Composition: For the Beauty of the Earth

Composer: John Rutter

Measure # 1 2 3 4 5
Harmonic Analysis I V6 IV6 V I

Text None None None None None

Meter, Tempo 2/2, Happily, half note=66 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Dynamic Markings mp

Key Signature Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

Cues Cue piano

Articulation Markings Legato, delicato

Notes Arpeggiated Accompaniment

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
V6 IV6 V64 I V6 IV6 V I

None None None For the beauty of the earth For the
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mp

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat MajorBflat Major

Soprano entrance Cut off "earth" bt. 1

Legato
Only sopranos,
legato
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IV V V7 vi V ii ii7 V

beauty of the
skies For the love which from our birth over and around us lies
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Bflat MajorBflat MajorBflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

"earth" bt. 1 Cut off "skies" bt. 2 Cut off "birth" bt. 2

No Breath
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
V7 vi7 V V6 VII, I VII, I IV

over and around us lies Lord of all, to thee we raise

2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mf

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

Cut off "lies" bt. 2 Cut off "lies" bt. 2 Cut off "raise" bt. 1
Accent bt 1
Staccato bt 4
Crescendo, Big beat 2 decrescendo
29 30 31 32 33 34 35
V V I V6 IV6 V I

This our joyful hymn of praise For the

2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mp mf

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major
Cue Sop. & Alto
Cut off "praise" bt. 1 Entrance

Sops. & Altos

No breath Unison
36 37 38 39 40 41 42
V6 IV I I I V V

beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

Cut off "hour" bt. 1 Cut off "night" bt. 2

Split parts Split staves

43 44 45 46 47 48
vi V ii I V IV

vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light
(Hill and) (vale) (and tree and) (flower,) (Sun and moon and)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

Cut off "flower" bt. 2 Cut off "light" bt. 2

Unis. Staves
49 50 51 52 53 54 55
I6 V I VII VII64 ii V

This our joyful hymn

(Stars of light:) Lord of All, to Thee we raise (This)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Forte mf

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major

Cut off "light" bt. 2 Cut off "raise" bt. 1

Crescendo, big bt. 2 Accomp. Staccato

Triplet Split staves

56 57 58 59 60 61 62
V I I IV V I V6

of For the joy of human

(our hymn of) praise.
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Accomp. Piano dolce,

voice mp espress.

Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major Bflat Major G Major G Major

Cut off "praise" bt. 1 Cue alto entrance

Unis. Staves First key change

63 64 65 66 67 68
IV6 I I IV6 V V

love Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on

(For the) (joy of) (love,) (Brother,) (sister, parent,)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Top voice piano

G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major

Sop cut bt. 3
Cue soprano entrance Alt cut bt. 1 Alt cut bt. 2
69 70 71 72 73
vi V ii I V

Earth, and friends Above For all gentle thoughts and mild,
(child, Friends on) (earth,) (and friends above,) (For all)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

Top Voice(piano)

G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major

Sop cut bt. 4
Sop cut bt. 2 Alt. cut bt. 2

No Breath
74 75 76 77 78 79
vii64 I6 V I VII IV

for all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all, to thee we raise
(gentle) (thoughts and) (mild:) (Lord of) (all,) (to thee we)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mf

G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major

Alt. cut bt. 2 Alt. cut bt. 2 Sop cut bt. 2

Top Voice- No Breath

80 81 82 83 84
IV V V I I

This our joyful hymn

(raise) (Our joyful hymn) of praise
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mp mp

G Major G Major G Major G Major G Major

Alt. cut bt. 1 Sop cut bt. 1 Cut off "praise" bt. 1

Accomp. Decrescendo Accomp. Crescendo

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I I I I I I V

For each perfect gift of thine To our race so freely given

2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

forte

B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major

Cue sop & alto Cut off "thine" bt. 1

2nd Key Change

Sops & Altos Unison
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V vi V ii IV64 V

Graces human and divine Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n

(Graces) (human and divine,) (Ah)
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

mf mf

B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major

Sop cut bt. 4
Cut off "given" bt. 2 Alt. cut bt. 2

No Breath
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V42 I6 IV I I VII, vi ii7
buds of
Flow'rs of earth and heav'n
(Ah) Lord of all, to thee we raise
2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

forte

B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major

Alt cut bt. 2 Sop cut bt. 1 Alt. cut bt. 2 Cut off "raise" bt. 1

Crescendo

Unis. Staves Triplet

105 106 107 108 109 110 111
V V V V V I IV

This our Joyful Hymn

(This) (our) (joyful) (hymn) of Praise
3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 2/4 4/4 4/4

mf

B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major

Cut off "praise" bt. 1

Accomp. Diminuendo
Meter change,
eighth note stays same, Unison staves, rall.
112 113 114 115 116 117
V64--- V53 I6 V6 IV6 I6

This our joyful hymn Our hymn of Praise.

4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4

piano piano

B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major B Major

Cut off "praise" bt. 1

(Rallentando al fine) Molto Rall.