Thanksgiving thoughts

For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies,
For the Love which from our birth over and around us lies,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or 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,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or grateful praise.

For the joy of ear and eye, for the hear and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmonylinking sense to sound and sight,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or grateful praise.

For the joy of human love, brother sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or grateful praise.

For the Church which evermore lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore they pure sacrifice of love,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or grateful praise.

For each perfect gift of thine to the world so freely given,
Faith and hope and love divine, peace on earth and joy in heaven,
Christ our God to thee we raise this our hymn or grateful praise.

The words by Folliot Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917) as printed in Hymnbook 1982.
The words may not be mine, but the thought is.


Happy Thanksgiving!!!