For the Beauty of the Earth

This song has been one I've been singing to myself and listening to a lot lately. I like the original better than the newer version, but both are wonderful! It reminds me of my maternal grandmother. When I was a little girl, I remember listening and watching her sing these type of hymns in her choir. I love the sound of organs and trumpets played in The London Philharmonic Orchestra And Amen Choir. Neither of these YouTube videos have that "old hymn" sound to them, but they both sound marvelous!

For the Beauty of the Earth

1. For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory (beauty) 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.

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;

Lord of all, to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. For Thyself, best gift divine,

To our race 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.

Lyrics: Folliot Sandford Pierpoint

Music: Conrad Kocher

Which version do you enjoy more?

Original Version: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

or

Newer Version: The St. Paul Cathedral Choir

Psalm 8

 1 LORD, our Lord, 

   how majestic is your name in all the earth!

   You have set your glory 

   in the heavens. 

2 Through the praise of children and infants 

   you have established a stronghold against your enemies, 

   to silence the foe and the avenger. 

3 When I consider your heavens, 

   the work of your fingers, 

the moon and the stars, 

   which you have set in place, 

4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, 

   human beings that you care for them?[c]

 5 You have made them[d] a little lower than the angels[e] 

   and crowned them[f] with glory and honor. 

6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; 

   you put everything under their[g] feet: 

7 all flocks and herds, 

   and the animals of the wild, 

8 the birds in the sky, 

   and the fish in the sea, 

   all that swim the paths of the seas.

 9 LORD, our Lord, 

   how majestic is your name in all the earth!