This poem was written as a song for the Resound 12 Song Challenge 2022/3. Musicians might like the challenge of writing music for it. If used as a poem, in the chorus use line 1, 3,4,6
Our Earth is Beset by a Crisis
Our earth is beset by a crisis,
driven by human excess,
through profligate use of resources
by we who could manage with less.
God surely calls us to be stewards
of the planet where Jesus has lived,
and challenge the fossil fuel behemoths,
to save our Creator’s great gift.
chorus
help us be stewards Lord,
help us be stewards Lord,
of this your much-loved home.
help us be stewards Lord,
help us be stewards Lord,
working so justice may come.
The evidence for this disaster
spans continents islands and seas:
so Christians in every nation
need pray and protest to relieve
the damage that’s being inflicted
on this ravaged planet, our home,
and bring hope through visionary challenge,
as_we_plead ’Now with justice, Lord, come’
chorus
help us be stewards Lord,
help us be stewards Lord,
of this your much-loved home.
help us be stewards Lord,
help us be stewards Lord,
working so justice may come.