For the Beauty of the Earth

A pleasant song inspiring creation care concerns.  Only a few, relatively straightforward renewal changes are necessary.

Original lyrics:

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 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:

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle tho’ts and mild:

For THY church that evermore
LIFTETH holy hands above,
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of praise:

Lyrics by Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1864 

Renewal lyrics:

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 YOU 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:

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle tho’ts and mild:

For YOUR church that evermore
RAISES holy hands above,
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore
Her pure sacrifice of praise:

Renewal lyric changes by RH Reinhard