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For the beauty of the earth

'For the beauty of the earth' (Come and Praise, no 11)

For the beauty of the earth

For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love from which our birth
Over and around us lies,
Father, unto to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of 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,
Father, unto to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,
Father, unto to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of Thine
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of heaven,
Father, unto to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

'For the beauty of the earth': Instrumental (Come and Praise, no 11)