For the Beauty of the Earth

Music by: Conrad Kocher

Lyrics by: Folliott S. Pierpont

For the beauty of the earth

For the glory of the skies

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies

Christ our God, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful 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

Christ our God, to 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

Christ our God, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise

For Thy church that evermore

Lifteth holy hands above

Offering up on every shore

Her pure sacrifice of love

Christ our God, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise

Stream in the Smoky Mountains

Photo by Jenn Ballard