For the Beauty of the Earth

First blog. This is a big deal.

I'm currently listening to the song "For the Beauty of the Earth" played by John Schmidt. John Schmidt is an incredibly talented pianist. I absolutely love listening to his music, because it's so peaceful, calming, and simply beautiful. And my wonderful best friend introduced me to John, so it always reminds me of him when I hear any of his songs. But I digress..

"For the Beauty of the Earth" is a hymm that speaks volumes to me. I had actually never heard it before until John Schmidt, but it's one of my favorites now. And it is the inspiration for the title of this blog.

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

over and around us lies

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

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,

Lord of all to thee we raise

this our grateful hymn of praise

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 thee we raise,

this our grateful hymn of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine,

to our race to freely given,

Graces human and divine,

flowers or earth and buds of heaven,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our grateful hymn of praise.

For thy Church which evermore

lifteth holy hands above,

offering up on every shore

her pure sacrifice of love,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

this our grateful hymn of praise.

How beautiful is that? I think it's really just about finding beauty in everything- because everything has God's fingerprints on it. He made the earth, the skies, the hills and valleys, each tree and flower, and each one of us. And he made it all beautiful. He made us beautiful! So that's my new outlook on life. Finding the beauty in everything, because He has made it all.