For The Beauty Of The Earth

For The Beauty Of The Earth

For the beauty of the earth

For the beauty of the stars

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies

Over and around us lies

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of grace

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night

Hill and vale and tree and flower

Sun and moon and stars of light

Sun and moon and stars of light

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of grace

For the joy of human love

Brother

sister

parent

child

Friends on earth and friends above

For all gentle thoughts and mild

For all gentle thoughts and mild

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of grace

For each perfect gift of Thine

To our race so freely given

Graces human and divine

Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven

Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our joyful hymn of grace

This our joyful hymn of grace

Our hymn of joy