Pierpont: For the Beauty

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 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

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