{"id":1311,"date":"2011-05-09T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T19:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/blog\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2011-08-13T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-13T19:12:52","slug":"folkish-hymns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/blog\/?page_id=1311","title":{"rendered":"Folkish hymns in SLT<\/em> and STJ<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first section<\/strong> contains folkish hymns from the hymnal Singing the Living Tradition (SLT)<\/em> (the current Unitarian Universalist [UU] hymnal) that are in Rise Up Singing<\/em>, which latter book has guitar chords, and sometimes alternate lyrics. The second section<\/strong> contains folkish hymns from the hymnal Singing the Journey (STJ)<\/em> (the recent Unitarian Universalist [UU] hymnal supplement) that are in Rise Up Singing<\/em>. The third section<\/strong> contains folkish hymns from SLT<\/em> and STJ<\/em> that are not<\/em> in Rise Up Singing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Section One: Folkish hymns from SLT<\/em> in Rise Up Singing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

References to Rise Up Singing<\/em> are in this format: rus 47 (Title) [where rus 47 = page 47 in Rise Up Singing<\/em>; and (Title)=title in Rise Up<\/em> if significantly different from title in Singing the Living Tradition<\/em>].<\/p>\n

016 ‘Tis a Gift To Be Simple rus 47 (Simple Gifts)
\n020 Be Thou My Vision rus 40
\n023 For the Beuaty of the Earth rus 153
\n030 Over My Head rus 211
\n034 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire rus 15 (The Water Is Wide; same tune but different lyrics)
\n038 Morning Has Broken rus 154
\n047 Now On Land and Sea Descending rus 197 (Vespers Hymn)
\n099 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen rus 211
\n100 Peace Like a River rus 195
\n104 When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land rus 59 (Go Down Moses)
\n108 My Life Flows on in Endless Song rus 43 (How Can I Keep from Singing)
\n116 I’m on My Way rus 60
\n118 this Little Light of Mine rus 63
\n120 Turn Back, Turn Back rus 119 (Turn Back, O Man)
\n131 Love Will Guide Us rus 118
\n149 Lift Every Voice and Sing rus 61
\n152 Follow the Drinking Gourd rus 59
\n153 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom rus 64
\n154 No More Auction Block for Me rus 62
\n156 Oh, Freedom rus 62
\n157 Step by Step the Longest March rus 242
\n159 This Is My Song rus 163 (Song of Peace [Finlandia])
\n162 Gonna Lay Down My Sword and Shield rus 163 (Study War No More)
\n169 We Shall Overcome rus 63
\n170 We Are a Gentle Angry People rus 218 (Singing for Our Lives)
\n205 Amazing Grace rus 92
\n208 Every Time I Feel the Spirit rus 209
\n210 Wade in the Water rus 63
\n211 We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder rus 210
\n212 We Are Dancing Sarah’s Circle rus 249 (Sarah’s Circle)
\n214 Shabbat Shalom rus 196
\n221 Light One Candle rus 43
\n223 Rock of Ages rus 45
\n225 O Come O Come Emmanuel rus 46
\n233 Bring a Torch Jeannette, Isabella rus 40
\n339 Go Tell It On the Mountain rus 209
\n243 Jesus Our Brother rus 42 (The Friendly Beasts)
\n255 There’s a Star in the East rus 211 (Rise Up, Shepherd)
\n261 When Jesus Wept rus 198
\n279 By the Waters of Babylon rus 193 [the round, not the reggae song]
\n298 Wake Now My Senses rus 40 (Be Thou My Vision; same tune but different words)
\n305 De Colores rus 152
\n357 Bright Morning Stars rus 143
\n362 Rise Up O Flame rus 196
\n368 Now Let Us Sing rus 45
\n371 Old 100th rus 46
\n388 Dona Nobis Pacem rus 194
\n394 Hava Nashirah rus 194
\n399 Vine and Fig Tree rus 198
\n400 Shalom Havayreem rus 197
\n401 Kumbayah rus 133
\n409 Sleep My Child rus 131 (All Through the Night)<\/p>\n

Section Two: Folkish hymns from STJ<\/em> in Rise Up Singing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

References to Rise Up Singing<\/em> are in this format: rus 47 (Title) [where rus 47 = page 47 in Rise Up Singing<\/em>; and (Title)=title in Rise Up<\/em> if significantly different from title in Singing the Living Tradition<\/em>].<\/p>\n

1020 Woyaya rus 120
\n1021 Lean on Me rus 66
\n1023 Building Bridges rus 194
\n1024 When the Spirit Says Do rus 210 (I’m Gonna Do What the Spirit Says)
\n1042 Rivers of Babylon rus 63 (reggae version)
\n1045 Balm in Gilead rus 208
\n1046 Shall We Gather at the River rus 96
\n1048 Ubi Caritas rus 197<\/p>\n

Section Three: Folkish hymns SLT<\/em> and STJ<\/em> NOT in Rise Up Singing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

095 There Is More Love Somewhere
\n188 Come Come Whoever You Are
\n201 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
\n346 Come Sing a Song with Me
\n348 Guide My Feet
\n350 The Ceaseless Flow of Endless Time (uses African American folk tune)<\/p>\n

1001 Breaths (Sweet Honey in the Rock) *
\n1007 There’s a River Flowing in My Soul
\n1030 Siyahamba
\n1035 Freedom Is Coming
\n1051 We Are… (Sweet Honey in the Rock) *
\n1053 How Could Anyone
\n1074 Turn the World Around<\/p>\n

* Much better arrangements of these may be found in Continuum: The First Songbook of Sweet Honey in the Rock<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Please leave additions and corrections in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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