For the Beauty Of The Earth

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VERSE

For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies.

VERSE

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,

VERSE

For the joy of ear and eye;

For the heart and mind's delight;

For the mystic harmony

Linking sense to sound and sight.

VERSE

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child,

Friends on earth, and friends above

For all gentle thoughts and mild,

VERSE

For Thy church that evermore

Lifteth holy hands above,

Offering up on every shore

Its pure sacrifice of love.

VERSE

For yourself, best gift divine,

To the world so freely given,

Agent of God's grand design:

Peace on earth and joy in heaven.

CHORUS

Christ, our Lord, to you we raise

This, our hymn of grateful praise.