IMO this could pretty easily cost just (Claim // Fame, Timely Hordemate, Proclamation of Rebirth, etc).

Well, I've been thinking for a while that maybe white should get Disentomb effects (Appointed Return) and black should only get cards that return straight from grave to battlefield. Returning to hand IMO matches the reincarnation/rapture flavor as in "return to your maker". These Unearth cards are derived from white's weenies theme so it comes from a rather mechanical perspective. I mean, it's fine, but I don't find it inspiring or anything.

It's a bit of a dilemma. I like your interpretation of white Raise Dead as "return to your maker", but I also love playing around with white reanimation shenanigans like Rally the Ancestors, Return to the Ranks, and Reveillark. I think this new version satisfies both itches quite nicely, but yeah, I don't particularly need this to wow anyone or inspire people to create a deck - it's a role-filler for a deck with minor combo potential. I do want to put Reflex on this, though...