The Hymnal 1982 ‎#416

416. 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.

Refrain:
Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

2 For the beauty 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 ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight, [Refrain]

4 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]

5 For the Church which evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
thy pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain]

6 For each perfect gift of thine
to the world so freely given,
faith and hope and love divine,
peace on earth and joy in heaven. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Author: Folliot Sandford Pierpont, 1835-1917 ( alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Christ our God to thee we raise
• Meter: 77. 77 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Praise to God

Tune Information

• Name: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE
• Composer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: 77. 77 with Refrain
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press.