October 15, 2007

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  For The Beauty of the Earth
  Words by Folliot S. Pierpoint
  
  
  
                                                                 
  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.
  
  Amen
  

  
  

  

  We had such a lovely hike on Sunday afternoon.  We’ve lived here 19 years now and never knew this reservoir existed!  Talk about being in your own back yard!!!  We knew of the area because the guys go fishing in the creek near it but did not know that if you go up this road and then that path then you would go up this steep hill and round a corner and then just about hit paradise!  It was simply breathtaking and not more than 10 miles away.  Can you smell the pine needles?  Mmmmm….we could!  Oh it was marvelous.   Did you notice the tall pine trees reflected in Elisabeth’s sunglasses?  I did not plan that…I just noticed it when I was adding the picture to the post.   It was kind of windy at one point and Melvin’s ears were blowing in the wind when I snapped that picture of he and Will.  lol    
  Every time I thought about the beauty of the day yesterday I kept thinking about this hymn.  This beauty is undoubtedly a gift from the Lord.  How could there ever be a question of his creation?!   
  

  
  

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