Thou the Beauty of the Earth

adapted for Reclaiming by steward, SpiralHeart community

Thou the Beauty of the Earth,
Thou the glory of the skies,
Thou the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies,

Lord and Lady, hear our cry:
To our circle now come nigh.

Thou 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 and Lady, hear our cry:
To our circle now come nigh.

In the joy of ear and eye,
In the heart and mind's delight,
Thou the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound and sight,

Lord and Lady, hear our cry:
To our circle now come nigh.

In the joy of love o'er all,
Calling forth our inner child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
In all gentle thoughts and mild,

Lord and Lady, hear our cry:
To our circle now come nigh.

 

 

Bardic Lore for
Thou the Beauty of the Earth


This song, derived from a hymn used widely across Christian denominations, was adapted by steward in his annual post-camp energy burst of 2001.

 

 

 

 

 


Metrical classification: 7.7.7.7.7.7
Source material: "For the Beauty of the Earth", words by Folliot S. Pierpont, Music arranged from Conrad Kocher by W.H. Monk, Dix 7.7.7.7.7.7

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