For the Beauty of the Earth

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 Lord of all to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise For the joy of ear and eye For the heart and mind's delight For the mystic harmony Linking sense to sound and sight Lord of all to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise Lord of all to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise For thyself best gift divine To the world so freely given For that great, great love of thine Peace on earth and joy in heaven