Lyrics or Keywords
Children of the human race, offspring of our Mother Earth,
not alone in endless space has our planet given birth.
Far across the cosmic skies countless suns in glory blaze,
and from untold planets rise endless canticles of praise.
Should some sign of others reach this, our lonely planet Earth,
differences of form and speech must not hide our common worth.
When at length our minds are free, and the clouds of fear disperse,
then at last we’ll learn to be Children of the Universe.
Notes
Also in hymnal as Children of the Human Race #302
People
Composer
Jason Shelton
Lyricist
John Andrew Storey
Tags
Theme(s)
Unity/Diversity
Love/Compassion
Intention
Hospitality
Grief
Gratitude/Abundance
Tradition(s)
Spiritual but not religious
Language(s)
English
Musicality
Instrumentation
Piano
Voicing
Congregational singing
2-part
Rote
✖
Solo
✖
Music
UUA Hymnal
Singing the Living Tradition
Copy type
photocopy