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For years I've been collecting songs that can be taught largely without written words, shet music, or instrumental accompaniment. They're songs for worship, meetings, rallies, or spiritual practice.

You may notice that some songs don't have attributions or recordings. I'd especially love to fill those in. If you have knowledge of where a particular song came from, who wrote it, or where I might find a recording of it, please reach out-- I'd love to be properly attributing these songs as they get spread wider and wider in the world.

In faith, gratitude, and liberation,
Matt Meyer
matt@rhythmrevelations.com
rhythmrevelations.com
With gratitude to the Lucy Stone Co-op, Moishe Kavod House, Sanctuary Boston, IfNotNow, Cosecha, Black Lives Matter, Pipeline Activists, and dozens of UU musicians across the country who taught me these songs one at a time.
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THE SONGLIST
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A DedicationAs for me and my house, you will find us serving truth. (3x)
Truth
for all right now.
...you will find us serving peace...
...you will find us serving love...
...you will find us serving joy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889FV4gpXIALea MorrisLea Morris90
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All We Have Ever LovedAll we have ever loved
and all we have ever been,
stand with us on the edge
of all creation

Amen (4x)

Peace going deeper
Love growing larger
Hope getting stronger
And joy here together

Amen (4x)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDzLrheLQwYAdapted from Rev. Leslie TakahashieVerses from a traditional American folk song?
Chorus traditional African American (popularized by Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field)
Original verses:
"When I get to the other side, I ain't gonna work no more.
I work so much whenI'm on this side, my legs are tired and my back is sore.
When I get to the other side, I ain't gonna drink no more.
I drink so much when I'm on this side, I forget what I started for.
When I get to the other side, I ain't gonna pray no more.
Pray so much when I'm on this side, Never get what I'm asking for."

Matt learned this from Nicole Singer, who learned it from a guy riding freight trains.
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Song of AlleluiaAlleluia (4x)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POMJbxRDmv8Matt MeyerMatt MeyerUUOpening words and call to worship.80
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Blessed MotionI believed in solid ground until I saw the earth in motion,
in the winds of steady change and in the ever-rolling ocean.

All moves on in perfect, perfect motion.
All is change and ever-rolling ocean.
https://www.heartlandharmony.net/blessedmotion80
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Break em on downBreak 'em on down, break 'em on down.
Break em on down these walls between us.
http://sgs.lpi.org.uk/seagreensingers/music/Breakemondownntl.htmHarmony GrismanHarmony Grisman3 parts76
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Bright Morning StarBright morning star a risin' (3x)
Day is a breakin' in my soul.

Rise up from morning slumber...
Rise up and hear your calling...
Oh, lift your voice to heaven...
We'll build this faith together...
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Matt Meyer??Christian, UUThis is a different melody than the UU hymnal.90
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Building BridgesBuilding bridges between our divisions
if I reach out to you, will you reach out to me?
With all of our voices and all of our visions,
friends we can make such sweet harmony.
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Women of the Greenham Common Peace Occupation in England, 1983English Quaker Round#1023 in Singing the Living Tradition
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
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Call Down a BlessingCall down a blessing (3X)
call down
Beauty above us, beauty below us,
beauty within us and beauty between us.
Love above us...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnjYerhnLdsMargaret J. NelsonMargaret J. Nelson80
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Calypso AlleluiaAlleluia!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSocn9U3UnMThomas BenjaminThomas BenjaminUU#1036 in Singing the Journey132
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Come, Come, whoever you areCome, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair.
Come, yet again, come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmMp0OKHgTARumiRev. Lynn UngarSufi wordsRumi was a Sufi mystic, a muslim political refugee, and one of the world's most famous poets.
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Comfort MeComfort me, comfort me,
comfort me oh my soul. (2x)
Sing with me...
Dance with me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovXRln8IiPgMimi BornsteinMimi BornsteinUU #1002 in Singing the Journey60
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Compassionate EyesMay my hands do the work I was sent here to do.
May my ears know the truth from the lies.
May my voice speak for justice, may I walk unafraid.
May I see through compassionate eyes.
https://songsforthegreatturning.net/going-forth/compassionate-eyes
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Courage my friend
(Sing Your Spirit Home)
Courage (courage),
my friend (my friend),
you do not walk alone.
We will (we will) walk with you (walk with you)
and sing your spirit home.
https://soundcloud.com/ifnotnow/courage-1Eric BogleEric Bogle"The tune of the chorus at the end of the song “courage brother etc” is based on a Zulu song called Shosholoza, but the rest of it is mine"....Eric76
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Ella's SongWe who believe in freedom can not rest
We who believe in freedom can not rest until it comes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Uus--gFrcElla BakerSweet Honey in the RockWords from Ella Baker, Activist and organizer, "Godmother to SNCC."100
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Enter, Rejoice, & Come InEnter, rejoice, and come in (2x)
Today will be a joyful day
Enter, rejoice, and come in.

Open your ears everyone...
Open your hearts to the song...
Don't be afraid of some change...
Louise RuspiniLouise Ruspini#361, Singing the Living Tradition112
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Forget Your Perfect OfferingForget Your Perfect Offering (Forget Your Perfect Offering)
Just ring the bells that still can ring (Just ring the bells that still can ring)
There is a crack in everything (There is a crack in everything)
That's how (That's how)
the light (the light)
gets in (that's how the light gets in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M028rji5qh4Adapted from Leonard Cohenunknown
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From this HouseFrom this house (From this house),
to the world (to the world),
we will go (we will go)
hand in hand (hand in hand)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo-Mbg8sOzwBen AllawayBen Allaway60
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Gathered HereGathered Here in the mystery of the hour.
Gathered here in one strong body.
Gathered here in the struggle and the power,
Spirit draw near.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQij3DIA7CwPhil PorterPhil Porter#389, Singing the Living Tradition90
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Glory, Glory, AlleluliaGlory glory, Alleluia
Since I lay my burden down. (2x)
I feel better, so much better...
I can talk better, so much better...
Friends don't treat me like they used to...
I can walk better, so much better...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-CKs6G_KJgAfrican American100
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Hineh Ma TovHineh mah tov umah nayim
shevet aheem gam yahad (2x)
How good it is and how pleasant
for people to dwell together.
Good and pleasant,
people in peace together.
Psalm 133:1Jewish#392, Singing the Living Tradition
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Hold OnHold on just a little while longer (3x)
Everything will be alright

Walk on...
Pray on..
Sing on...
March on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7K9wbE4GpcAfrican American80
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I am Sending You LightI am sending you light
to heal you, to hold you,
I am sending you light to hold you in love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIsZuoNFtXgMelanie DeMoreMelanie DeMore
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I Can't BreatheI still hear my brother crying, "I can't breathe."
Now I'm in the struggle singing, "I can't leave!"
We're calling out the violence of these racist police
We ain't gonna stop
Til our people are free.
We ain't gonna stop
Til our people are free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QganWg3WSQLuke Nephew, Peace Poets
Luke Nephew, Peace Poets
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I Know this Rose WIll OpenI know this rose will open
I know my fears will burn away
I know my soul will unfurl it's wings
I know this rose will open
Mary GrigoliaMary Grigolia#396, Singing the LIving Tradition112
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I Will BelieveI will believe the truth about myself
No matter how beautiful it is.
https://soundcloud.com/newsynagogueproject/i-will-believe-the-truth-about-myselfMacrina Wiederkehr & Velma Frye Macrina Wiederkehr & Velma Frye part of the Art of Mentoring Song collection
http://www.resoundnw.com/uploads/6/2/0/5/6205211/i_will_believe_the_truth_about_myself_poem.pdf
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I Will Carry YouI will carry you through these changes 2xhttps://soundcloud.com/renabranson/i-will-carry-youvad-seva-inspired-by-isaiah-464Rena BransonRena Branson66
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I’ll lift up this WaitingI'll lift up this waiting, that it won't be in vain.
I'll lift up this longing to a higher place.
I'll lift up this waiting, that it won't be vain
And I'll lift up this longing to you
And I'll bath in the light of your face.
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Rabbi Minna BrombergRabbi Minna Bromberg60
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I’m gonna lift my sister upI'm gonna lift my sister up, she is not heavy (3x)
if I don't lift her up (3x) I will fall down.

I'm gonna lift my brother...
...sibling...
...neighbor...
...my people...
https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/im-gonna-lift-my-sister-upFaya Ora Rose TourèFaya Ora Rose TourèCheck out Faya Ora Rose Toure, she's badass. First black woman judge in Alabama, playwright, song writer, and founder of numerous civil rights organizations. 80
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I’m gonna Sing, Sing, SingI'm gonna sing, sing, sing. I'm gonna dance, dance, dance.
I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna dance, hallelu!
When those gates are open wide, I'll be standing by your side.
I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna dance, hallellu!

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home. (2x)

Oh when the saints, go marching in (2x) How I want to be in that number, when the saints go marching in.

Ezekial saw the wheel, way up in the middle of the air (4X)
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262African American120
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In the ShelterIn the shelter of each other
In the shelter of our lives
We are open, we are dreaming
We are hopeful, we are wise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2JHghSVLNMReggie HarrisReggie Harris110
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Jubilate DeoJubilate Deo (2) alleluiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKVsQCkfvZITraditionalMichael PraetoriusChristian6 part round72
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Just for a Little WhileJust for a Little While
Will you sit with me (x2)
Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for

Comrade, I am hurting (x2)
Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for

I'm not running away
No, I'm not giving up hope
But I am feeling tired (pause)
Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for

Comrade, hold my hand
Comrade, remind me
Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for

Comrade, hold my hand
Comrade, remind me
Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for

Just for a little while
I know there's a world we're fighting for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Gyw9F4lT0Mother Tongue, Raphael Agosto-Miranda
Mother Tongue, Raphael Agosto-Miranda
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Keep on Moving forwardGonna keep on moving forward (3x)
never turning back (2x)
Keep on singing loudly...
Keep on loving boldy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtiXT5c5jBQEmma's RevolutionEmma's Revolution108
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Kol HaNeshamahKol HaNeshamah
(All that has breath shall praise God!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVRzPG9j7xEJewish"The breath of every living thing praises God."
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Let the Life I LeadLet the Life I Lead speak for me. (2x)
*When I'm lying in my grave and there's nothing more to say.
Let the life I lead speak for me.

Let the friends I have...
Let the work I do...
Let the Love I share...
Let the songs I sing...

*(alternative) When I come to the end of the road
and I lay down my heavy load.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4za3aOHM884Adapted from Sullivan Pugh
Adapted from Sullivan Pugh
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Listen my people/Oye mi genteOye mi gente, traemos la fuerza,
la libertad es la unica bandera.
Listen my people, my condor, my eagle,
no human can ever be illegal.
https://www.facebook.com/latinojustice/videos/1416104648482470/Peace PoetsPeace Poets
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Loosen, LoosenLoosen, loosen, baby
You don't have to carry
the weight of the world in your muscles and bones.
Let go, let go, let go.

Holy breathe and holy name,
will you ease, will you ease this pain.
https://soundcloud.com/aly-halpert/loosen-loosenAly HalpertAly Halpert64
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MagnificenceWash me away, so that all that's left is love.

There is so much magnificence in the ocean.
Waves are coming in (2x).

Allelu, Alleluia...
https://adamah-org.bandcamp.com/track/magnificence-5775Peter MakenaJohann Pachelbelhttp://www3.telus.net/public/sarlo/Songs/OSmagnificence.htm72
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Mah gadluMah gadlu ma’aseh chaya
M’ode amku mach’sh’votecha
(hallelujah)
(How great is your work, oh G-d,
how very deep are your thoughts!)
http://www.rabbishefagold.com/daily-psalms/Psalm 92Shefa GoldJewish66
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May I Be EmptyMay I be empty and open to receive the light.
May I be empty and open to receive.
May I be full and open to receive the light.
May I be full and open to receive.

...to receive the dark...
...to receive the love...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9c-rgm2zfUBatya LevineBatya Levine76
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May You Walk in Your Life as a WarriorMay you walk in your life as a warrior
Clear and loving and strong
May you walk in your life as a warrior
Trusting the path you are on

May you walk in your life as a healer...

May you walk in your life as a lover…

May you walk in your life as a woman...
https://songsforthegreatturning.net/going-forth/may-you-walk-betsy-rose/Betsy RoseBetsy Rose
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May Your Life be as a SongMay your life be as a song,
resounding with the dawn,
to sing awake the light.
And softly serenade the stars,
ever dancing circles in the night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAvai4ukcYIJim Scott140
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Meditation on BreathingWhen I breath in, I breath in peace.
When I breath out love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kijYkPIvR6gSarah Dan JonesSarah Dan JonesUU#1009, Singing the Journey96
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More Waters Rising
There are more waters rising, This I know, This I know.
There are more waters rising, This I know.
There are more waters rising, They will find their way to me.
There are more waters rising, This I know.
There are more fires burning...
There are more mountains falling...
I will wade through the waters...
I will wade through the waters, When they find their way to me…
I will walk through the fires…
I will walk through the fires, When they find their way to me…
I will rebuild the mountains… I will rebuild the mountains, When they find their way to me…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWLzAlADVYSaro Lynch-ThomasonSaro Lynch-Thomason92
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Music (We are Going)We are going to a place where music
falls and fills up everything.
And though it might be a long time,
I know it's gonna be alright,
cause we've already started to sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU92qaBXiIMMatthew Myer-BoultonMatthew Myer-Boulton72
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Od’yavoh Shalom AleinuOd’yavoh Shalom Aleinu (3x) ve al kulam.

Salaam, aleinu ve al kol ha olam, Salaam, Salaam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDKtUeYCwcMosh Ben AriMosh Ben AriJewishTranslation:
And peace will come upon us and on everyone.
peace, among us and on all of the world, peace, peace.
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Oh RiverFinding my way (3x) back home

Oh river, I hear you, feel you, calling me.
Oh river, who will I be when I reach the sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88gtXTULVvYmamusemamuse92
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Oh Sing to me of Heaven(c) There'll be no sorrow(2x)
In heaven above, where all is love.
There'll be no sorow there.
(v1) Oh sing to me of heaven,
when I am called to die.
Sing songs of holy ecstacy
to waft my soul on high.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2O0yjZWp_Mhttps://hymnary.org/text/o_sing_to_me_of_heaven_when_i_am_called_/fulltexts
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Oh We Give ThanksOh, we give thanks for this precious day.
For all gathered here and those far away.
For this time we share with love and care.
Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Wendy Luella PerkinsWendy Luella Perkins60
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Olam Chesed YibanehOlam Chesed Yibanehhttps://soundcloud.com/ifnotnow/olam-hesed-yibanehRabbi Menachem CreditorRabbi Menachem CreditorJewish80
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Open My HeartOpen My HeartAna HernandezAna Hernandez
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Or ZaruaOr zarua latzadik u'l'yish'rey lev simchah
(Plant the seeds of Joy and Light; Tend them carefully day and night,
In this soil so dark and deep, I plant the dreams that Love will reap. -Psalm 97)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwoJk8UrqtUJewishOr Zarua is a setting of the Hebrew text from Psalm 97, “Light is sown for the righteous.” Dan Nichols, the composer, is a Jewish musician whose melodies have become an integral part of the spiritual and liturgical experience of Jewish communities throughout the country and beyond.
The English adaptation was written by Rabbi Shefa Gold, a pioneer in the practice of ecstatic Jewish chant. She writes “I wrote this practice in honor of the winter solstice leading up to the passage of Chanukah. In preparation for this chant, recall the shining peak moments in your life that revealed to you a great joy or profound wisdom, moments of ecstasy or prophesy, delight or enchantment. Imagine those moments as seeds. Create an intention to plant those seeds and tend them with your loving attention as you grow a life of joy and light.”
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Ozi v’zmirot yahOzi v’Zimrat Yah Vayahi li lishuah (My Strength (balanced) with the Song of G!d will be my salvation.)https://soundcloud.com/ifnotnow/ozi-vizimrat-yah-1(Psalm 118:14 and Exodus 15:2)Rabbi Shefa GoldJewish66
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Peace Prayer MandalaOm mani padme hum
La illaha illlal Llah hu
Shanti
Shalom
file:///Users/administrator/Downloads/Peace%20Prayer%20Mandala.pdfSophiaSophiaThe English adaptation was written by Rabbi Shefa Gold, a pioneer in the practice of ecstatic Jewish chant. She writes “I wrote this practice in honor of the winter solstice leading up to the passage of Chanukah. In preparation for this chant, recall the shining peak moments in your life that revealed to you a great joy or profound wisdom, moments of ecstasy or prophesy, delight or enchantment. Imagine those moments as seeds. Create an intention to plant those seeds and tend them with your loving attention as you grow a life of joy and light.”
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Peace, Salaam, Shalom.Peace, Salaam, Shalom.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbdKW39TMNkEmma's RevolutionEmma's Revolution132
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People Gonna RisePeople gonna rise like the water
gonna face this crisis now.
I hear the voices of my great-granddaughters
sayin' climate justice now. (OR sayin' shut this pipeline down.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUEz-XAwc76
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Put Your Roots DownPut your roots down put your feet on the ground
Can you hear what she says if you listen?
'Cause the sound of the river as it moves across the stone
Is the same sound as the blood in your body as it moves across your bones
https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/put-your-roots-downMolly HartwellMolly Hartwell70
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Roots & WingsLately I've been thinking about roots and wings.
Lately I've been thinking how I need these things.
Roots in the ground to keep me strong,
Wings on my back to fly on home.
Coco Love AlcornCoco Love Alcorn102
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Sanctuary (original)Lord Prepare me to be a sanctuary.
Pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living,
Sanctuary for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8p0Se6cAk
Randy Scruggs & John Thompson
Randy Scruggs & John Thompson
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SanctuaryMake us aware we
are a sanctuary.
Each made holy, loved right through.
With thanksgiving, we are a living,
Sanctuary anew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qI77itGvcDave Ruffin
Randy Scruggs & John Thompson
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Sing Our Own SongWe will fight for the right to be free.
And we will build a new a society
and we will sing, we will sing, we will sing,
a new song, a new song.

And we will be like the roots of a tree
And we will sing in twenty-two part harmony
And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing,
A new song, a new song.
Adapted from UB40Second verse added by Ilana Streit100
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Solid as a RockSolid as a rock (Solid as a rock)
Rooted like a tree (rooted like a tree)
I am here! (I am here!)
Standing strong! (standing strong!)
In my rightful place (In my rightful place)

"Standing strong" can be replaced by "rising strong."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3t7pNUk-Es100
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Somebody's Hurting My BrotherSomebody's hurting my brother and it's gone on far too long.
yes, it's gone on far too long
I tell you, it's gone on far too long.
and we won't be silent anymore.

Somebody's hurting my neighbor...
Somebody's poisening the water...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC4zXt7X1XEYara AllenYara AllenYara is the songleader who works closely with Rev. Barber126
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Step by Step the longest marchStep by step the longest march
can be won, can be won.
Many stones can form an arch,
singly none, singly, none.
And together what we will, can be accomplished still.
Drops of water turn the mill,
singly none, singly none.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRlNfpCt8oAnonIrish Folk SongLabor126
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Sweet spirit, take over this placeSweet Spirit (sweet Spirit) (2x)
Take over this place (Take over this place) (2x)
Healing Spirit..
Loving Spirit...
Holy Spirit...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtOSVHgqWQPhil TarverPhil TarverChristian72
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The People Will RiseThe people will rise (6x)
Why are we in this situation that brings us down.
Can't you see we are losing patience with oppression now.
We have come to raise our voices for the broken down.
You and me, we will stand together on common ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTpwJsBBU48Nelini StampNelini StampNelini Stamp @nelstamp with her original protest anthem “The People Will Rise” | Nelini is an electoral organizer and creative. Co-founder of the Resistance Revival Chorus @resistancerevivalchorus , director of strategy at the Working Families Party @workingfamilies and rabble rouser in the streets. 96
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The Tide is RisingThe tide is rising and so are (3x)
This is where we are called to be.
The land is holy...
The task is mighty...
The storm is raging...
The sun is shining...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk6mGMBo0KMRabbi Shoshana FriedmanRabbi Shoshana Friedman
Rabbi Shoshana Friedman
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There is a love There is a love holding us.
There is a love holding all that we love.
There is a love holding all.
We rest in this love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlY7Yf-l8rURev. Rebecca ParkerBeth Norton92
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There is More Love SomewhereThere is more love somewhere (2x)
I'm gonna keep on til I find it.
There is more love somewhere.
There is more hope...
peace...
joy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qbqceIK9ncAfrican American63
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There will be LightThere will be, there will be,
there will be a light.
There will be a light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVZX3FYXnMoBen HarperBen Harper72
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There's a TruthThere's a truth beyond our knowledge.
There's compassion beyond our pain.
There's a Spirit burning brighter.
There's a Love to guide our way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlHIQQ6J6QM&t=2sMatt Meyer
Randy Scruggs & John Thompson
To the melody of "Sanctuary"80
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This JoyThis joy that I have the world didn't give to me
this joy that I have the world didn't give to me
oh this joy that I have the world didn't give to me
the world didn't give it
the world can't take it away oh yeah

This love...
This peace...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbDPwA09BcShirley CaesarShirley CaesarGospel72
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Those who sowThose who sow, who sow in tears,
will reap, will reap in joy.
https://soundcloud.com/user-478813445/those-who-sewPsalm 126:5Debbie Friedman60
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TomorrowThere will be better days
Let the wave wash over me (2x)
I am already under.
Let the wave wash over me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L4Ojl8bVdcMinerMiner116
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Tugboat and BargeTralalala...
ay, oooh. oooh, ay...
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262/walk-beside-me?in=matt-meyer-161434262/sets/acapella-songs-for-community-and-justiceSame melody as "Walk Beside Me" and is conencted to Lo Yisa Goy.
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Ubi CaritasUbi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9e_QO1ATho#1048, Singing the Journey
Ubi caritas are the opening words of a Roman Catholic hymn. The traditional music was set sometime between the fourth and tenth centuries, though some scholars believe the text dates from early Christian gatherings before the formalization of the Mass. The hymn is usually sung at Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and on Holy Thursday evening at the Mass of the Lord's Supper.
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Walk Beside MeDo not walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Do not walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and hold my hand
and together we'll be walking in the path of Hashem.
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Same melody as "Tugboat and Barge"
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Walking with youWalking, walking with you,
walking with you is my prayer.

Singing...
Sharing...
Being...
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Burns StanfieldBurns Stanfield
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Water Heal (The River)Water heal my body, water heal my soul.
When I go down, down to the water,
by the water I feel whole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7L_hA0ideMCoco Love AlcornCoco Love Alcorn76
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We Are Building Up a New WorldWe are building up a new world (3x)
Builders must be strong

Courage, sisters don’t get weary
Courage, brothers don’t get weary
Courage, people don’t get weary
Though the way be long

Bright shine, give God glory (3x)
Children of the Light
https://soundcloud.com/noenemies/building-up-a-new-world-07dec2014Vincent Harding
Traditional African American
These are new lyrics to an old spiritual, written by Vincent Harding a veteran civil rights organizer.
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We are rising up like a PhoenixWe are rising up like a phoenix from the fire,
so siblings in spirit spread your wings and fly higher.
We are rising up (2x)
https://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Pagan??Seems to be an adaptation of "We Are Opening Up in Sweet Surrender." The earliest recording I could find was in 1993, on the album "Shamanic Songs and Ritual Chants" by Flight of the Hawk. I also saw places where the artist of the song was referred to as Victoria McCarthy. I'm not 100% sure if Flight of the Hawk and Victoria McCarthy are the same person or not, but it seems like they might be. It's also not clear to me if they actually wrote the song or just recorded what was already a community chant. -Aria Curtis
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We are the OnesWe are the ones we've been waiting forhttps://soundcloud.com/matt-meyer-161434262Bernice Johnson ReagonBernice Johnson Reagon86
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We Can't Be SIlentWe can't be silent while our friends are gunned now.
That's why we gotta say no
to police violence til we shake the whole town.
So sing it with me, hey yo!

I am sleeping giant. There is a riot in my town.
I am sleeping giant. There is a riot in my town.
https://soundcloud.com/noenemies/we-cant-be-silent-sleeping-giant-07dec14"i am a sleeping giant" taken from Suzi Q "Sleeping Giant
"We can't be silent" melody from Azaelia Banks "212" w words by J. Laurie
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We Rise We rise... humbled hearted
Rise... won't be divided
Rise... with spirit to guide us
Rise!

(Chorus) In hope, in prayer, we find ourselves here
In hope, in prayer, we're right here!

We rise... all of the children
Rise... elders with wisdom
Rise... ancestors surround us
Rise!

(chorus)

We rise... up from the wreckage
Rise...with tears and with courage
Rise... fighting for life
Rise!

(chorus and repeat verse 1)
https://soundcloud.com/ifnotnow/we-riseBatya LevineBatya Levineby Batya Levine with collaborative support from Nom Lerman, both contemporary Jewish songwriters and IfNotNow members. This song was inspired by the powerful, prayerful resistance they witnessed and experienced at Standing Rock. This song is an attempt to remember and to hold that model of resistance in our hearts and in our minds.80
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We Shall Be KnownWe shall be known by the company we keep,
by the ones you circle round to tend these fires.
We shall be known by the ones you sow and reap,
the seeds of change alive from deep within the earth.

It is time now, it is time now that we thrive.
It is time we lead ourselves into the well.
It is time now and what a time to be alive.
In this great turning we shall learn to lead in love.
In this great turning we shall learn to lead in love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwgwIyyZfvkMamuseMamuse76
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We Shall Come Together SingingHow shall we come together?
We shall come together singing.
When shall we come together?
We shall come together now.

How shall we hold the suffering...

How shall we light the darkness...

How shall we rise above it
https://songsforthegreatturning.net/community/we-shall-come-together-singingMaggie WheelerMaggie Wheeler
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What We Need is HereWhat we need is herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzVZ1UyrX2QAmy McCreathAmy McCreath60
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What would you do with a thieving banksterWhat would you do with a theiving bankster (3X)
early in the morning.
way-hey and up she rises (3)
justice in the morning.

Lock him in a vault until he's honest...
Take your money to a credit union...
Get together build a co-op movement...
Get out the broom and clean up wall st...
That's what you do with a theiving bankster...
Matt Meyer"Drunken sailor" melody
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When the world is sickWhen the world is sick, can't no one be well,
but I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong.
https://soundcloud.com/ifnotnow/when-the-world-is-sick-1Silver Mount Zion Orchestra
Silver Mount Zion Orchestra
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When You Were BornWhen you were born you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die
The world cries and you rejoice.
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Where do we come fromWhere do we come from?
What are we?
Where are we going?

Where do we come from?

Mystery, mystery, life is a riddle and a mystery.
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Where you go I will BelovedWhere you go I will go Beloved,
where you go I will go. (2x)

For your people are my people,
your people are mine.
Your people are my people,
your divine, my divine
http://www.shoshanajedwab.com/whereyougosingleShoshana JedwabShoshana JedwabJewishRuth said this to Naomi Ruth (1:16)
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Which Side Are You OnWhich side are you on? (2x)
Which side are you on, my people,
which side are you on?

Malcom X was a freedom fighter
and he taught us how to fight
And we're gonna fight all day and night
until we get it right.

Ella Baker was a freedom fighter...
Anne Braden...
Grace Lee Boggs...
Fannie Lou Hamer...
(other movement ancestors)
https://denisesullivan.com/2015/01/11/were-on-the-freedom-side/Adapted from Florence Reece
Adapted from Florence Reece
Labor and BLM
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Why, why worry when you can pray.Why, why worry when you can pray. (2x)
Pray to the most high,
pray to the mothers and fathers (old ancestors)
Pray to the most high.
Pray for them to watch over.
Why, why worry when you can pray.

Why, why worry when you can sing...
...dance...
...march...
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Yonder Come DayYonder come day, day is breaking.
Sun is a risin', oh my soul.
Yonder come day, day is breaking.
Sun is a risin', in my soul.
Trad. African AmericanA Watch Night song, traditional to African American services held on New Year's eve. They date back to "Freedom's Eve," in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclaimation went into effect on New Year's day.
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There's a River There’s a river flowin’ in my soul. (2x)
And it’s telling me that I’m somebody
There’s a river flowin’ in my soul.

There’s a river flowin’ in my heart…
There’s a river flowin’ in my mind..
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