For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise
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
For the joy of human love
Brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth and friends above
For all gentle thoughts and mild
For Thy Church, that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love
Alternate verses:
For the joy of ear and eye
For the heart and mind's delight
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight
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For the martyrs' crown of light
For Thy prophets' eagle eye
For Thy bold confessors' might
For the lips of infancy
For Thy virgins' robes of snow
For Thy maiden mother mild
For Thyself, with hearts aglow
Jesu, Victim undefiled
For each perfect gift of Thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven
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