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For the beauty of the earth
Author: F S Pierpont Appears in 633 hymnals Refrain First Line: Christ our God, to you we raise Lyrics: 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 you we raise
this our sacrifice of praise,
this our sacrifice of 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,
pleasures pure and undefiled, [Refrain]
5 For each perfect gift divine
to our race so freely given,
joys bestowed by love's design,
flowers of earth and fruits of heaven. [Refrain] Topics: Praise Used With Tune: [For the beauty of the earth]
For the beauty of the earth
Hear the boastful North Wind song
Author: J. L. B. Appears in 1 hymnal Used With Tune: JASMINE
Hear the boastful North Wind song
For the Beauty of the Earth (Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang)
Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917; Ting-fang Liu Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang (For the beauty of the earth) Refrain First Line: Jing xizng quanneng wanyou Shen (Lord of all, to you we raise) Topics: Body and Senses; Church; God in Creation and Providence; Human Relationship; Praise and Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 33:5 Used With Tune: MO-LI-HUA
For the Beauty of the Earth (Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang)
For the Beauty of the Earth
Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #31 (1983) Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to you we raise Lyrics: 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:
Refrain:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of praise,
This our hymn of grateful 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: [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 your church, that evermore
Raises holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of love: [Refrain]
Topics: The Church Worship and Praise; God Creation of God; Responses to God Praise and Worship; Responses to God Thanksgivings; The Christian Life Love and Grace; The Christian Life Peace and Joy; The Holy Spirit and The Church The Church Scripture: Psalm 33:5 Languages: English Tune Title: MO-LI-HUA
For the Beauty of the Earth
For the Beauty of the Earth (Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang)
Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917; Ting-fang Liu Hymnal: Sound the Bamboo #171 (2000) First Line: Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang (For the beauty of the earth) Refrain First Line: Jing xizng quanneng wanyou Shen (Lord of all, to you we raise) Topics: Body and Senses; Church; God in Creation and Providence; Human Relationship; Praise and Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 33:5 Languages: English; Mandarin Tune Title: MO-LI-HUA
For the Beauty of the Earth (Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang)
Faith Is a Forest
Author: Shelley Jackson Denham, 1950- Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #194 (1993) Meter: Irregular First Line: Faith is a forest in which doubts play and hide Topics: Wisdom from the World's Religions The Interdependent Web; Commitment; Justice and Equity Languages: English Tune Title: MO-LI-HUA
Faith Is a Forest
Folliott Sandford Pierpoint
1835 - 1917 Person Name: Folliott S. Pierpoint Author of "For the Beauty of the Earth" in Hymns from the Four Winds In the spring of 1863, Folliott S. Pierpoint (b. Bath, Somerset, England, 1835; d. Newport, Monmouthshire, England, 1917) sat on a hilltop outside his native city of Bath, England, admiring the country view and the winding Avon River. Inspired by the view to think about God's gifts in creation and in the church, Pierpont wrote this text. Pierpont was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, England, and periodically taught classics at Somersetshire College. But because he had received an inheritance, he did not need a regular teaching position and could afford the leisure of personal study and writing. His three volumes of poetry were collected in 1878; he contributed hymns to The Hymnal Noted (1852) and Lyra Eucharistica (1864). "For the Beauty of the Earth" is the only Pierpont hymn still sung today.
Bert Polman
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Pierpoint, Folliott Sandford, M.A., son of William Home Pierpoint of Bath, was born at Spa Villa, Bath, Oct. 7, 1835, and educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, graduating in classical honours in 1871. He has published The Chalice of Nature and Other Poems, Bath, N.D. This was republished in 1878 as Songs of Love, The Chalice of Nature, and Lyra Jesu. He also contributed hymns to the Churchman's Companion (London Masters), the Lyra Eucharistica, &c. His hymn on the Cross, "0 Cross, O Cross of shame," appeared in both these works. He is most widely known through:—
"For the beauty of the earth." Holy Communion, or Flower Service. This was contributed to the 2nd edition of Orby Shipley's Lyra Eucharistica, 1864, in 8 stanzas of 6 lines, as a hymn to be sung at the celebration of Holy Communion. In this form it is not usually found, but in 4, or sometimes in 5, stanzas, it is extensively used for Flower Services and as a Children's hymn.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Folliott Sandford Pierpoint
Timothy T'ingfang Lew
1891 - 1947 Person Name: Ting-fang Liu Translator of "For the Beauty of the Earth (Huan guan da-di hao feng-guang)" in Sound the Bamboo T'ingfang Lew was a leading Chinese educator, author, and editor. He was educated in China and at Columbia University in New York City (M.A.; Ph.D.). His Bachelor of Divinity degree was from Yale and he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York City, where he also taught Christian education. Lew lectured throughout America at schools and colleges from 1926 to 1938 and received an S.T.D. degree from Oberlin College.
In 1932, Lew began to chair the commission to prepare a Chinese Union hymnal. The resulting Hymns of Universal Praise was published in 1936. Its music editor was Bliss Wiant, a colleague of Lews's at Yenching University in Peking. Lew also edited the Union Book of Common Prayer which was used by four Protestant Chinese groups having approximately one-half million members. He represented China at the World Council of Churches meetings (1927-1939). He served as a member of the Chinese government's legislative body (1936-1941).
Lew is remembered for his work with Chinese Christian organizations in China and America where he resided from 1941 to 1947. He died while teaching at the University of New Mexico.
--The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
Timothy T'ingfang Lew
