For the Beauty of the Earth

For the Beauty of the Earth

1.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the Glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

2.
For 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 of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

3.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

4.
For your Church, that evermore
Lifts its holy hands above,
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore
A pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to you we reaise
This our gift of grateful praise.

5.
For Yourself, O Gift Divine
To our world so freely giv’n,
For that love from which will shine,
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

Uses: Creation, Thanksgiving, Gathering Song

Meter: 77 77 77

Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today (II)

(Another song with the same title can be found here.)

1.
Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today;
Christians haste your vows to pay;
Make your joy and praises known
At the Paschal Victim's throne;
For the sheep the Lamb has bled,
Sinless in the sinner's stead;
Christ, the Lord, is risn' on high;
Noe he lives, no more to die!

2.
Christ, the Victim undefiled,
god and sinners reconciled;
When in strange and awesome strife
Met together death and life;
Christians, on this happy day
Haste with joy your vows to pay;
Christ, the Lord is risn'n on high;
Now he lives, no more to die!

3.
Say, O wond'ring Mary, say
What you saw along the way.
"I beheld two angels bright,
empty tomb and wrappings white;
I beheld the glory bright
Of the risen Lord of light.
Christ, my hope, is ris'n again;
Now he lives, and lives to reign!"

4.
Christ, who once for sinners bled,
Now the firstborn from the dead,
Throned in endless might and pow'r,
Lives and reigns forevermore.
Hail, eternal Hope on high!
Hail, our King of Victory!
Hail, our Prince of Life adored!
Help and save us, gracious Lord!

Meter: 77 77 D
Hymn Tune: Victimae Paschali
Use: Easter Season, loosely based on Paschal Sequence

Alleluia! Alleuia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

1.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,
And the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest
To our Savior and our King!

2.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Like the sun from out the wave,
He is risen up in triumph
From the darkness of the grave.
He’s the splendor of the nations,
He’s the lamp of endless day;
He’s the very Lord of glory
Who is risen up today!

3.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed Jesus, make us rise
From the life of this corruption
To the life that never dies.
May your glory be our portion,
When the days of time are past,
And the dead shall be awakened
By the trumpet’s mighty blast!


Uses: Easter
Meter: 87 87 D
Hymn Tune: Holy Anthem

Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today

(another song with same title can be found here.)

1.
Christ, the Lord is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
All on earth with angels say,
Alleluia!
Raise your love and triumphs high,
Alleluia!
Sing ye heav’ns and earth reply,
Alleluia!

2.
Lives again our glorious King;
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save,
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!

3.
Love’s redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won.
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise;
Alleluia!
Christ has open’d paradise.
Alleluia!

4.
Soar we now where Christ has led,
Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted head;
Alleluia!
Made like him, like he we rise,
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave the skies.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77

Jesus Christ is Risen Today

1.
Jesus Christ is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day,
Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross,
Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss,
Alleluia!

2.
Hymns of praise then let us sing,
Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly King,
Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave,
Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save.
Alleluia!

3.
But the pains which he endured,
Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured;
Alleluia!
Now he reigns above as King,
Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing,
Alleluia!

4.
Sing we to our God above,
Alleluia!
Praise eternal as his love,
Alleluia!
Praise him, all ye heav’nly host,
Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77 with alleluias

In Spanish: El Señor Resucitó