From the slime to the sublime

Some believe we began in the primeval slime
back near the dawning of our earthly time.
A fortuitous concord of atoms are we
evolving by chance throughout history.

Composed of stardust and other chemistry
Just one of the higher mammals are you to me.
A hominid made by natural selection
Formed when evolution altered our direction.

We belong to no one and are all on our own
a member of the human race standing alone.
Answerable only to ourselves and society
and are responsible for our own destiny

At the top of the evolutionary tree,
on a planet in the Milky Way Galaxy
We'll be dethroned as evolution gathers pace
for we'll not always occupy the topmost place.

…...  But we're created by God and fashioned by love
with a 'designer label' from our Lord above.
'Made in God's image' is written for all to see,
so fearfully and wonderfully made are we.

'You are a new creation,’ we hear God say.
'Born again and no longer made of earthly clay.
A child of Mine all washed and cleansed and made
anew.
Set free from sin, now Satan has no hold on you.'

The Almighty God says 'My child you are Mine,
made by Me and portraying My image divine.
Moulded and fashioned by My tender, loving care.
You are My family and My kingdom you'll share.’

'You are so precious and important to Me.
So special that I gave my life to set you free,
and now you're walking along the heavenly way
on your journey home to Me', we hear God say.