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For the Beauty of the Earth

from Choral by David Lee Grossman

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A setting of F.S. Pierpoint's famous hymn text for SATB choir and organ. Inspired by the Rutter setting of the same text.

Finished 11/26/2015. Audio created with Finale 2012 and Garritan instruments and mixed with Audacity.

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For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty 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 flow'r,
Sun and moon and stars of light:

Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and brain's delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight.

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 sacrifice of praise,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of Thine,
To our race so freely giv'n
Graces human and divine,
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n

For thy Church that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
This pure sacrifice of love:

Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

This our sacrifice of praise,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our sacrifice of praise.

This our sacrifice of praise.

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from Choral, track released November 26, 2015

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David Lee Grossman Charleston, South Carolina

Inspired from a young age by Mozart to write music, and more recently John Williams to write soundtrack music, David Grossman began composing in 7th grade and already has a diverse portfolio encompassing many genres from baroque and classical to jazz to choral and vocal music. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College (BM, Music Composition) and the Seattle Film Institute (MM, Film Music) ... more

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