For The Beauty Of The Earth

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1. For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, 

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for the love which from our birth over and around us lies; 



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Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. 


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2. For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, 

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hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light; 


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3. For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight, 

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for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight; 


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4. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, 

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friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild; 


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5. For thy church that evermore lifteth holy hands above, 

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offering upon every shore her pure sacrifice of love; 


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6. For thyself, best Gift Divine, to the world so freely given, 

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for that great, great love of thine, peace on earth, and joy in heaven: