Greetings from St. Louie on this World Environment Day!

A couple weeks ago, as part of the report from our Awaken the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium/ICA 50th Anniversary event, we included the song "Let the Earth Breathe" written for the event. Since that time a number of revisions have been made on the attached music notation (can't be put in email text). Below are the lyrics.

Ellie Stock

LET THE EARTH BREATHE

Let the Earth breathe!

Let its heart beat,

pulsing and firing the fruit of its seed.

Let four winds tease,

air bright and clean.

converging and swirling through life’s mystery.

Let waters wreathe.

Let rivers be,

pristine and free from deep valleys to seas.

Let singing streams

stir slumbering leagues,

awakening the dreamer and changing the dream.

Let mountains rise!

Let forests thrive—

primal communities birthed to survive.

Let kindred be wise,

not compromise

their courage and care for greed’s beckoning lies.

Let oceans race!

Let new waves chase

ancient tides washing ashore cosmic grace.

Let rhythms of peace,

each land embrace,

all creatures together in Earth’s sacred space,

creation now honored in Earth’s sacred space,

all creatures together in Earth’s sacred space.

ejhs

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