For the beauty of the earth,
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for the beauty of the skies,
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for the love which from our birth
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over and around us lies,
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Refrain:
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Christ our God, to thee we raise
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this our sacrifice of praise.
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For the beauty of each hour
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of the day and of the night,
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hill and vale, and tree and flower,
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sun and moon, and stars of light, Refrain
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For the joy of ear and eye,
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for the heart and brain´s delight,
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for the mystic harmony
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linking sense to sound and sight, Refrain
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For the joy of human love,
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brother, sister, parent, child,
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friends on earth, and friends above,
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for all gentle thoughts and mild, Refrain
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For each perfect gift of thine
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to our race so freely given,
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graces human and divine,
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flowers of earth and buds of heaven, Refrain
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For thy Bride that evermore
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lifteth holy hands above,
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offering up on every shore
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this pure sacrifice of love, Refrain
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For the martyrs´ crown of light,
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for thy prophets´ eagle eye,
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for thy bold confessors´ might,
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for the lips of infancy, Refrain
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For thy virgins´ robes of snow,
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for thy maiden Mother mild,
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for thyself, with hearts aglow,
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Jesus,Victim undefiled, Refrain
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For The Beauty Of The Earth
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¼º Çʸ³½º ¼Ò³âÇÕâ´Ü(St. Philips Boys Choir) |