Evergreen Ensemble - "For the Beauty of the Earth" by Philip Stopford

A beautiful updated setting from Philip Stopford of the well known hymn text by Folliott Sandford Pierpoint. Performed during "All Creation Sings: A concert on creation care" at Trinity Parish Church in Seattle, WA on April 30, 2023. For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies. For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends above; Pleasures pure and undefiled. For each perfect gift of Thine, to our race so freely given; graces human and divine, Flowers of earth and buds of heaven. For thy church which ever more lifteth holy hands above, offering up on every shore her pure sacrifice of love: Lord of all, to Thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise. Audio and video by ‪@scribestudiosus‬