1 Verse:
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies.
Chorus:
Lord of all to thee we raise,
this our hymn of grateful praise
2 Verse:
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:
Lord of all to thee we raise,
this our hymn of grateful praise
3 Verse:
For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight
Chorus:
Lord of all to thee we raise,
this our hymn of grateful praise
4 Verse:
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
Chorus:
Lord of all to thee we raise,
this our hymn of grateful praise
5 Verse:
For each perfect gift of thine
to our race so freely given
graces human and divine
flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Chorus: (2 x)
Lord of all to thee we raise,
this our hymn of grateful praise
