Christian Songs for an Environmental Ethic:


 
 

Joyful, Joyful (also known as “Ode to Joy”, a traditional piece) verse 2:
All Thy works with joy surround Thee /Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays /Stars and angels sing around Thee /Center of unbroken praise /Field and forest, vale and mountain /Bloss’ming meadow, flashing  sea /Chanting bird and flowing fountain /Call us to rejoice in  Thee

For The Beauty (traditional):
For the beauty of the earth /For the glory of the skies, /For the love which from our birth /Over and around us lies. /Christ our LORD to you 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 LORD to you we raise this, our sacrifice of praise.

God Of Wonders (contemporary):
LORD Of all creation /Of water, earth, and sky /The heavens are Your tabernacle /Glory to the LORD on high /God of wonders beyond our galaxy /You are holy, holy /The universe declares Your majesty /You are holy, holy /LORD of heaven and earth /LORD of heaven and earth /Hallelujah to the LORD of heaven and earth (x3)

How Great Thou Art (traditional)
O LORD my God, when I in awesome wonder /Consider all the worlds Thy hand hath made, /I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, /Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed; /When through the woods and forest glades I wander, /I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; /When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur /And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze;
But when I think that God, His Son not sparing, /Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in, /That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, /He bled and died to take away my sin; When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation, /And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! /Then I shall bow in humble adoration /And there proclaim, "My God, how great Thou art!"
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, /How great Thou art! How great Thou art! /Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee; /How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

Beautiful Savior (one of our favorites here at St. Olaf) (verse 2):
Fair are the meadows, /Fair are the woodlands, /Robed in flowers of blooming spring; /Jesus is fairer, /Jesus is purer; /He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.
Fair is the sunshine, /Fair is the moonlight, /Bright the sparkling stars on high; /Jesus shines brighter, /Jesus shines purer, /Than all the angels in the sky.