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For the Beauty of the Earth

Words and music by Folliott Pierpoint · 1864

Key of F · 92 BPM · 4/4 · Creation,Praise · James 1:17

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:

Chorus

Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

Verse 2

For the beauty of each hour, Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise.

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

Verse 5

For Thy Church, that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Off'ring up on every shore Her pure
sacrifice of love. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise.

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