Choral Akari Archive

For the Beauty of the Earth

Hymn Information

Folder: Main I, no. 1
Tune used, name: 'Dix' or 'Treuer Heiland, wir sind hier'
Composer: Kocher, Conrad (1786–1872); composed in 1838
Lyricist: Pierpoint, Folliott Sandford (1835–1917); written in 1864, altered
Source used for representative text: from hymnary.org, Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #19

Resources and Audios

Sheet music, project file and MIDI:

Audio files (separate parts for Lead, Accompaniment I, Accompaniment II and Bass):

Audio file (all parts combined):

Representative Text

1
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,

Refrain:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.

2
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, [Refrain]

3
For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind’s delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight: [Refrain]

4
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]

5
For yourself, best gift divine,
to the world so freely given,
agent of God’s grand design:
peace on earth and joy in heaven. [Refrain]