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         For the Beauty of the Earth

         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 You we raise this our song 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, to You we raise this our song of grateful 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,
        Lord of all, to You we raise this our song 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 You we raise this our song of grateful praise.

        For your church that evermore lifts up holy hands above,
                offering up on every shore one pure sacrifice of love,
        Lord of all, to You we raise this our song of grateful praise.