FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

Do=Bes, 2/2 Music by John Rutter

Happily A = 66 Words by PS. Pierpoint

Intro 8 bar
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S | 0 0 3 4 | 5 5 6 7 | 1> . . . | 1> . . . | 0 0 1> 2> | 4> 3> 1> 6 | 6 . 76 5 . | 5 0 6 7 |
For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the
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S | 1> . . . | 1> 1> 2> 3> | 4 . . . | 4 0 2> 1> 1> 2> | 1> 7 797 . | 7 0 7 6 6 7 |
love which from our birth over and a-round us lies, over and a-

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round us lies. Lord of all to thee we raise

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S | 4> 3> 1>91> 6 5 | 5 . . 2> | 2> . 3> 2> 1> . | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
This our joy- ful hymn of praise.

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S 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 7 1> . . . 1> . . . 0 0 1> 2> 4> 3> 1> 6 6 . 76 5 . 5 0 6 7
A 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 7 1> . . . 1> . . . 0 0 1> 7 6 5 4 4 4 . 5 . 5 0 0 0
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T 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 7 1> . . . 1> . . . 0 0 1> 2> 1> 1> 1> 1> 1> . 2> 1> 7 . 7 0 0 0
B 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 7 1> . . . 1> . . . 0 0 1> 7 6 6 6 1> 5 . . . 5 0 6 7
For the beauty of each hour, of the day and of the night, hill and
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vale and tree and flow’r, sun and moon and stars of light
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A 0 0 1 2 3 . . . 3 3 2 1 2 0 2> 1> 1> 2> 1> 7 797 .
hill and vale and tree and flow’r, sun and moon and stars of light
T 0 0 1> 2> 3> . . . 3> 3> 2> 1> 2> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hill and vale and tree and flow’r,
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vale and tree and flow’r,

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T 0 0 7 6 6 7 6 5 595 . 5 0 1> 2> 3> . . 3> 4> . 5> . 5> . 6> 5> 4> . 0 0 0 0
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B 0 0 7 6 6 7 6 5 595 . 5 0 1> 7 1> . . 1> 2> . 3> 2> 1> 7\ . 1> 7\ 6 . 0 0 0 0
Sun and moon and stars of light. Lord of all to thee we raise.
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S 4> 3> 1>91> 6 5 5 . . 2> 2> . 3> 2> 1> . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This our joy- ful hymn of praise.
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A 5 . . . 5 5 4 4 4 . 54 3 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This our hymn of praise.
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T 4> 3> 1>91> 6 5 5 . . 2> 2> . 3> 2> 1> . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This our joy- ful hymn of praise.
B 1 . . . 5 5 5 5 1 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This our hymn of praise.

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SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 . 3 . 4 391 5< . 0 0 0 0 0 0
For the joy of love
mp espressivo
TB 0 0 3< 4< 5< 5< 6< 7< 1 . . . 1 . . . 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 6<
For the joy of human love. Brother, sister, parent,
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SA 0 0 0 5< 6< 1 7< 6< 5< 3< 0 3 . 2 3 3 . . . 3 4 4 . 3 4
Brother, sister, pa-rent, child, friends on earth and friends a-bove.
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TB 6< . 7< 6< 5< . 5< 0 6< 7< 1 . . . 1 1 2 3 4< . . .
child. Friends on earth and friends a-bove.

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SA 94 5 3 4 . . 4 . . 2 596 5 . . 5 . . 1 3 2 1 7<
For all gen- tle thought and mild
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TB 9 4< 0 2 1 1 2 1 7< 7< . . 7< . 7< 6< 6< 7< 6< 5< 5< . . 5< 0 1 2
For all gentle thought and mild, for all gentle thought and mild. Lord of

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Lord of all to thee we raise, our joyful hymn of
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T 3 . . 3 4 . 5 . 5 . 65 4 . 0 0 0 0 4 3 191 6< 5< 9 5< . . 4
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all to thee we raise. This our joy- ful hymn of

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SA 2 .32 1 . 0 0 0 0
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T 4 .54 3 . 0 0 0 0
B 1 . . . 0 0 0 0
praise

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For each perfect gift of thine, to our face so freely gi- ven

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S 95 0 0 0 0 0 3> . 2> 3> 9 3> . . . 3> 4> 3> 4> 3> 1> 9 1> 6 . .
Gra- ces human and di-vine
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ATB 95 0 6 7 1> . . . 1> 1> 2> 3> 4 . . . 4 0 2> 1> 1> 2>
Graces hu- man and di- vine, flow’rs of earth and

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Ah - - aah - - - Lord of all to
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T 1> 7 7 . . 7 0 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 . . 5 . 1> 2> 3> . . 3>
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A 1> 7 7 . . 7 0 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 . . 5 . 1> 7 1> . . 1>
buds of heav’n , flow’rs of earth and buds of heav’n. Lord of all to

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S 4> . 5> . 5> . 6> 5> 4> . 0 0 0 0 4> 3> 1> . 6 5 9 5 . . 2> 2> . 3> 2> 1> .
thee we raise. This our joy-ful hymn of praise.
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thee we raise. This our joy-ful hymn of praise
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T 4> . 5> . 5> . 6> 5> 4> . 0 0 0 0 4> 3> 1> . 6 5 9 5 . . 2> 2> . 3> 2> 1> .
thee we raise. This our joy-ful hymn of praise.
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B 2> . 3> 2> 1> 7\ . 1> 7\ 6 . 0 0 0 0 5 . . . 5 5 . 5 6 5 1> . . .
thee we raise. This our joy-ful hymn of praise

rallentando all fine

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This our joy-ful hymn of praise
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A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 3 . . . 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1> 7 1> . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 1 . . . 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
our hymn of praise