{"id":145,"asset_id":313,"title":"For the Beauty of the Earth","alias":"for-the-beauty-of-the-earth","introtext":"<p><strong>For the Beauty of the Earth<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Folliot S. Pierpoint<\/p>\r\n<p>England-born Folliot S. Pierpoint (1835-1917) was a graduate of Queens College, Cambridge University. He chose teaching as a profession and traveled from place to place throughout his life, teaching in various schools. He eventually retired from academics to become a writer.<br \/> <br \/> During his 82 years of life, Pierpoint published seven volumes of poetry. Many of his writings spoke of his love for nature. He is most remembered for the hymn <em>For the Beauty of the Earth<\/em>, first published as <em>The Sacrifice of Praise<\/em> in 1864.<br \/> <br \/> <em>For the Beauty of the Earth<\/em> is mostly commonly sung to the tune of <em>Dix<\/em>, written by German composer and organist Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) in 1838. It was originally sung as a hymn for communion in Anglican services. It has since become a favorite for Thanksgiving services, and for Sunday School Children. It was sung in the 1994 movie version of <em>Little Women<\/em>. The original version of the hymn had eight stanzas. Below are listed those most commonly still sung.<br \/> <br \/> <br \/> For the beauty of the earth<br \/> For the Glory of the skies, <br \/> For the love which from our birth<br \/> Over and around us lies: <br \/> <br \/> <strong>Refrain:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Lord of all, to Thee we raise<br \/> this our joyful hymn of grateful praise.<\/em><br \/> <br \/> <strong>Alternative (original) refrain:<\/strong><br \/> Christ, our God, to Thee we raise <br \/> This, our sacrifice of praise. <br \/> <br \/> For the beauty of each hour<br \/> Of the day and of the night, <br \/> Hill and vale and tree and flow'r <br \/> Sun and Moon and stars of light <br \/> <br \/> <strong>Refrain<\/strong><br \/> <br \/> For the joy of human love,<br \/> Brother, sister, parent, child.<br \/> Friends on earth and friends above<br \/> For all gentle thoughts and mild.<br \/> <br \/> <strong>Refrain<\/strong><br \/> <br \/> For each perfect gift of Thine<br \/> To our race so freely given.<br \/> Graces human and divine<br \/> Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n.<br \/> <br \/> <strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"37","created":"2020-11-04 13:44:37","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2020-11-04 13:44:37","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2020-11-04 13:44:37","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"0","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}