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 hymn of grateful praise.
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 hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thyself, best gift divine,
To each race so freely given,
For that great, great love of Thine,
Peace on earth, and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
— lyrics by Folliot Sandford Pierpoint
One of my all-time favorite hymns.
Ah, yes. So lovely.
I was trying to remember those lyrics. Thanks!
I had to look them up this week because every time I walked outside, the hymn started playing in my mind.