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                                                                                                A RATIONAL ANTHEM
                                                                                                (same tune)

                                                                                                Long live the human race
                                                                                                with Earth our dwelling-place
                                                                                                shining in space.
                                                                                                Past national vanity
                                                                                                and war’s insanity
                                                                                                in love and peace humanity
                                                                                                shall life embrace.

                                                                                                People of every land
                                                                                                join hand in human hand
                                                                                                and take a stand!
                                                                                                Let solidarity
                                                                                                replace barbarity;
                                                                                                let children grow in clarity
                                                                                                to understand.

                                                                                                Hail to our shining Earth!
                                                                                                Greet our new planet’s birth
                                                                                                with songs and mirth.
                                                                                                When peace and human rights
                                                                                                let the whole world unite,
                                                                                                together we’ll use all our might
                                                                                                to banish dearth!

                                                                                                Long live the human race
                                                                                                with Earth our dwelling-place
                                                                                                shining in space.
                                                                                                Past national vanity
                                                                                                and war’s insanity
                                                                                                in love and peace humanity
                                                                                                shall life embrace!

 [As the sole author of this text, I hereby place it in the public domain and invite anyone who wishes to copy and distribute it further – Rip    Bulkeley.]

































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