monk (1861)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Key: G Major