Lyrics to For the Beauty of the Earth lyrics
Song lyrics to ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’, written by Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1864, music adapted by Conrad Kocher
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.
For the wonder 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;
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight;
For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound and sight;
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on Earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thy church that evermore,
Lifteth holy hands above;
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore,
Her pure sacrifice of love;
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the martyrsÕ crown of light,
For Thy prophetsÕ eagle eye,
For Thy bold confessorsÕ might,
For the lips of infancy.
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thy virginsÕ robes of snow,
For Thy maiden mother mild,
For Thyself, with hearts aglow,
Jesu, Victim undefiled.
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thyself, best Gift Divine,
To the world so freely given,
For that great, great love of Thine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven.
Chorus:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Amen.
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