Our team had it's Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. It was a great time, with lots, and lots, and lot's of food. We're so grateful for the community here. Though some weeks it's hard being so involved in each other's lives, we just couldn't do this without this team. These are some really great people we work with every day.
This coming Saturday we will host a "Thanksgiving Dessert" party for the community. We will share about our thanksgiving traditions and down a little pumpkin pie with our friends.
Also, this week I was re-acquainted with a beautiful hymn of thanks called "For the Beauty of the Earth." (Thanks Amy and F.E.C.!) The words and a link to cyberhymnal are below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
We have so much to be thankful for!
God bless!
- Adam and Hannah
For the Beauty of the Earth
Text: Folliot S. Pierpoint
Music: Conrad Kocher; Arr. by W.H. Monk
Tune: DIX, Meter: 77.77.77
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful 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 hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony,
linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful 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 hymn of grateful praise.
For thy church, that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
For thyself, best Gift Divine,
to the world so freely given,
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth, and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
-hear it
