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For the beauty of the earth |
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For the beauty of the earth For the beauty of the skies For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies 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 flower, Sun and moon and stars of light, Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of 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, Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise
For the joy of human love Brother, sister, parent, child Friends on earth and friends above For all gentle thoughts and mild Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise
For each perfect gift of Thine To our race so freely given Graces human and divine Flowers of earth and buds of heaven Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise
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For the beauty of the earth For the beauty of the skies For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our grateful psalm of praise.
For the wonder of each hour Of the day and of the night Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light,
For the joy of human love Brother, sister, parent, child Friends on earth and friends above Pleasures pure and undefiled
For Thy church that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love
For Thyself, best gift divine, To our race so freely given; For that great, great love of Thine Peace on earth, and joy in heaven.
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