For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, 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 praise For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale A/T: and tree and flower S/A: Sun and moon and stars of light: T/B: Sun and moon and stars of light: All: Lord of all, to thee we raise This S/T: our joyful hymn A/B: our hymn All: Of praise T/B: For the joy of human love S/A: For the joy of love All: 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 T/B: This our joyful hymn S/A: Our joyful hymn All: of praise For each perfect gift of thine Unto us so freely given, Graces human and divine, Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n, Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n: Lord of all, to thee we raise This our joyful hymn of praise, This our joyful hymn of praise.