Life's a magnificent calling
That goes way beyond buy and sell
Life's a magnificent calling
Far greater than heaven and hell
For life is the endless unfolding
Of all that the heart can perceive
Like the waves that keep constantly rolling ashore
Like the wind as it blows through the trees

And life is not hoarded or purchased
When all that exists has a soul
That goes on quite regardless of worship
No religion commands its control
No government grants it a license
No taxman can bring it to heel
So they raise revenue with their vices instead
And they stamp upon life with their seal

And they tread upon life in the valley
They fire at life with their guns
While eternity stands all around them
They spit upon life and they run
To the safety of death's hollow mountains
But no safety is there to be found
Only life standing proud in the silence so loud
That follows a fool's dying sounds

For life is the end and beginning
Of all that we think of as real
Of all that we value and honour
Of every excuse and ideal
If you ever should think you were falling
If you ever thought that could be true
Just remember it's life that provided and gave
A magnificent calling to you.

- LH