For the Beauty of the Earth

Would you believe I just rediscovered The Hymn Hideout!  Its been hiding out due to no fault of its own.  The fact is, I’ve been busy focusing on my other blog, Midlife by Farmlight.  Surely, its about time this hymn blog experienced a revival!

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In the American Baptist church I grew up in, we used a hymnbook called The Service Hymnal.  From it, I like this hymn, “For the Beauty of the Earth”, because some of the beauty of the earth---wildflowers and scenic landscape vistas---are things I enjoy very much.

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, the Thee we raise,

This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child,

Friends on earth and friends above,

For all gentle thoughts and mild.

Lord of all, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise.

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