Key: G
Introduction:
G C G C G D G
1. For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,
C G C G D G
for the love which from our birth over and around us lies
G D G C G D G
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
G C G C G D G
2. For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night,
C G C G D G
hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light
G C G C G D G
3. For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight,
C G C G D G
for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight
G C G C G D G
4. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,
C G C G D G
friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild
G C G C G D G
5. For thy church that evermore lifteth holy hands above,
C G C G D G
offering upon every shore her pure sacrifice of love
G C G C G D G
6. For thyself, best Gift Divine, to the world so freely given,