{"slug": "for-the-beauty-of-the-earth", "title": "For The Beauty Of The Earth", "first_line": "For the beauty of the earth For the glory", "author": "folliot-s-pierpoint", "author_date": "1906", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Baptism", "Blood", "Comfort"], "scripture": ["Ephesians 2:8-10", "1 John 5:10-12", "Titus 3:4-7", "James 1:17-18"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:267; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1906).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "for_the_beauty_of_the_earth", "total_instances": 699}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "For the beau -- ty of the earth For the glo -- ry of the skies, For the love which from our birth O -- ver and a -- round us lies.", "prose": ["For the beauty of the earth", "For the glory of the skies,", "For the love which from our birth", "Over and around us lies."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For the beau -- ty 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.", "prose": ["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."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind's de -- light, For the mys -- tic har -- mo -- ny Link -- ing sense to sound and sight.", "prose": ["For the joy of ear and eye,", "For the heart and mind's delight,", "For the mystic harmony", "Linking sense to sound and sight."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For the joy of hu -- man love, Broth -- er, sis -- ter, par -- ent, child, Friends on earth and friends a -- bove, For all gen -- tle thoughts and mild.", "prose": ["For the joy of human love,", "Brother, sister, parent, child,", "Friends on earth and friends above,", "For all gentle thoughts and mild."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "For Thy Church, that ev -- er -- more Lift -- eth ho -- ly hands a -- bove, Of -- f'ring up on ev -- ery shore Her pure sac -- ri -- fice of love.", "prose": ["For Thy Church, that evermore", "Lifteth holy hands above,", "Off'ring up on every shore", "Her pure sacrifice of love."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grate -- ful praise.", "prose": ["Lord of all, to Thee we raise,", "This our hymn of grateful praise."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}