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Text Based On James Chapter 15 (KJV)
I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing.
(Public Domain)
Words: Folliot S. Pierpoint: 1835-1917
Music: Conrad Kocher: 1786-1872
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FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH
1. 
For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
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Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.
2.
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.
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3.
For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight.
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4.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
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5.
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:
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6.
For Thy Church, that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love.
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