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Keepers of the Earth
Hymn composed by
Joyce PoleyContextual information
Our beautiful earth is a sacred blessing, and each one of us is called to protect it: This is the most urgent and essential message of our time. “Keepers of the Earth” is a zipper song, making it easy to learn, and appropriate for all ages. It received the People’s Choice Award at the Association for UU Music Ministries conference in 2014, and includes an optional SATB arrangement.
Our beautiful earth is a sacred blessing, and each one of us is called to protect it: This is the most urgent and essential message of our time. “Keepers of the Earth” is a zipper song, making it easy to learn, and appropriate for all ages. It received the People’s Choice Award at the Association for UU Music Ministries conference in 2014, and includes an optional SATB arrangement.
Tune Name
[Keepers of the Earth]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Joyce PoleyHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Joyce Poley (she/her) often writes songs with group singing in mind, such as “One More Step” and “When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place.” Several others are included in the children’s songbook, May This Light Shine. Her Christmas pageants “Would You Like to Hold the Baby” and “Spirit of the Christmas Tree” have been presented by many congregations throughout North America. Most recently, “Keepers of the Earth” won the People’s Choice Award at the 2014 AUUMM conference in San Diego.
Joyce lives in Surrey, Canada, where she volunteers with Hospice, and enjoys time with her family and three grandchildren.
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Lyricist Background information
Joyce Poley (she/her) often writes songs with group singing in mind, such as “One More Step” and “When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place.” Several others are included in the children’s songbook, May This Light Shine. Her Christmas pageants “Would You Like to Hold the Baby” and “Spirit of the Christmas Tree” have been presented by many congregations throughout North America. Most recently, “Keepers of the Earth” won the People’s Choice Award at the 2014 AUUMM conference in San Diego.
Joyce lives in Surrey, Canada, where she volunteers with Hospice, and enjoys time with her family and three grandchildren.
Arranger Background information
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We are blessed by ev’ry river,
Ev’ry river makes us whole.
With its riches and its beauty,
Ev’ry river feeds our soul.
And we are called as keepers of the earth,
We are called to speak its sacred worth.
For our children and our children’s children,
We are called as keepers of the earth.
We are blessed by ev’ry mountain,
Ev’ry mountain makes us whole.
With its riches and its beauty,
Ev’ry mountain feeds our soul.
And we are called as keepers of the earth,
We are called to speak its sacred worth.
For our children and our children’s children,
We are called as keepers of the earth.
We are blessed by ev’ry forest,
Ev’ry forest makes us whole.
With its riches and its beauty,
Ev’ry forest feeds our soul.
And we are called as keepers of the earth,
We are called to speak its sacred worth.
For our children and our children’s children,
We are called as keepers of the earth.
We are blessed by ev’ry ocean,
Ev’ry ocean makes us whole.
With its riches and its beauty,
Ev’ry ocean feeds our soul.
And we are called as keepers of the earth,
We are called to speak its sacred worth.
For our children and our children’s children,
We are called as keepers of the earth.
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