Hymn - "For the Beauty of the Earth"; Choir, Congregation, Pipe Organ

"For the Beauty of the Earth" - Recessional Hymn 08 June 2008 (Youth Appreciation Sunday)

Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal
Morristown, NJ, USA

1-For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,
For the children ev'rywhere with their sad or joyful cries,
God of all, to you we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

2-For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,
For each child whose life of worth may be missed by human eyes,
God of all, to you we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

3-For the hungry, homeless ones seeking life despite despair,
For the nations buying guns while the children wait for care,
God of all, this prayer we raise: Let us bring forth better days.

4-Thanks for gifts that children bring: love and trust and open hands.
Help us give them songs to sing, meet their needs as love commands.
God of all, this prayer we raise: Let us bring forth better days.

Tune: Dix
Text: Virginia Sargent

Camcorded live 08 June 2008

The pipe organ is J.W. Steere, Opus 701, 3/49, built and installed in the Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, NJ, USA in 1918.

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[619everyday]

Im filling in for a friend of mine this Sunday at his church.. This is the hymn.. Never heard of it before.. but with the blessings of your ministry it will be successful.. I site read through it.. but its always good to hear it before hand as well... thanks again be blessed

[joenwayne]

@619everyday

Thanks for viewing and your kind comments.

[alfiesgirluk]

I prefer this tune to the newer one..............as I children we had to sing this in morning assembly. I didn't like it then but I love it now

[joenwayne]

@alfiesgirluk

Thanks for your comments and for viewing.

Greetings to you in the UK from New Jersey, USA.

[kenpalmer1965]

Hello. I didn't know you were on here. Is that you playing the organ? This is one magnificent sounding organ!

[joenwayne]

@kenpalmer1965 Yes, 'tis me playing. This video is before I got a wide-angle lens for the camcorder, so I'm just off the video to the left.

[bestminstrel]

As a church organist, I must say that you play exquisitely well, and I just love the stop registrations you used on the hymn. I like when other organists aren't afraid to "pull out the stops," and really build up the hymn and take it somewhere different in each stanza. Great job, I loved this video, and your playing as well! Bravo!

[joenwayne]

@kenpalmer1965 You're most kind - thank you!

[kenpalmer1965]

Another great favorite of mine! Your collection of vidoes is quite magnificent!

[joenwayne]

@Aritul You're welcome.

Thanks for viewing and your comments.

Cheers,

Wayne

[Aritul]

This is precisely the version for which I was looking. Thanks for posting it.