Piano arrangement: Dwayne Harder Words & music: Joyce Poley, b.1941 © 2014 Joyce Poley Sing Out Love expiration April 2029 Keepers of the Earth *Additional verses: Repeat with river replaced with mountain, forest, and ocean. *Please download the SATB with descant arrangement from Sing Out Love.

We are  = 126 blessed D by ev’ ry G *riv er, D ev’ ry *riv er A makes us A7 whole. D With its A D rich es and its D7 beau ty, G ev’ ry Gm *riv er D feeds our A soul. D And we are called as A keep ers of the A7 earth, D we are called to A speak its sa cred G A worth. D For our child ren D and our D7 child ren’s G child ren, we are Gm called as D keep ers of the G A earth. D