YOU ARE A MARVEL (5:33 -- optional: pause at 1:22 REFRAIN: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the world, there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed, there has never been a child like you. 1 And look at your body---what a wonder it is! Your legs, your arms, your cunning fingers! You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel! REFRAIN 2 And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must cherish one another...cherish one another. You must work---we all must work--- to make this world worthy of its children. REFRAIN REPEAT VERSE 1: And look at your body---what a wonder it is! Your legs, your arms, your cunning fingers! You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel! REFRAIN FINAL CHORUS VARIATIONS Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. Do I know who I am? I am a marvel. I am unique. I do know who I am. I am a marvel. I am unique. PLS. NOTE: ON THE RECORDING, THE LAST LINE IS SUNG 7 MORE TIMES, WITH DIFFERENT VOICES. PLEASE NOTE: The lyrics of "You are a Marvel" are from JOYS AND SORROWS: REFLECTIONS BY PABLO CASALS by Albert E. Kahn. Copyright 1970 by Albert E. Kahn. Copyright renewed 1998 by Harriet W. Kahn. Reprinted with the permission of Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. Music copyright 1991 by Linda K. Williams Linda.BetterWorld@gmail.com BetterWorld-Resources.com Lead Singer and Producer Patricia Mikkelson THINK AND SHARE INVITATIONS connected with the song "YOU ARE A MARVEL" * Think about Pablo Casals' words: "You are a marvel." "You are unique." "In all the world there is no other child exactly like you." "In the millions of years that have passed, there has never been a child like you." "You have the capacity for anything." * Share about how you feel when you hear, sing, and/or read those words. * Think about the "self-talk" messages you could use, connecting with the words above: "I am a marvel." "I am unique." "In all the world there is no other child exactly like me." "In the millions of years that have passed, there has never been a child like me." "I have the capacity for anything." * Share about how using those "self-talk" messages might help make a difference in your attitude, choices, and / or actions. * Think and share about your reactions to these powerful words: "And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You much cherish one another." For additional Bonus Resources connected with the song, please e-mail Linda.BetterWorld@gmail.com For a YouTube link, when available, please e-mail Linda.BetterWorld@gmail.com