Voicing: Unison voices with congregation and piano
Composer: Helen Kemp
English author Folliott S. Pierpoint's well-known hymn text, For the Beauty of the Earth enjoys a fresh, new melodic setting for children's voices. The congregation joins the children on the final stanza singing the familiar hymn tune, DIX. The children add a climactic coda that is a reprise of the new tune's refrain. Suitable for Thanksgiving, general praise and intergenerational occasions.