We Have a Lovely Planet

This children’s song, ‘We Have a Lovely Planet (for Key Stages 1 & 2) is an advance issue of one of the songs which will be incorporated in a new songbook of 30 songs titled ’Sing of God and Science’ due to be published by Kevin Mayhew in June 2020: so watch this site to learn more as the publication date comes nearer.

Credit NASA: Blue Marble

The purpose of the book is to make it better understood that science and faith can complement each other in showing the glory of God in his Universe. There are a few more songs in the same vein on this blog they can be found at the address shown below.

However, it is very appropriate to post this this particular song on this, the day of protest by children across the world demanding that politicians take the issues surrounding climate chaos seriously. So this song is published in solidarity with that youthful generation who are going to have to live with the mistakes of the older post-war generations: they deserve all the support and encouragement they can get. Well done! all of you.

Why not ask for this hymn to be sung in collective worship times in school to help keep the issues sharply in focus. And, Oh Yes! Some of you might be able to write better songs on the subject - which could be one of your contributions to keep the profile of the issue where it needs to be: top of the political and economic agenda

We have a lovely planet

For God’s creatures all to share

He asked us to be kind to it,

Look after it with care:

There’s lots of things we can do

To tend to God’s creation;

Look after plants and animals

And people of all nations.

Cars and things with engines

Are harmful to the air.

We can walk and cycle,

Help save the world we share.

And as we look around us

At birds and bugs and trees

We thank God for creation

Asking ‘Help us love it, please’.

Now pricey bottled water

Is the same as from the tap

Both of them are H₂0

So why the costly gap?

The charge is for the bottles

Which at sea disintegrate

Into a billion fragments

Sealing birds’ and fishes’ fates.

Then in a spoken chant

You could buy a flask, to fill as you need,

Your water stays cool,

It’s a ‘Save God’s Earth’ deed.

Further Care of The Planet songs, hymns and poems can be found at https://crossandcosmos.blogspot.com/p/care-of-planet-collection.html