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We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth

Author: G. E. L. Cotton
Published in 78 hymnals

Author: G. E. L. Cotton

Cotton, George Edward Lynch, D.D., born at Chester, Oct. 29, 1813, was the son of Captain Thomas Cotton, who was killed in action on Nov. 13 in the same year. He was educated at Westminster, and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1836. His first appointment was as an assistant master at Rugby. From Rugby he passed to Marlborough as Head Master in 1852. In 1858 he was consecrated Bishop of Calcutta, as successor to Dr. Daniel Wilson. He was drowned, on disembarking from a steamer at Koshtea, Oct. 6, 1866. His hymn, "We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth" (q.v.) is deservedly popular. [William T. Brooke] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Go to person page >

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First Line:	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth
Author:	G. E. L. Cotton

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We thank, Thee, Lord, for this fair earth. Bishop G. E. L. Cotton. [Flower Services.] Published in Hymns for use in the Chapel of Marlborough College, 1856, No. 94, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and again in the enlarged edition of 1869. It has passed into numerous collections, and usually with the change of two or three words in the whole hymn.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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ERNAN (Mason)

[We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth]

NEW SABBATH

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The Century Hymnal (1921), p.46

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Instances (78)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Tune Title	Tune Key	Incipit	Languages	Publication Date
American Church and Church School Hymnal #d339	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1937
American Church and Church School Hymnal #d342	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1927
American Junior Church School Hymnal #d189	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1929
At Worship, a hymnal for young churchmen #d290	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1951
Carmina for Social Worship #d273	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1894
Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #254	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1894
Children's Praise and Worship #d184	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1928
Christian Hymnal #d526	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1924
Christian Worship and Praise #d469	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1939
Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #357	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth				8.8.8.8					1960
Church Hymnal, Third Edition #381	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth									1919
Church Hymns and Tunes #617	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		Bishop Cotton							1906
Church Hymns and Tunes for use in Baptist Churches #d597	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1906
Church Hymns with Tunes #543	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth				8.8.8.8					1874
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #120	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1913
Enlarged Songs of Praise #691	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth				8.8.8.8					1931
Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church #719	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		Bp. George Edward Lynch Cotton							1901
Gloria in Excelsis #d459	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1905
Gloria in Excelsis #d739	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1905
Harmony in Praise #d246	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1890
Hymnal, Church of the Brethren #d446	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1925
Hymnal for American Youth #11	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		George E. L. Cotton							1919
Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #d331	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1956
Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d330	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1958
Hymns and Songs IV #d37	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1931
Hymns and Tunes for Schools #188	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		Bishop Cotton							1908
Hymns for Schools and Colleges #69	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		George E. L. Cotton, 1813-1866							1913
Hymns of the Christian Life #d459	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1937
Hymns of the Christian Life #d464	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		George W. Chadwick; G. E. L. Cotton							1925
Hymns of the Rural Spirit #d100	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1947
Hymns of Worship and Service for Sunday Schools #d266	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1908
Hymns of Worship and Service: for the Sunday School #270	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1913
In Excelsis for School and Chapel #62	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1900
In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d283	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1924
In Excelsis: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #815	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1897
Inter-Church Hymnal #d407	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1930
Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #74	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1908
Modern Festival Music, Book 3 #d10	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1912
Music for the Junior Choir #d58	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1930
New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. #d87	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1917
Pilgrim Songs No.2 #d293	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1902
Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d536	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1923
Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #250	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth	We Thank Thee, Lord	G. E. L. Cotton	Lowell Mason		[We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth]	B Flat Major			1913
Songs for Sunday Schools and How to Use Them #88	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1910
Songs of the Church #d240	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1953
Sunday School Hymnal #d183	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1912
Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #46	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1885
The American Hymnal #d644	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1919
The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d403	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1925
The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d404	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1922
The Beacon Song and Service book #76	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth	George E. L. Cotton, 1813-1866	H. Phillips	8.8.8.8	NEW SABBATH	C Major	15654345162171	English	1935
The Book of Worship of the Church School #57	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1915
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d680	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1889
The Centennial Hymnal #d433	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1911
The Century Hymnal #59	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		George E. L. Cotton							1921
The Choral Hymnal #d244	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1888
The Church Hymnal : the Official Hymnal of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. l3th ed. #d462	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1935
The Evangelical Church School Hymnal #d298	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1931
The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #d672	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1905
The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d280	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1920
The Hymnal for Young People #d54	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1927
The Hymnal for Young People #d273	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1928
The Hymnal of Praise #79	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1913
The Hymnal of the Evangelical United Brethren Church #d426	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1957
The Mennonite Hymnal #526	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth	We thank Thee, Lord	George Edward Lynch Cotton	Orlando Gibbons		SONG XXXIV	F Major or modal			1969
The Middlesex Hymn Book #d93	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1904
The Middlesex Hymn Book #d102	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1928
The Milton Hymnal #d139	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1952
The Parish School Hymnal #d342	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1926
The Praise Book for Young People's Societies, Church Prayer Meetings and Sunday Schools #246	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1906
The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #110	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1914
The School Hymnal #34	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		Bishop George E. L. Cotton							1899
The School Hymnal: a book of worship for young people #45	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1920
The Singing Choir #d140	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1933
The St. Alban Hymnal #d489	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1921
The Students' Hymnal #20	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth		George E. L. Cotton							1912
Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #193	We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth	We Thank Thee	George E. L. Cotton	Jacob Singer		[We thank Thee, Lord, for this fair earth]	D Major	5U1D365432116	English	1948
Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d475	We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth		G. E. L. Cotton							1904

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