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Ave terra firma
Your life gives us hope
I pray o my mother, hear my prayer
for thou can save in the hour of despair.
We have sinned against all your glorious life
and our fates entwined
Dear earth we ask and seek your guidance
as children who reach to you for life
O mother send your heavenly answers
O bless us this day with the wisdoms of old

Ave terra firma
Our planet needs our care
O Listen, please to my prayer
I pray, our planet teach us
I pray, respond that we may hear
for our own saving grace
O mother, bring light to all our quarrels
can tears, wash our waters clean
O mother, hear our painful questions
Please bless us this day with your wonderous truths

Ave terra firma
Ave terra firma
Oh rescue us from our goal
and all our own wretched excess
We know, that we are the ones to blame
for our own foolishness
O mother, still we ask your tolerance
We know how grievously we ve sinned
and yet, we pray, yet once again
for your tolerance and your generosity
Ave terra firma