Rise for the Earth (Sophia Green)
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- (Posted 2021-07-31) CPDL #65329:
- Editor: Sophia Green (submitted 2021-07-31). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 729 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: "Rise for the Earth" is a new spiritual and religious carol, appropriate for Christmas-time, Yuletide, or the end of the year, meant to address current spiritual need. The melody for this carol comes from the popular English carol Joy to the world (Lowell Mason) composed by Lowell Mason in 1848, as inspired by the composer Georg Friedrich Händel, and set to Isaac Watts ' 1719 song lyrics by the same name.
General Information
Title: Rise for the Earth
Composer: Sophia Green
Lyricist: Sophia Green
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2020
Description: "Rise for the Earth" is a new spiritual and religious carol, appropriate for Christmas-time, Yuletide, or the end of the year, meant to address current spiritual need. The melody for this carol comes from the popular English carol Joy to the world (Lowell Mason) composed by Lowell Mason in 1848, as inspired by the composer Georg Friedrich Händel, and set to Isaac Watts ' 1719 song lyrics by the same name.
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Rise for the Earth, the time has come!
Our hearts shall Courage bring!
Let every heart prepare to do its part
that Earth with hope may sing,
that Earth with hope may sing,
that in hope God's Creation here on Earth may sing!
2 See for the Earth, the time has come!
Our minds bear vision sure!
Let every mind Man's sins work to unwind
that Earth's life may endure,
that Earth's life may endure,
that God's Creation, Earth's life may endure!
3 Work for the Earth, the time has come!
Our backs we brace for work!
Let all of our might, 'gainst greed and sloth firm fight
to redeem our precious Earth,
to redeem our precious Earth
to redeem all Creation on this precious Earth!
4 Hold onto Earth, the time has come!
Our hands are set to grasp!
Let every hand, take hands across all lands
our kinship to hold fast,
our kinship to hold fast,
our kinship with all of Earth's life to hold fast!
5 Rise for the Earth, the time has come!
Our Faith moves our rebirth!
God's Fiat is writ large, Earth's stewardship Mankind's charge!
Bring Fellowship for the Earth,
bring Fellowship for the Earth,
bring Fellowship forth to save our precious Earth!