For the Beauty of the Earth (Davis)
Hymn composed by
Lia DavisContextual information
Tune Name
[For the Beauty of the Earth - Davis]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Lia DavisHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Lia Davis (she/her) began playing piano by ear at age five. She is an accomplished musician across many genres, including jazz, Argentine tango, classical, folk, and pop music. Piano is her native instrument, though she also sings and plays the accordion, organ, electric bass, folk harp, and drums. Lia has taught piano to students of all ages and skill levels for over 30 years. She serves as the Minister of Music at First Unitarian Society of Denver, CO.
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Arranger Background information
Lyrics
Voice 1:
For the beauty of the earth,
For the splendor of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
Voice 2:
Grateful we raise, grateful we praise.
Voice 3:
Source, we raise our hymn of praise.
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