The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#529

529. For the beauty of the earth

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 psalm of 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 Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.

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

4 For Thy Church that evermore
Lifts her holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Author: F. S. Pierpoint (1864)
• Meter: 7s. 6L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Various Occasions: Thanksgiving Day; Various Occassions: Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: [For the beauty of the earth]
• Composer: Ludv. M. Lindeman, 1812—87
• Meter: 7s. 6L.
• Key: D Major