August 3, 2020
This week, Faith in the Time of Corona (COVID-19) will feature reflections from Holy Comforter's Creation Care Committee. The Bible calls on Christians to be stewards of the natural world. The mission of the Creation Care Committee is to consider environmental issues as religious concerns. To learn more, please contact Margaret Bain or Chris Jones .
Sun Reflecting on the Sea
by Margaret Bain
For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth,
   For the beauty of the skies,
For the Love which from our birth
   Over and around us lies:
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our Sacrifice 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:
Christ, our God, 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:
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our Sacrifice of Praise.

For the joy of human love,
   Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above;
   For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our Sacrifice of Praise.

For each perfect Gift of Thine
   To our race so freely given,
Graces human and Divine,
   Flowers of earth, and buds of Heaven:
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our Sacrifice of Praise.