There comes a moment when we heed a certain call,
when the world must stand together, one and all.
From every corner, every heart beneath the sky,
let the light of mercy rise and never die.
We are the flame that winter cannot freeze,
the echo of hope carried on every breeze.
Hand in hand, the nations sing, a mighty, tireless choir;
love is the river, love is the fire.
We are the world, we are the child,
we are the promise kept, the dream running wild.