Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#463

463. 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:

Refrain:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
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 flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light: (Refrain)

3 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled: (Refrain)

4 For Thy Church that evermore
Lifts her holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of love: (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: For the beauty of the earth
• Title: For the Beauty of the Earth
• Author: F. S. Pierpont, 1835-1917 (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to Thee we raise
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Trinity 14

Tune Information

• Name: FRED TIL BOD
• Composer: L. M. Lindeman, 1812-87
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Key: D Major