Psalms 95: 1-2
O come, let us sing unto the Lord:
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock
of our salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with
thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise
unto him with psalms. 

The Hymn, For the Beauty of the Earth,
reminds us of these verses in Psalms. The
hymn is a song of Thanksgiving as we attune
ourselves to the simple beauties in nature,
our families, and our friends. We sing about
the joy of human love, the beauty of each hour,
and we sing about the natural beauties of the 
earth such as the trees, flowers, the sky, the sun, 
the moon and the stars. 
These are sources of joy, which
in turn can give us new found hope each day.
In the last line of the song we lift our voices
with a joyful noise to God, as we sing,
 "Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of 
Grateful praise."
Note: Hymn scholars believe that the scriptural
inspiration for this hymn is found in James 1:17


 Photo by: Jeri Burt