Spring 2021: Lyrics and Videos
SONGS ARE ORGANIZED BY WEEK.
Scroll down to see a week-by-week schedule of guests, songs and videos.
Week #1: March 16 with Jane Sapp, 7pm
Jane Sapp – Cultural Worker, Musician, Educator, and Activist
SONGS:
There’s a River by Faya Ona Rose Touré
VIDEO: There’s a River Flowin’ In My Soul
LYRICS:
There’s a river flowing in my soul.
There’s a river flowing in my soul.
And it’s telling me that I’m somebody.
There’s a river flowing in my soul.
. . . in my heart
. . . in my mind
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Movin’ On by Jane Sapp
VIDEO: Movin’ On by Jane Sapp sung by Jane & The Mystic Chorale
LYRICS:
Movin’, Movin’ On (repeat)
Nothing can stop me now,
Nothing can hold me down,
No one can keep me back ‘ cause we’re
Movin’, Movin’ On (repeat)
The road may be rough, The way may be long,
You got to keep on keepin’ on.
Get your ticket, Climb on board,
The train is headed for the promised land.
Let’s work together, The way may be long,
We’ve come this way before.
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
VIDEO: This Land Is Your Land Nick sings parts
LYRICS:
This land is my land, This land is my land
From California to the New York Island,
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
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Week #2: March 23 Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, 7pm
Annie Patterson and Peter Blood – Creators of the “RISE UP SINGING” Songbooks
SONGS:
We Need Truth by Peter Blood ©2020
VIDEO: We Need Truth w/WORDS by Peter Blood
LYRICS:
We need truth and we need it now
We need truth and we need it now
We need truth and we need it now
Stand with us today
Stand with us today
2. We need change & we need it now…
3. We need strength & we need it now…
4. We need love & we need it now…
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I Am a Wanderer by Steve Earle (in A)
VIDEO: I Am A Wanderer by Steve Earle (sung by Joan Baez) w/lyrics
LYRICS:
I am a wanderer, feet on the ground
Heart on my sleeve & my head in the clouds
Eye on the star above some distant shore
Wandering ever more
A – – Bm / D F#m D E / A – – Bm / D E A –
I am a refugee torn from my land
Cast off to travel this world to its end
Never to see my proud mountains again
But I still remember them
I am a laborer, sign ‘round my neck:
“Will work for dignity, trust & respect”
Stand on this corner so you don’t forget
I haven’t had mine yet
I am a prisoner pacing my cell
Three steps & back in my corner of hell
Lock me away & you swallow the key
But someday I shall be free
(reprise v.1:) And I’ll be a wanderer…
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Week #3: March 30: Reggie Harris, 7pm
Reggie Harris -Singer-songwriter, storyteller, and cultural ambassador
SONGS:
On Solid Ground by Reggie Harris @2020
VIDEO: On Solid Ground by Reggie Harris Teaching Video
LYRICS:
Chorus: We will not rest till the storm is over
We will not lay this burden down
We will keep each other strong
We will love and carry on
Till we stand all together on solid ground
It’s been a long hard journey on a winding road
So many have gone before us; they carried a heavy load
But they went there singin’ as they made their way
Now it’s in their footsteps we follow as we work today
I know that you’re weary… we all feel the pain
Sometimes the actions of the world will try your soul again
But I believe there’s a better day and it’s comin’ our way
That’s why we’re raising our voices as we work today
All around us there’s hatred… all around us there’s fear
Violence touches our lives and the message is clear
We mourn our martyrs… in our hearts they’ll stay
And we’ll sing “We Shall Overcome” and go on our way!
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In The Shelter Of Each Other by Reggie Harris
NOTE: WE WILL BE MAKING A VIDEO OF IN THE SHELTER
VIDEO: In The Shelter BASS part for Teaching
VIDEO: In The Shelter TENOR part for Teaching
VIDEO: In The Shelter ALTO part for Teaching
VIDEO: In The Shelter SOPRANO part for Teaching
LYRICS:
In the shelter of each other,
In the shelter of our lives;
We are open, We are dreaming,
We are hopeful, We are wise.
Many times the weight of the world crashes in,
We feel angry and afraid.
We start to lose our sense of hope,
our sense of direction.
Isolation we have learned
Will not bring much in return
If we truly cannot learn
To live as one.
You know that many times the weight of the world crashes in,
We feel broken and drained.
We start to lose our sense of joy,
our sense of connection.
And though our history remains,
It’s our actions we must change
If we hope to heal our planet,
We must stand.
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Week #4: April 6: Sally Rogers, 7pm & Roberta Kirn, 8pm
Sally Rogers – Folk singer, songwriter and educator
SONGS:
Circle Of The Sun by Sally Rogers
VIDEO: Circle of the Sun by Sally Rogers with Lyrics
LYRICS:
Babies are born in the circle of the Sun
Circle of the Sun on the birthin’ day (repeat)
Clouds to the east, clouds to the west
Wind and rain to the north and south
Babies are born in the circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on the birthin’ day.
Children take their first step in a circle of the sun
Circle of the Sun on their walkin’ day (repeat)
Clouds to the east, clouds to the west
Wind and rain to the north and south
Children take their first step in a circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on their walkin’ day.
Children speak their first word in a circle of the sun
Circle of the Sun on their talkin’ day (repeat)
Clouds to the east, clouds to the west
Wind and rain to the north and south
Children speak their first word in a circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on their talkin’ day.
Hope to be married in a circle of the sun
Circle of the Sun on the wedding day (repeat)
Clouds to the east, clouds to the west
Wind and rain to the north and south
Hope to be married in a circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on the wedding day.
And I hope to die in a circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on my dying day (repeat)
Clouds to the east, clouds to the west
Wind and rain to the north and south
Spread my ashes in a circle of the sun
Circle of the sun on the dying day.
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In The Name Of All Our Children by Sally Rogers
VIDEO: In the Name of All Our Children by Sally Rogers with Lyrics
LYRICS:
We will sing with each other
as the world turns round
Sing with each other
as the day grows long
We will sing with each other
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
We’ll remember the young ones
as the world turns round
Remember the young ones
as the day grows long
We’ll remember the young ones
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
We will cherish our elders
as the world turns round
Cherish our elders
as the day grows long
We will cherish our elders
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
We will care for the Earth
as the world turns round
Care for the Earth
as the day grows long
We will care for the Earth
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
We will break bread together
as the world turns round
Break bread together
as the day grows long
We will break bread together
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
And we will love one another
as the world turns round
We will love one another
as the day grows long
We will love one another
growing wise & strong
In the name of all our children
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Week #5: April 13 with Joey Weisenberg
Session begins at 7 with Joey joining us at 8pm
Joey Weisenberg brings contemporary touches to traditional Chassidic music, electric guitars and melodies that transport us…
Songs:
Leila (Hallelujah) by Joey Weisenberg
Video and Lyrics TBA
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Lincoln’s Nigun by Joey Weisenberg
Yamin u’smol tifrotzi
V’et Adonai ta’aritzi
Al yad ish ben partzi
V’nism’cha v’nagila
L’cha dodi likrat kala
P’nei Shabbat n’kabela
Bo’i v’shalom ateret ba’ala
Gam b’simcha u’ve’tzahala
Toch emunei am segulah
Bo’i chala, bo’i chala
L’cha dodi likrat kala
P’nei Shabbat n’kabela
Lincoln’s Nigun Video – TBA
Week #6: April 20 – Homegrown Tuesday
Featuring members of the Mystic Chorale Community singing original songs
IMPORTANT: If you want to share an original song on April 20, especially a sing-along, please let Nick Page know ([email protected])
Louise Grasmere An Original Song
Bobbi Carrey singing Love You To Death by Ted & Nick Page
Kerri Lynn Nichols teaching her song Open Your Heart – view or download pdf
Mabel Liang will lead a brand new song parody TBA
Week #7: April 27 with Linda Hirschhorn, 7pm & Gerry Dignan, 8pm
Cantor Linda Hirschhorn is a well-known performer and founder of the women’s a cappella quintet Vocolot. She has released six recordings and two songbooks of original material that reflect her pride in Jewish women’s heritage and a concern for social justice….
Songs:
Amazed by Linda Hirschhorn ©2013
VIDEO: Amazed – Linda Hirschhorn singing her song with backing vocals by Melanie DeMore
LYRICS:
May I stay amazed
for all of my days
At all of the ways
of the world’s turnin’,
Amazed at what I’ve got,
not what I’ve not,
All soon forgot
in the world’s turnin’.
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A Million Nightingales by Linda Hirschhorn
Based on a poem by Mahmoud Darwish
VIDEO: A Million Nightingales by Linda Hirschhorn with Lyrics
LYRICS:
I have a million nightingales
on the branches of my heart (repeat)
Singing freedom, freedom, freedom. (repeat)
A life-long educator, singer/songwriter, and Leader of Community Song & Dance, Gerry Dignan has led musical workshops at seminars, conferences and retreats across the US and abroad, including the United Nations…
Songs: Loving Kindness by Gerry Dignan
LYRICS:
Loving Kindness, I’ll remember,
Through the storm and through the cold,
Like a fire’s glowing embers,
Loving kindness warms my soul.
Week # 8: May 4 with Melanie DeMore, 7pm & Nthabi Thadaku, 8pm
Melanie DeMore – Whether she’s performing solo, leading stick pounding workshops, doing residencies with choirs all over the country or teaching Sound Awareness to 6th graders, baby boomers, or senior citizens, one thing is certain: her mission is to make sure you unlock the key to experiencing yourself in all your Glory and return home with the very same excitement & passion for living that she herself has…
Nthabi Thakadu is an dear friend of the Mystic Chorale having sung many South African songs with us…
Song: UKUTHULA South African Prayer
View or download Pdf of the full score
LYRICS:
U-ku-thu-la (peace) (Aleluia)
Ku-lom-hla-ba we-zo-no,
i-ga-zi li-ka Je-su lin yen yez’
U-ku-thu-la
Week #9: May 11 with Sol y Canto – Rosi & Brian Amador
Session begins at 7PM, with Brian and Rosi joining us at 7:45 pm.
At the end of this session we will play a fun NAME THAT TUNE game
Sol y Canto – Rosi and Brian Amador – Since 1994, Sol y Canto has brought audiences to their feet from the Kennedy Center to the California World Music Festival, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as countless club shows and house concerts. The Boston Globe hails them as “sublime ambassadors of the Pan-Latin tradition”.
Week #10 – May 18 with Dr. Ysaye M Barwell & Roberta Kirn, 7:45pm
Ysaye Barnwell