Misc Praise Songs - For The Beauty Of The Earth

text folliott s . pierpoint , 1835 – 1917 related scriptures : psalm 95 : 1 – 6 , 33 : 1 – 6
music conrad kocher , 1786 – 1872
intro
( G D C D G )
( C G C G D G )
G D C D G C G Em ( * 22030 ) G
for the beauty of the earth , for the beauty of the skies

G D C D G C G Em * G
for the love which from our birth over and around us lies ,

chorus :
Em * G D C G C G D G
lord of all , to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise

G D C D G C G Em * G
for the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night ,
G D C D G C G Em * G
hill and vale and tree and flow’r sun and moon and stars of light ,
( chorus )
G D C D G C G Em * G
for the joy of human love , brother , sister parent , child ,
G D C D G C G Em * G
friends on earth , and friends above , for all gentle thoughts and mild ,
( chorus )