Grateful Praise

This was the sky on my home from work this past Monday.

The closer I got to my house, the more intense it became and I went out of my way to see more.

I sat in a parking lot to watch it...until it was no more.

 

 

Just a day before, we sang a new arrangement of this old hymn at church.

When I saw this beautiful sky, the words of that first verse immediately came to mind...

..."For the beauty of the earth,  for the glory of the skies...."

 

 

FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

~Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, 1864

 

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;

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

 

 



For the joy of ear and eye,

for the heart and mind's delight,

for the mystic harmony,

linking sense to sound and sight;

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

 

 

For the joy of human love,

brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth and friends above,

for all gentle thoughts and mild;

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

 

 

For Thy church, that evermore

lifteth holy hands above,

offering up on every shore

her pure sacrifice of love;

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

 

 

For thyself, best Gift Divine,

to the world so freely given,

for that great, great love of thine,

peace on earth, and joy in heaven:

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

 





 

And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth." ~ Isaiah 12:4-5

 

 Thanksgiving Blessings to you and yours!