The Celebration Hymnal

182

For the Beauty of the Earth (Family Worship Setting)

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 flower,  
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;  
For all gentle thoughts and mild: [Refrain]

WORDS: Folliott S. Pierpoint (alt.)
MUSIC: Conrad Kocher
Theme: The Family at Worship