this our hymn

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 joyful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hour,

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale and tree and flow'r,

Sun and Moon and stars of light,

'Lord of all, to Thee we raise

this our joyful hymn of praise.

(from a mid-september date in the woods)