From the recording WONDER & JOY
I'd like to acknowledge these authors and the articles that inspired this song:
David E Comings MD, “Did Man Create God” pub 2007
Paul Kurtz, “The Future of Secular Humanism in America”, Free Inquiry Magazine Aug/Sept 2009
Lawrence Rifkin, “Sublime Naturalism”, Free Inquiry Magazine Aug/Sept 2009
Lyrics
Wonder And Joy
our galaxy filled with four hundred billion stars they say
shining bright giving light throughout the Milky Way
spiral arms reaching fifty thousand light years out
speeding through space Andromeda en-route
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, in the natural world
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, wonder and joy, wonder and joy
the circle of life goes round and round
birth, life and death, all species are bound
the cosmic mysteries uncovered, discovered in nature
knowledge and understanding of every creature
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, in the natural world
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, wonder and joy, wonder and joy
deep feelings and human emotions begin
creativity and love inspired from within
evidence, logic, and reason to celebrate another day
beauty and awe in knowing natures way
we hear music, we see sunsets and we walk in the woods
we feel a connection to this beautiful world
breathing in the air - we love being alive
existing on this planet where we thrive
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, in the natural world
wonder and joy, moon and the stars
wonder and joy, beauty and love
wonder and joy, wonder and joy, wonder and joy
© 2020 Words & Music by Paul Martin