For the Beauty of the Earth
- For the Beauty of the Earth
For the Beauty of the Earth is a Christian hymn by Folliott S. Pierpoint (1835-1917).
Pierpoint was 29 at the time he wrote this hymn; he was mesmerised by the beauty of the countryside that surrounded him. It first appeared in 1864 in a book of poems entitled "The Sacrifice of Praise."
The tune most widely used for this hymn is called Dix, composed by Conrad Cocher in 1838.
Hymn text
:For the beauty of the earth :For the Glory of the skies,:For the love which from our birth:Over and around us lies:
:"Refrain:"::'Lord of all, to Thee we raise::this our joyful hymn of grateful praise.
:"Alternative refrain:"::Christ, our God, 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 flow'r:Sun and Moon and stars of light
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:For the joy of human love,:Brother, sister, parent, child.:Friends on earth and friends above:For all gentle thoughts and mild.
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:For each perfect gift of Thine:To our race so freely given.:Graces human and divine:Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n.
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:"Alternative last verse:":For thy church that evermore:Lifteth holy hands above,:Offering up on every shore:Her pure sacrifice of love.
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ettings
English composer John Rutter's composition for SATB, SA, or TTBB choir with piano/organ or orchestra accompaniment is a widely performed choral setting of this text.
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