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Sounds of Spirit– Songbook –

Now Let Us Sing! Songbook

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, 10

Amazing Grace, 1Babylon, 7Blowing in the Wind, 6Building Bridges, 1Circle Chant, 1Come and Go with Me to that Land, 12Didn’t it Rain Children, 4Down to the River to Pray, 4Ella’s Song, 6Freedom Is A Constant Struggle, 14Hallelujah, 7Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, 9I See The Light, 13I’m Gonna Sing, 2I’ve Got This Feeling, 5Imagine, 8In This Heart, 13Jai Jai Ma, 1Jesus Won’t You Come By Here, 2Keep on the Sunny Side, 6Keep Your Eyes On The Prize, 5Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream, 3Let It Be, 8Lift Me Gentle Lord, 9Light is Returning, 2

Lonesome Valley, 8Many names…, 1Michael Row, 2Now Let’s Sing (Till the Power of The Lord

Comes Down), 12O Holy Night, 11Oh Freedom, 10Oh Had I A Golden Thread, 5Ooh Child, 10Opening in Sweet Surrender, 11Peace Like a River, 1Peace Song, 1River of Light (Springs Forth a Well), 2Silent Night, 12Simple Gifts, 5Since I Laid My Burden Down, 2Stones and Bones, 1The Times They Are A-Changin’, 14This I am, 1This Land Is Your Land, 12This Little Light of Mine, 14Wayfaring Stranger, 14Weave Me the Sunshine, 3Well May the World Go, 13What Child Is This, 11When I Awake, 3Yonder Come Day, 13

Now Let Us Sing! Songbook

1 Many names…A. Om mani padme humB. La il la ha il AllahC. Shalom…peace…D. Gloria in excelsis dayo

2 Peace SongA. Peace (x 4)

Wars have been and wars must ceaseWe must learn to live togetherPeace (x 3)

B. Love (x 4)People we are made for loveLove each other as thyself forGod is love

C. Dear Friends (x 2)Let me show you how I feel You have given me such richesI love you so

3 Building BridgesA. Building bridges between our divisionsB. I reach out to you, will you reach out

to me?C. With all of our voices and all of our

visionsD. Friends, we could make such sweet

harmony

4 Circle ChantCircle round for freedom, circle round for peaceFor all of us imprisoned, circle for releaseCircle for the planet, circle for each soulFor the children of our children, keep the Circle whole!(Linda Hirschhorn)

5 Jai Jai MaJai jai ma (repeat)

6 This I amHuman am I

Spirit and I I am the infinite within my soulI have no beginning and I have no endOh, this I am! (repeat)

7 Peace Like a RiverI’ve got peace like a river (x 3) in my soulI’ve got peace like a river (x 3) in my soul

I’ve got joy like a fountain…I’ve got strength like a mountain…I’ve got love like the sunshine…

8 Stones and BonesThe stones are the bones of the earth (x 2)I honour the stones of the earthI sing to the bones of the earthHey hey yah yah (x 7) hey yah(Brooke Medicine Eagle)

9 Amazing GraceAmazing grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a soul like meI once was lost, and now am foundWas blind but now I see

The lord has promised good to meHis word my hope securesHe will my shield and portion beAs long as life endures

Twas grace that taught my heart to fearAnd grace my fears relievedHow precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed

Thru many dangers toils and snaresI have already come‘Tis grace that brought me safe thus farAnd grace will lead me home

When we’ve been there 10,000 yearsBright shining as the sunWe’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’ve first begun

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10 Michael RowMichael row your boat ashore, hallelujah (x 2)Sister, help to trim the sail, hallelujah (x 2)

River Jordan’s chilly and cold…Chills the body but not the soul…

Jordan’s river is deep and wide…Milk & honey on the other side…

Michael’s boat is a music boat…If you stop singing than it can’t float…(Traditional)

11 Light is ReturningLight is returning Even though this is the darkest hour No one can hold back the dawn

Let's keep it burning Let's keep the light of hope alive Make safe our journey through the storm

One planet is turning Circles on her path around the Sun Earth Mother is calling her children home (Lyrics by: Charlie Murphy, 1984)

12 River of Light (Springs Forth a Well)I've got a river of life flowing out of me!Makes the lame to walk, and the blind to see.Opens prison doors, sets the captives free!I've got a river of life flowing out of me!

Spring forth a well inside my soulSpring forth a well and make me wholeSpring forth a well and let me seeThat light that shines in me(RoL by L. Casebolt & Betty Carr Pulkingham; SFaW – traditional)

13 Jesus Won’t You Come By HereJesus won’t you come by hereOh Jesus, won’t you come by hereJesus won’t you come by here?Now is a needed time

oh now is a needed timenow is a needed time

Come even if you don’t belongOh come even if you don’t belongCome if you don’t belongJesus won’t you come by hereOh Jesus, won’t you come by hereJesus won’t you come by here(Traditional Gospel)

14 Since I Laid My Burden DownGlory glory, hallelujah!Since I laid my burden downGlory glory, hallelujahSince I laid my burden down, laid my burden down!

I’m going home, to live with my JesusSince I laid my burden down (x2) laid my burden down!

(Chorus)

They don’t treat me like they used toSince I laid my burden down (x2) laid my burden down!

(Chorus)(Staple Singers version)

15 I’m Gonna SingWhen I get to Glory, I'm gonna sing, sing, sing!I'm gonna let the hallelujahs ringI'm gonna praise my blessed Saviour's nameWhen I get to Glory, I'm gonna sing, sing, sing!

In this world of sorrow, I've seen trouble and woeWhen I get to Glory, I'll see no moreFor I know my prayers have not been in vainWhen I get to Glory, I'm gonna sing, sing, sing!


Sometimes I get so weary insideThen I recall how my Jesus diedUp there I know there'll be no painWhen I get to Glory, I'm gonna sing, sing, sing!

(Chorus)

Up there no tears will blind my eyesAnd I'll walk along by my Jesus' sideI'll meet my loved ones all once againWhen I get to Glory, I'm Gonna sing, sing, sing.

(Chorus)(Words and music by Hank Williams, Sr.)

16 When I AwakeWhen I awake (x3)I’m going home (going home)When I awake (x3)I’m going home (going home)

Lead me home, oh lead me homeWhen I awake, lead me homeOh lead me home, oh lead me homeWhen I awake, lead me home

I’ll travel the Red Road (x3)To take me homeI’ll travel the Red Road (x3)To take me home

My work is done (x3)Take me home (take me home)My work is done (x3)Take me home (take me home)

When I awake (x3)I’m going home (going home)When I awake (x3)I’m going home (going home)

Lead me home, oh lead me homeWhen I awake, lead me homeOh lead me home, oh lead me homeWhen I awake, lead me home

(Michele Perpaul, 2004, on “Awakening” by Spirit Wind)

17 Last Night I Had The Strangest DreamLast night I had the strangest dreamI'd ever dreamed beforeI dreamed the world had all agreedTo put an end to war

I dreamed I saw a mighty roomFilled with women and menAnd the paper they were signing saidThey'd never fight again

And when the paper was all signedAnd a million copies madeThey all joined hands and bowed their headsAnd grateful pray'rs were prayed

And the people in the streets belowWere dancing 'round and 'roundWhile swords and guns and uniformsWere scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dreamI'd ever dreamed beforeI dreamed the world had all agreedTo put an end to war.(Ed McCurdy, 1950)

18 Weave Me the SunshineWeave, weave, weave me the sunshineOut of the falling rainWeave me the hope of a new tomorrow,And fill my cup again

Well I've seen the steel and concrete crumble,Shine on me againThe proud and the mighty all have stumbled,Shine on me again.

(Chorus)

They say that the tree of loving,Shine on me again,Grows on the bank of the river of suffering,


Shine on me again.

(Chorus)

If only I could heal your sorrow,Shine on me again,I'd help you to find your new tomorrow,Shine on me again.

(Chorus)

Only you can climb that mountain,Shine on me again,If you want to drink at that golden fountain,Shine on me again.(Peter Yarrow)

19 Didn’t it Rain ChildrenDidn’t it rain childrenRain all night long (3)Didn’t it rain children, didn’t it rain all night long

Didn’t we pray childrenPray all night long (x3)Didn’t we pray children, didn’t we pray all night long

Didn’t we sing childrenSing all night long (x3)Didn’t we sing children, didn’t we sing all night long

Didn’t we dance childrenDance all night long (x3)Didn’t we dance children, didn’t we dance all night long

20 Down to the River to PrayAs I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way!

O sisters let's go down Let's go down, come on down

O sisters let's go downDown in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way!

O brothers let's go down Let’s go down, come on down Come on brothers let's go downDown in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way!

O fathers let's go downLet's go down, come on downO fathers let's go downDown in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way!

O mothers let's go down Come on down, don't you want to go downCome on mothers let's go downDown in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way!

O sinners let's go down Let's go down, come on downO sinners let's go down,Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way


And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way!

21 Simple Gifts ‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free,‘Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be,And when we find ourselves in the place just right,‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight

When true simplicity is gained,To bow and to bend, we shan’t be ashamed,To turn, turn, will be our delight,Till by turning, turning we come ‘round right(Traditional - Shakers)

22 I’ve Got This FeelingI’ve got this feelingDeep down in my soulThat I’m gonna findWhat I’m looking forI’ve got this feelingDeep down in my soulAnd I’m gonna let it show

I’ve got this yearningDeep down in my heartI don’t know if it’s endingor where it startsI’ve got this yearningDeep down in my heartAnd I’m gonna let it spark

I’ve got this lovin’I can feel it in the airI don’t know where it came fromAnd I don’t careI’ve got this lovin’I can feel it in the airAnd I’m gonna share(Ashley Condon)

23 Oh Had I A Golden ThreadOh, had I a golden thread and needle so fine I'd weave a magic strand of rainbow design

Of rainbow design

In it I'd weave the bravery of women giving birth In it I'd weave the innocence of the children over all the earth Children of all earth

Far over the waters I'd reach my magic bandTo every city, to every single landTo every land

Show my brothers and my sisters my rainbow design Bind up this sorry world with hand and heart and mindHand and heart and mind

Far over the waters I’d reach my magic bandTo every human being so they would understandSo they’d understand

Oh, had I a golden thread and needle so fine I'd weave a magic strand of rainbow design Of rainbow design(Pete Seeger)

24 Keep Your Eyes On The PrizePaul and Silas were bound in jailHad no money for to go their bailKeep your eyes on the prizeHold on, hold onKeep your eyes on the prize, hold on!

Paul and Silas began to shoutJail doors opened, and they walked out(Chorus)

The only thing that we did wrongWas stayin’ in the wilderness too long(Chorus)

The only thing that we did rightWas the day we begun to fight(Chorus)


Ain’t but one chain we can stand That’s the chain of hand in hand(Chorus)

Freedom’s name is mighty sweetBlack and white are gonna meet(Chorus)

We’ve fought jail and violence tooAnd God’s Love has seen us through(Chorus)

Got my hand on the freedom plowWouldn’t take nothing for my journey now(Chorus)(Alice Wine, 1956)

25 Blowing in the WindHow many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls flyBefore they're forever banned?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain existBefore it's washed to the sea?Yes, 'n' how many years can some people existBefore they're allowed to be free?Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,Pretending he just doesn't see?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look upBefore he can see the sky?Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man haveBefore he can hear people cry?Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knowsThat too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.(Bob Dylan, 1962)

26 Keep on the Sunny SideThere's a dark & a troubled side of lifeBut there's a bright and a sunny side tooTho' we meet with the darkness and strifeThe sunny side we also may view

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,Keep on the sunny side of lifeIt will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the wayIf we'll keep on the sunny side of life

Though the storm and its furies rage today,Crushing hopes that we cherish so dearThe cloud and storm will in time pass awayAnd the sun again will shine bright and clear.

(Chorus)

Let us greet with the song of hope each dayTho' the moment be cloudy or fairAnd let us trust in our Saviour alwaysHe’ll keep us everyone in His care

(Chorus)(The Whites, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack)

27 Ella’s SongWe who believe in freedom cannot rest We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes (x2)

Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons Is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers' sons

(Chorus)

The older I get the better I know that the secret of my going on


Is when the reins are in the hands of the young, who dare to run against the storm

Cause to me young people come first, they have the courage where we fail And if I can but shed some light as they carry us through the gale

(Chorus)

Struggling myself don't mean a whole lot, I've come to realize That teaching others to stand up and fight is the only way my struggle survives

That which touches me most is that I had a chance to work with people Passing on to others that which was passed on to me

(Chorus)

Not needing to clutch for power, not needing the light just to shine on me I need to be one in the number as we stand against tyranny

(Chorus) (Bernice Johnson Reagon, sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock)

28 BabylonA. By the waters, the waters of BabylonB. We lay down & wept & wept for thee,

ZionC. We remember (x3) thee, Zion(First verse of Psalm 137, Music by William Billings)

29 HallelujahI’ve heard there was a secret chordThat David played and it pleased the LordBut you don’t really care for music, do ya?It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth,The minor fall, the major lift;The baffled king composing Hallelujah!

Hallelujah (x4) (Chorus after each stanza)

Your faith was strong but you needed proof.You saw her bathing on the roof;her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya.She tied you to a kitchen chairshe broke your throne, she cut your hair,and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah!

You say I took the Name in vain;I don't even know the name.But if I did, well, really, what's it to ya?There's a blaze of light in every word;It doesn't matter which you’ve heard;the holy, or the broken Hallelujah!

Baby, I've been here before.I know this room, I've walked this floor.I used to live alone before I knew ya.I've seen your flag on the marble arch,but love is not a victory march,it's cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah!

There was a time you let me knowwhat's really going on belowbut now you never show it to me, do ya?I remember when I moved in you,and the holy dove she was moving too,and every single breath we drew was Hallelujah!

Now maybe there's a God abovebut all I ever learned from loveis how to shoot at someone who outdrew ya.And it's not a complaint you'll hear tonight,it's not someone who’s seen the lightit's a cold and it's a lonely Hallelujah!

I did my best; it wasn't much.I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch.I told the truth, I didn't come here to fool ya.And even though it all went wrong,I'll stand right here before the Lord of Songwith nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah!(Leonard Cohen)

30 Let It BeWhen I find myself in times of trouble,


Mother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it beAnd in my hour of darkness,She is standing right in front of meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be (4x) / Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

And when the broken hearted peopleLiving in the world agree,There will be an answer, let it beFor though they may be parted,There is still a chance that they will seeThere will be an answer, let it be

(Chorus)

And when the night is cloudy,There is still a light that shines on meShines until tomorrow, let it beI wake up to the sound of music,Mother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it be

(Chorus)(Lennon & McCartney)

31 ImagineImagine there’s no heavenIt’s easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the peopleLiving for today

Imagine there’s no countriesIt isn’t hard to doNothin’ to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peace

You may say I’m a dreamer,But I’m not the only one.I hope someday you will join usAnd the world will live as one

Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed nor hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the world

(Chorus)(John Lennon)

32 Lonesome Valley Well, you got to walk that lonesome valleyYou got to walk it by yourselvesNobody else can walk it for youYou got to walk it by yourselves

Now mother walked that lonesome valleyShe had to walk it by herselfCause nobody else could walk it for herShe had to walk it by herself

Now father walked that lonesome valleyHe had to walk it by himselfNobody else could walk it for himHe had to walk it by himself

Yeah, you got to walk that lonesome valleyYou got to walk it by yourselvesAin't nobody else gonna go there for youYou got to go there by yourselves

Yeah, we got to walk that lonesome valleyWe got to walk it by ourselves (by ourselves)Cause nobody else (nobody else) can walk it for usWe got to walk it by ourselves

Yeah, we got to walk (we got to walk)That lonesome valley (that lonesome valley)We got to walk (we got to walk) it by ourselves (by ourselves)Lord, nobody else (nobody else) can walk it for us (Can walk it for you)We got to walk (we got to walk) it by ourselves


Yeah, we got to walk (we got to walk) it by ourselves(Traditional)

33 Lift Me Gentle LordLift me gentle, Lord, the stormy winds are blowingLift me gentle, Lord, the night is dark and wildLift me gentle, Lord, I don't know where I'm goingLift me gentle, Lord, I want to be thy child.

Lift me gentle, Lord my heart is tired of dangerLift me gentle, Lord I've been too long aloneLift me gentle, Lord too long I've been a strangerLift me gentle, Lord and take me for thy own.(Deborah Haines, 1988)

34 Hard Rain's A-Gonna FallOh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains,I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways,I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests,I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans,I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard.

And it's a hard, hard, hard, hard,It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around itI saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it,I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin',I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin',

I saw a white ladder all covered with water,I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken,I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children.

(Chorus)

And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?And what did you hear, my darling young one?I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin',Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin',Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter,Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley.

(Chorus)

Oh, who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?Who did you meet, my darling young one?I met a young child beside a dead pony,I met a white man who walked a black dog,I met a young woman whose body was burning,I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow,I met one man who was wounded in love,I met another man who was wounded with hatred.

(Chorus)

Oh, what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son?Oh, what'll you do now, my darling young one?I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin',


I'll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest,Where the people are many and their hands are all empty,Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters,Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison,Where the executioner's face is always well hidden,Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten,Where black is the color, where none is the number,And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it,And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it,Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin',But I'll know my song well before I start singin'.

(Chorus)(Bob Dylan, 1963)

35 Ooh Child O-o-h child things are gonna get easierO-o-h child things 'll get brighterO-o-h child things are gonna get easierO-o-h child things 'll get brighter

Someday we'll get it together and we'll get it undoneSomeday when the world is much brighterSomeday we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sunSomeday when the world is much lighter

(Chorus)

Someday we'll get it together and we'll get it undoneSomeday when your head is much lighterSomeday we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sunSomeday when the world is much lighter

(Chorus)

Someday we'll get it together and we'll get it undoneSomeday when the world is much brighterSomeday we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sunSomeday when the world is much lighter

(Chorus)Right now…(Stan Vincent, 1970)

36 Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me AroundAin't gonna let nobody turn me aroundTurn me around, turn me aroundAin't gonna let nobody turn me aroundKeep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin'Gonna build a brand new world

Ain't gonna let no apathy…Ain't gonna let no misery…Ain't gonna let no foreign policy…Ain't gonna let nobody…(Traditional, adapted by Joan Baez)

37 Oh FreedomOh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over meAnd before I'll be a slave I'll be buried in a my graveAnd go home to my Lord and be free

No more crying (3x) over me. And …No more mourning (3x) over me. And …No more hunger (3x) over me. And …There'll be singin', there'll be singin', there'll be singin' over me. And …

There’ll be joy (3x) over me. And…There’ll be peace (3x) over me. And …Oh Freedom (3x) over me. And …(Anti-slavery spiritual, adopted by the Civil Rights Movement)


38 Opening in Sweet Surrender

We are opening up in sweet surrender to the luminous love light of the One (2x)

We are opening, we are opening, we are opening, we are opening(Unknown, used in sacred circle dancing)

39 O Holy Night

O Holy NightO Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! O night divine, the night when Christ was born; O night, O Holy Night , O night divine! O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming, Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land. The King of kings lay thus lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friends. He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger, Behold your King! Before him lowly bend! Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother. And in his name all oppression shall cease. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, With all our hearts we praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we, His power and glory ever more proclaim! His power and glory ever more proclaim!(Traditional)

40 What Child Is This

What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: Haste, haste to bring him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary!

Why lies he in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear for sinners here, The silent Word is pleasing.

(Chorus)

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come peasant king to own Him, The King of kings, salvation brings, Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise the song on high, The Virgin sings her lullaby: Joy, joy, for Christ is born, The Babe, the Son of Mary!(Traditional)

41 Silent Night

Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and ChildHoly Infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace


Silent night, holy night!Shepherds quake at the sightGlories stream from heaven afarHeavenly hosts sing Alleluia!Christ, the Saviour is bornChrist, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy nightSon of God, love's pure lightRadiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming graceJesus, Lord, at Thy birthJesus, Lord, at Thy birth(Traditional)

42 Come and Go with Me to that LandCome and go with me to that land (x3) Where I'm boundWhere I'm bound

Come and go with me to that land (x3)Where I'm bound

We’ll all be together in that land (x3)Where I'm boundWhere I'm bound

We’ll all be together in that land (x3)Where I'm bound

Nothin’ but peace in that land (x3) Where I'm boundWhere I'm bound

Nothin but peace in that land (x3) Where I'm bound

We’ll all be free in that land (x3)Where I'm boundWhere I'm bound

We’ll all be free in that land (x3)Where I'm bound

(Chorus)(Bernice Johnson Reagon)

43 Now Let’s Sing (Till the Power of The Lord Comes Down)

Now let’s sing (sing till the power of the Lord comes down) (x2)Lift up your voice (lift…), don’t be afraid (don’t…)Now let’s sing till the power of the Lord comes down!

Now let’s shout…Now let’s clap…Now let’s…

44. This Land Is Your Land

This land is your land, this land is my landFrom Bonavista, to Vancouver IslandFrom the artic circle to the great lake watersThis land was made for you and me

As I was walking a ribbon of highwayI saw above me an endless skywayI saw below me a golden valleyThis land was made for you and me

(Chorus)

I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footstepsTo the sparkling sands of her diamond desertsAnd all around me a voice was soundingThis land was made for you and me

(Chorus)

The sun comes shining as I was strollingAnd the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rollingAs the fog was lifting a voice come chantingThis land was made for you and me

(Chorus)


(Woody Guthrie, 1956)

45 Yonder Come Day

Oh day, yonder come day (3)Yonder come day, day done broke into my soul

Yonder come day, (oh) come on day (3)Yonder come day, day done …

Yonder come day, it’s a new year’s day (x3)Yonder come day, day done …

Yonder come day, I was on my knees (x3)Yonder come day, day done …

Yonder come day, it’s a freedom day (3)Yonder come day, day done …

Yonder come day, come on child (x3)Yonder come day, day done …

(Traditional, adapted by Bessie Jones)

46 I See The Light

I see the light, I see the light at the end of the tunnelI see the light, and it’s burnin’ brightI see the light, it’s the light at the end I run to,And the light, darlin’ is you

In the lonely heart of darknessI have stumbled and I have strayedAlways searchin’ but never findingA ray of sunlight to guide my way

(Chorus)

I have traveled down this highwayOf hope abandoned and broken dreamsAn unbeliever, my faith was shakenBy all the sorrow I had seen

(Chorus)(Kieran Kane & Emmylou Harris)

47 In This Heart

In this heart lies for youA lark born only for youWho sings only to youMy love, my love, my love

I am waiting for youFor only to adore youMy heart is for youMy love, my love, my love

This is my grief for youFor only the loss of youThe hurting of youMy love, my love, my love

There are rays on the weatherSoon these tears will have criedAll loneliness have diedMy love, my love, my love

I will have you with meIn my arms onlyFor you are onlyMy love, my love, my love(Sinéad O’ Connor, 1994) 48 Well May the World Go

Well may the world go,The world go, the world go,Well may the world go,When I'm far away.

Well may the skiers turn,The swimmers churn, the lovers burnPeace, may the generals learnWhen I'm far away. (Chorus)

Sweet may the fiddle sound


The banjo play the old hoe downDancers swing round and roundWhen I'm far away. (Chorus)

Fresh may the breezes blowClear may the streams flowBlue above, green belowWhen I'm far away. (Chorus)(Pete Seeger, 1973)

49 Wayfaring Stranger I am a poor wayfaring strangerTrav’ing through this world aloneThere is no sickness, toil nor dangerIn that fair land to which I goI'm going home to see my motherI'm going home no more to roamI am just going over JordanI am just going over home

I know dark clouds will hover o’er me,I know my pathway is rough and steepBut golden fields lie out before meWhere weary eyes no more will weepI'm going home to see my fatherI'm going home no more to roam(Chorus)

I'll soon be free from every trialThis form shall rest beneath the sunI'll drop the cross of self-denialAnd enter in that home with GodI'm going home to see my saviourI'm going home no more to roam(Chorus) (2003 rendition of White Spiritual)

50 This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3x)Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

All around the town, I’m gonna let it shine…Everywhere I go, …In my daily work, …Free of fear & hatred, …Trustin’ in the Lord, …Building a new world, …

(Traditional Gospel Song)

51 Freedom Is A Constant Struggle

They say that freedom is a constant struggle (3x)O Lord, we’ve struggled so long we must be free, we must be free!

They say that freedom is a constant seeking …They say that freedom is a long, long journey …

(Roberta Slavitt)

52 The Times They Are A-Changin’

Come gather 'round peoplewherever you roamAnd admit that the watersaround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou'll be drenched to the bone.If your time to you is worth savin'Then you better start swimmin'Or you'll sink like a stoneFor the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and criticsWho prophesize with your pensAnd keep your eyes wideThe chance won't come againAnd don't speak too soonFor the wheel's still in spin


And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'.For the loser now will be later to winFor the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen,Please heed the callDon't stand in the doorwayDon't block up the hallFor he who gets hurtWill be he who has stalledThere's a battle outside & it’s ragin'.It'll soon shake your windowsAnd rattle your wallsFor the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers thru out the landAnd don't criticize what you can’t understandYour sons and your daughtersAre beyond your commandYour old road is rapidly agin'.Please get out of the new oneIf you can't lend a handFor the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn, the curse it is castThe slow one now will later be fastAs the present now will later be pastThe order is rapidly fadin'.And the first one now will later be lastFor the times they are a-changin'.

(Bob Dylan, 1963)


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