Lyrics

[Chorus] Thank you for the things you taught us For the warnings that you brought us Your voice raised up the land and sea That our tomorrow here might be Your spirit helps to see us through Speaking out with what we do [Verse 1] All your life you listened to her gentle voice The crashing of her ocean waves, the summer birds' sweet noise The voices in an autumn breeze the voice of winter's sting Warned that human ignorance might bring a silent spring [Chorus] Thank you for the things you taught us For the warnings that you brought us Your voice raised up the land and sea That our tomorrow herе might be Your spirit helps to see us through Speaking out with what wе do [Verse 2] Standing on her sandy beach, gazing at the tide What you learned must all be told not buried deep inside The stories of the oceans deep, live[?] from land to land The seas exist in peril, wrought by human hands [Chorus] Thank you for the things you taught us For the warnings that you brought us Your voice raised up the land and sea That our tomorrow here might be Your spirit helps to see us through Speaking out with what we do [Verse 3] We didn't want to listen, we didn't want to hear We didn't want to know about the dangers oh so near You wouldn't let us close our eyes, or let us turn away From your work our work was born, now Rachel we must say [Chorus] Thank you for the things you taught us For the warnings that you brought us Your voice raised up the land and sea That our tomorrow here might be Your spirit helps to see us through Speaking out with what we do... Speaking out with what we do... Speaking out with what we do