For The Beauty Of The Earth

[Verse 1]
For the beauty of the earth
For the beauty of the skies
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies

[Chorus]
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise

[Verse 3]
For the joy of human love
Brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth and friends above
For all gentle thoughts and mild

[Chorus]
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise

[Verse 4]
For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flowers of earth and buds of heaven

[Chorus]
Christ, our God, to thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise