For The Beauty Of The Earth

 

"Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of His glory!"
Isaiah 6:3

Wildflower Meadow

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 Thy Church that ever-more

Lifteth holy hands above,

Offering up on every shore

Her pure sacrifice of love,

Lord of all, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise.

Amen.

"For The Beauty Of The Earth"
(1894)
Folliot Sandford Pierpont
(1835-1917)
 English hymn writer and poet