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*[[For the beauty of the earth (Sally DeFord)| Sally DeFord]] SAB (vv.1-2,4, beauty for glory in line 2) | *[[For the beauty of the earth (Sally DeFord)| Sally DeFord]] SAB (vv. 1-2,4, beauty for glory in line 2) | ||
*[[For the beauty of the earth (J. Ashley Hall)| J. Ashley Hall]] SATB | *[[For the beauty of the earth (J. Ashley Hall)| J. Ashley Hall]] SATB | ||
*[[For the beauty of the earth (Edward John Hopkins)|Edward John Hopkins]] SATB (Refrain is ''Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.'') | |||
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== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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{{Vs|1}} For the beauty of the earth, | |||
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for the glory of the skies, | for the glory of the skies, | ||
for the love which from our birth | for the love which from our birth | ||
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Lord of all, to thee we raise | Lord of all, to thee we raise | ||
this our hymn of grateful praise. | this our hymn of grateful praise. | ||
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{{Vs|2}} For the beauty of each hour | |||
of the day and of the night, | of the day and of the night, | ||
hill and vale, and tree and flower, | hill and vale, and tree and flower, | ||
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Lord of all, to thee we raise | Lord of all, to thee we raise | ||
this our hymn of grateful praise. | this our hymn of grateful praise. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|3}} For the joy of ear and eye, | ||
for the heart and mind's delight, | for the heart and mind's delight, | ||
for the mystic harmony, | for the mystic harmony, | ||
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Lord of all, to thee we raise | Lord of all, to thee we raise | ||
this our hymn of grateful praise. | this our hymn of grateful praise. | ||
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{{Vs|4}} For the joy of human love, | |||
brother, sister, parent, child, | brother, sister, parent, child, | ||
friends on earth and friends above, | friends on earth and friends above, | ||
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Lord of all, to thee we raise | Lord of all, to thee we raise | ||
this our hymn of grateful praise. | this our hymn of grateful praise. | ||
{{Vs|5}} For each perfect gift of thine | |||
To our race so freely given, | |||
Graces human and divine, | |||
Flowers of earth and buds of heaven. | |||
Lord of all, to thee we raise | |||
this our hymn of grateful praise. | |||
{{Bottom}} | {{Bottom}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 8 April 2021
General information
Lyricist is Folliott Sandford Pierpoint.
Settings by composers
- Sally DeFord SAB (vv. 1-2,4, beauty for glory in line 2)
- J. Ashley Hall SATB
- Edward John Hopkins SATB (Refrain is Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.)
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Konrad Kocher — For the beauty of the earth
- Geoffrey Shaw — For the beauty of the earth
Text and translations
English text
1 For the beauty of the earth, |
4 For the joy of human love, |