Rise and Take a Stand 

Copyright 1998 Dana Clark

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We are a family, the human family

We are in trouble. Can we survive?

When so many of our children struggle just to stay alive

We have seen their frightened eyes

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand


 

Our brother's hungry. Our sister's homeless

Our daughter's dying. Our son's at war

It's a desperate situation, like we've never faced before

What's the future hold in store?

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand


 

The world we're making will be our children's

Will be their children's. On and on forevermore

Will it be a peaceful planet. Will it be a world at war

We can make it so much more

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand


 

When we help someone to help another

To help another, that helps us all

When so many people need you, can you hear me when they call

Can you catch them when they fall

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand

Rise and take a stand. Lend a helping hand