For the Beauty of the Earth

1.

For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and a round us lies:

Lord of all, to you we raise

This our gift of grateful praise.

2.

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale, and tree and flow’r,

Sun and moon, and stars of light:

Lord of all, to you we raise

This our gift of grateful praise.

3.

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 you we raise

This our gift of grateful praise.

4.

For your Church, that evermore

Lifts its holy hands above,

Off’ring up on ev’ry shore

A pure sacrifice of love:

Lord of all, to you we raise

This our gift of grateful praise.

5.

For Yourself, O Gift Divine

To our world so freely giv’n,

For that love from which will shine,

Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:

Lord of all, to you we raise

This our gift of grateful praise.