A Prayer for Civilization

Open the eyes of those who've closed them

Let them see the heavens and the sun

Starry skies full of glistening gems

Whose light might reach us in years to come

Protect all the children that are to be born

Let them experience a world without scorn

Give us all safe and reliable shelter

For when the rains pour or the sun rays swelter

Let our homes be more than just roofs overhead

With big dinner tables and warm cozy beds

Cover our fault lines with earthquake proof buildings 

So nothing will fall on the heads of our children

Smooth out the stairs at the universities

So everyone can access them more easily

Give us wisdom to percieve our surroundings

And courage to change them with voices resounding

And forgive us when we misstep or misspeak

But let us move closer to horizons we seek

At the end of the day let us look up and smile

Aware that our paths will continue a while

And let us never lose our faith

In ourselves and in a power that's greater

Let us experience true unity

Together we're stronger than alone we can be

Allow us to discover new ways to unite

New melodies as in harmony we sing

Let us learn and grow out in the sunlight

And dance in whatever the weather might bring