Every year on 9/11 my services always include this song – played, sung or spoken. “If I Give Your Name” by Pat Humphries and Sandy O of Emma’s Revolution. As well as some version of Judy Chicago’s Merger Poem as prayer, as meditation, as wish and as dream. May the day come when we can all live in gentle compassion and peaceableness.
Category Archives: Music for the Soul
Turn the World Around
This Sunday many will gather for the Water Communion. The UU Singers choir in the congregation I serve this week will be singing “Turn the World Around” by Harry Belafonte/Robert Freedman. I adore this song! The reminder, and the call, of our unity.
When Harry Belafonte performed this on The Muppet Show, he talked about what makes the world go ‘round, that we are here for a very brief time, and that if we take the time to understand each other that there is not really any difference in any of us. And that, if we get to know each other, to really care about each other, we can turn the world around.
May your Water Communions be beautiful calls to compassionately love one another.
“Turn the World Around”
by Harry Belafonte/Robert Freedman
We come from the fire
Livin’ in the fire
Go back to the fire
Turn the world around
We come from the water
Livin’ in the water
Go back to the water
Turn the world around
We come from the mountain
Livin’ on the mountain
Go back to the mountain
Turn the world around
Oh, oh so is life
Oh, oh so is life
Oh, oh so is life
Oh, oh so is life
Do you know who I am
Do I know who you are
See we one another clearly
Do we know who we are
Oh, oh so is life
A ba tee wah ha so is life
Oh, oh so is life
A ba tee wah ha so is life
Water make the river
River wash the mountain
Fire make the sunlight
Turn the world around
Heart is of the river
Body is the mountain
Spirit is the sunlight
Turn the world around
We are of the spirit
Truly of the spirit
Only can the spirit
Turn the world around
We are of the spirit
Truly of the spirit
Only can the spirit
Turn the world around
Do you know who I am
Do I know who you are
See we one another clearly
Do we know who we are
Oh, oh so is life
A ba tee wah ha so is life
Oh, oh so is life
A ba tee wah ha so is life
This Sunday in Pittsfield Maine
The Meeting House Singers led by Reverend Jess Tardy, and accompanied by a cadre of talented musicians including our own Matrika Press-published poet and songwriter Wes Burton, along with Rodney Mashia, Cynthia Chatis and Ed Arnold will be creating a beautiful service in Pittsfield this week. Jess has been bringing long-awaited new light to this church. She is newly ordained as an Interfaith Minister by the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (and a lovely soulful woman!!!). Grateful to see glimmers of positive transformation in this congregation. May their spiritual growth be blessed and may they continue on this new and transformational path.
Emma’s Revolution Concert w/ Women With Wings
Friends, join us in Bangor on Saturday, June 1st at 7:30pm for the Emma’s Revolution Concert with Women With Wings!! Pat Humpries and Sandy Opatow are award winning songwriters, whose compelling lyrics and beautiful harmonies lead the way forward in our justice movements. Our own Women With Wings singing group will be joining them for several songs. What a joyous evening it will be! Click the links below for tickets.
https://www.facebook.com/events/920709584927085/
https://emmasrevolution.com/bangor-me-tickets-june-1-2019
Something You Love
This song may well encompass 80-90% of what I preach about in churches, and talk about in media presentations.
Time is precious. Do something you love.
(PS: Dad and Charlie would have Loved performing this song…so in my mind, they are)
The Story behind GROOVE and Misty Tripoli
Anyone who has been to our home, knows we love to DANCE! Here is an inspiring story from another lover of dancing! The founder of the World GROOVE Movement, Misty Tripoli.
AND
Some groove videos:
Music from our Blue Christmas Vigil
We created this audio track for our Blue Christmas Vigil. Will post video excerpts of vigil content within the next few days. (Click image below)
The season for Carols is upon us – The Copley Singers – Carol of the Bells
Music for Samhain and Hallowe’en
Music by Peter Gundry.
Water Rituals – in preparation
Gathering inspiration for upcoming UU Water Communion Services. This was singing in my heart this morning, now it’s playing on our stereo. Blessed Peace washes over the listener. Hallelujah.