For the Beauty of the Earth - Brian Doerksen

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 hymn 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 hymn of grateful (praise)

Praise, creation rings with praise

You’re beautiful, the world resounds amazed

For the joy of human love

Brother, sister, parent, child

Friends on earth and friends above

Pleasures pure and undefiled

Lord of all, to You we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise

For each perfect gift divine

To our world so freely giv’n

Joys bestowed by love’s design

Seeds of earth and fruits of heav’n:

Lord of all, to You we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise

Creating God to You we raise

This our hymn of grateful (praise)

Praise, creation rings with praise

You’re beautiful the world resounds amazed

Praise, creation rings with praise

In rhyme and grace, the song goes on always

For the beauty of the earth