For

the beauty of the earth

F. S. PIERPOINT (1835 - 1917) John RUTTER (1945)

    
 
Happily (  = 66)
Soprano

    
 
       
           
Alto


             

   
   

 
Piano


mplegato,delicato
     

    
 
 
5
mp legato
S.

     

1. For the

      
                            
A.

     

    
     

Pno.

       

   
          
10

S.

      
beau ty of the earth, For the beau ty of the

             
    
A.


                   
 
     
        
Pno.

       

  
          

15

S.

      
skies, For the love wich from our birth

                       
A.


                

      
     
    
Pno.

   
     
                
20

S.

     
O ver and a round us lies, O ver and a round us lies :

 
                         
 
A.

   

   
       



Pno.

        
   
24
mf
S.

      
Lord of all, to thee we raise


   
                   
A.

               


       
     
      
Pno.

  
mf

 

  mp       
   
29

S.

     
This our joy ful hymn of praise

   
    
A.

 
        

         

 mp 
     
 
Pno.

     



         
A

 
33
mf
S.

         
2. For the beau ty of each hour

A.
 

         


     
            
2. For the beau ty of each hour

       
 
         
         
Pno.

   
mf

2
    
           
38

S.


       
Of the day and of the night, Hill and

  
  
A.

               
Of the day and of the night,

                    
    
             
   
Pno.

 

    
        
43

S.


   
vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and
A.
       

           
             
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,

       

       
     
Pno.

  
         
47

S.
stars of light : Lord of

 
A.              

                
Sun and moon and stars of light : Lord of

              
3

  
     
  
 
Pno.


crecs.

 f     
   
51

S.

 f  
    
all, to thee we raise

   
 
A.

            
3
all, to thee we raise

         


  
 
 

            
mf

     
Pno.


f

 
3
  mf        
   
55

S.

 mf  
 
This our joy ful hymn of praise

A.      

                 
   
This our hymn of praise

       
    
           
mp

  
   
Pno.


espress.
Péd. * Péd.

              
B P


60

S.

      
mp


3. For the joy of

   
espress.


A.

 
 
   
            
            
3. For the joy of hu man love,

      
     
     
dolce

     
Pno. * p

    
       
65

S.

    
        
love, Bro ther, sis ter, pa rent,

A.   

   
     
Bro ther, sis ter, pa rent, child, Friends on

          
            
      
 
Pno.

 

                  

 
69

S.

  
        
child, Fri ends on earth, and friends a bove,

 
A.


                   
earth, and friends a bove, For all gen tle


       
    
  
Pno.

4
       
     
73

S.


           
For all gen tle thoughts and mild :

A.       


     
thoughts and mild, for all gen tle thoughts and mild : Lord of

        
           

    



  
    
Pno.

            
  
77
mf
S.

    
  
Lord of all to thee we raise


mf
A.


           
all, to thee we raise

          
    
mf

        
      
Pno.

         
    
81

S.

 mp 


      
Our joy ful hymn of praise

A.
     

 
      
This our joy ful hymn of praise

      
        
mp

             
   
    
Pno.

  

 
            
C

 
85
f
S.

 
        
4. For each per fect gift of thine To our

    

f
A.

              
            
4. For each per fect gift of thine To our

  
    
           
mf
f

            
  
Pno.

         

5
         
          

90
mf
S.

   
          
race so free ly giv en, Gra ces


mf
A.

 
race so free ly giv en Gra ces hu

                       
     

  
           
    
       
      
Pno.

 

   
          
94

S.

  
     
      
hu man and di vine,
A.

 
   
  
   
man and di vine Flow'rs of earth and

         
   
   
     
  
 
Pno.

   
        
97 cresc.

 
S.

                
Ah Ah cresc.

A.

    
           
     
buds of heav'n flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n :

       

    
       

Pno.


cresc.

          
    
100
f
S.

  
             
Lord of all, to thee we raise

  
f
A.

       
3

     
Lord of all, to thee we raise

                       

    
         
    
Pno.

        
f

6
 Adagio
mf

    Adagio
(  =  )

  
        
Adagio

    
D


104 Adagio Adagio

S.

    
       
This our joy ful hymn of praise

         
mf
A.

       
This our joy ful hymn of praise,

 
              
             
mf

    
            
       
Pno.

      

    
        
111 rall. p (rallentando al fine)
S.

   
    
This our joy ful hymn of

 
rall. p
A.

              
our hymn of

            
p


             

   
Pno.


dim.

    
   
114 molto rall.
S.

    
   
praise.

A.

        

praise

         
 
       
    
(p)




 (p)     
Pno.

   
      
