For the Beauty of the Earth

Verse 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,

Verse 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,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful song of praise.

Verse 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,

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Verse 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,

Verse 2

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and Friend above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful song of praise.

Verse 4

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,

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Refrain

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

Verse 3

For the gift of Thy dear Son,
For the hope of heaven at last,
For the Spirit's victory won,
For the crown when life is past,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
Songs of gratitude and praise.