Lead Sheet

638 - For the Beauty of the Earth

FOLLIOTT S. PIERPOINT CONRAD KOCHER
Last stanza setting and choral ending by Phillip E. Allen
INTRO VERSE

D7 G D7 D7 D7 G
# C B Eb F#
C D G Cm G D7 D

& 44 œ œ œ œ œ
G G B C G G G

œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ ..
C B A E C D A

œ œ œ œ œ
1.  For the beau - ty
2.  For the won - der
3.  For the joy of
4.  For the church that
5.  For the joy of
6.  For Thy - self, best

D7 D7 D7
# F# F# F#
C G C D G C G D G G G D G C G

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
E C B D A E

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
6
of the earth, For the glo - ry of the skies, For the love which from our birth
of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale and tree and flow’r,
hu - man love, Broth - er, sis - ter, par - ent, child, Friends on earth and friends a - bove;
ev - er - more Lift - eth ho - ly hands a - bove, Of - f’ring up on ev - ’ry shore
ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s de - light, For the mys - tic har - mo - ny
Gift Di - vine! To our race so free - ly giv’n; For that great, great love of Thine,

REPEAT to Verse

# F# G F# D
œ. œ ˙
C D G C G D G G D D G C D G C G D7 G

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
C B D C B E D

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ J œ œ œ
11
O - ver and a - round us lies: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.
Sun and moon and stars of light:
For all gen - tle thoughts and mild:
Her pure sac - ri - fice of love:
Link - ing sense to sound and sight:
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:

TURNAROUND to Verse

# C B Eb
D G C G Bm Am G Bm D G Cm G D7 G

Û. Û | Û. Û Û Û
C D G D C B C
œ œ œ ˙ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ..
C B E D D D D D D

& œ œ œ
17
J J
This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

ENDING Opt. Modulation to Last Stanza Setting

D7 G Db B bm D b
# F # F# Eb Eb
Û Û Û Û bbbb
C D G C G D7 C D G C G D7
œ 24 œ 4
G G
œ
F rit.
œ œ ˙ Ó
C B E D C B E D

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ˙
23 This our hymn of grate - ful praise. This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

Arr. © Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.
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A b4
VERSE
Ab E b7 A b B bm Ab Db Db Ab Db Ab A bm 2 A b b7
Bb C Db Eb Eb Cb Bb Bb E
bb
C C E dim7
œ œ ˙
&b b œ œ œ
F E G F C
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
29
6.  For Thy - self, best Gift Di - vine! To our race so free - ly giv’n;

C 7 F m Bbm B bm E b7 Ab B bm A b Db Eb F m Eb Db E b4 Eb Ab Eb
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb
b
& b bb œ œ œ
Fm Fm

œ œ œ ˙
G 2 G
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
33
For that great, great love of Thine, Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:

Ab B b m A b M7 Gb D b m6 Ab b b b
Eb Db Db Ab Db Fb Eb Eb D
Eb E A
b œ.
F 42 Fm C7

& b bb œ œ ˙ œ
Fm Fm

œ œ œ œ
C
œ J œ œ œ ˙
37
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

A b B bm A b B bm A b A b7
OPTIONAL CHORAL ENDING
b Ab Db Ab Db D b m6 D b
A b BAm Gb Gb G b Gb Gb Gb E b7 Ab
b
b G F b rit.E b
>˙ >˙ U
& b b b œ . œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ w w
F F F

œ
41
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.
 Lead Sheet
638 - For the Beauty of the Earth
FOLLIOTT S. PIERPOINT CONRAD KOCHER
Last stanza setting and choral ending by Phillip E. Allen
INTRO VERSE

B7 E B7 D 7 G# B7 E B
# A G# F# C# A G# C F# D#
A B E Am E B7

& 44 œ œ œ œ œ
(Capo 3) E E A E E E

œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ ..
C B

œ œ œ œ œ
1.  For the beau - ty
2.  For the won - der
3.  For the joy of
4.  For the church that
5.  For the joy of
6.  For Thy - self, best

B7 B7 B7
# C# D# G# F# D# C# D#
A E A B E A E B E E E B E A E

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
A B

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
6
of the earth, For the glo - ry of the skies, For the love which from our birth
of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale and tree and flow’r,
hu - man love, Broth - er, sis - ter, par - ent, child, Friends on earth and friends a - bove;
ev - er - more Lift - eth ho - ly hands a - bove, Of - f’ring up on ev - ’ry shore
ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s de - light, For the mys - tic har - mo - ny
Gift Di - vine! To our race so free - ly giv’n; For that great, great love of Thine,

REPEAT to Verse

# G# D# E D# B
œ. œ ˙
G# C#
A B E A E B E E B B E A AB E A E B7 E

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
A B B

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ J œ œ œ
11
O - ver and a - round us lies: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.
Sun and moon and stars of light:
For all gen - tle thoughts and mild:
Her pure sac - ri - fice of love:
Link - ing sense to sound and sight:
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:

TURNAROUND to Verse
G #m F #m E G#m G#
# A G# C# A G# C
B E A E B E Am E B7

Û. Û | Û. Û Û Û
A B E B A A E
œ œ œ ˙ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ..
B B B B B B

& œ œ œ
17
J J
This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

ENDING Opt. Modulation to Last Stanza Setting

B7 E Bb G m Bb
# G# C# G # C# D # D#
Û Û Û Û bbbb
B E A E B7 B E A E B7
œ 24 œ 4
A A E A A E
œ
D rit. C C
œ œ ˙ Ó
B B

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ˙
23 This our hymn of grate - ful praise. This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

Arr. © Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.
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VERSE
C7 Bb Bb C # dim7 Bb
F4
Bb C# Ab
bb
F Gm F A A F F Fm 2 F 7

œ œ
F G G C

&b b œ œ œ ˙
G A C D E D C A
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
29
6.  For Thy - self, best Gift Di - vine! To our race so free - ly giv’n;

C7 Bb D m C Bb
b
A7 Dm Gm F Gm F C4 C

& b bb œ œ œ
Dm Dm Gm C C F

œ œ œ ˙
E C C C C C C 2 E
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
33
For that great, great love of Thine, Peace on earth and joy in heav’n:

G m F M7 Eb Bb B b m6 b
Bb Bb Db
b œ.
D 42 Dm F A7 F C B

& b bb œ œ ˙ œ
Dm Dm C C F
œ œ œ œ
C A F C
œ J œ œ œ ˙
37
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

OPTIONAL CHORAL ENDING

Bb Bb B b m6 Bb
F GFm E Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb F b Db
F F Gm F Gm F 7 F C7
>˙ >˙ U
F

b œ œ œ œ ˙ w w
D D D C

& b b b œ . œJ œ œ Œ œ œ œ
E rit.
œ
41
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grate - ful praise.

Chords Used (Capo 3)

E B7
A G#
E B7
F# C#
A D7
C G# A B
A
Am
C
E
B
4fr.

B7 G#m F #m Bb Bb
D# D# D#
B7 B B E Gm
B B D C C
4fr.

F4
C7
Bb C # dim7 Bb
Ab
F F Gm F A Fm 2 F
G A C E G G

A7 C7 Gm Dm C4 D4
C7 Dm Gm E C C 2 C 2
3fr.

F M7 Eb B b m6 F7
Bb Db Eb Eb Eb
F Gm F F Gm F
A F F E D