Songbooks

I am posting some songs from the songbooks we used because I think the song lyrics illustrate the tone of the group and the direction of the programming. (Click the title to view the actual song sheet we used.)

For those of you that were in the group with me, take a moment to revisit the songs. Just from having them running through my head from posting them, so many beautiful memories surfaced for me. There was a deep joy in everyone raising their voices in celebration in these songs. Maybe it's because I was raised on Disney musicals. No idea. But for all of you who contributed to these songs (and consequently my experience of them)... you have my gratitude.

• Al Di La --- AL-DI-LA Artist: Skeeter Davis
• Alive --- One Hand, One Heart (West Side Story - L. Bernstein/S. Sondheim)
• Always on Sunday --- Never on Sunday from the movie (Song by Manos Hadjidakis)
• Because You Love Me -- Artist: Celene Dion
• Can't Live --- Without You, Cover Artist: Harry Nilsson, (Song by Pete Ham & Tom Evans)
• Child Again --- Amy, Artist: Pure Prairie League
  
• Child of Light --- Dear Prudence, Artist: Beatles (John Lennon)
• Crystal --- Artist: Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks)
• Dahlia Lovers --- Bella Notte from the movie Lady and the Tramp (Disney)
• Devoted to You --- Artist: Everly Brothers
• Divine Love --- Wild Night, Artist: Van Morrison
• Don't Be Dumb --- Don't Be Cruel, Song by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
• Drift Away --- Artist: Dobie Gray
• Dust in the Wind -- Artist: Kansas
• Every Moment --- All My Loving, Artist: Beatles (Lennon, McCartney)
• Every River Runs Dry -- Every River, Artist: Kim Ritchy
• Every Way I Love You --- Anyway I Love You, Artist: Dan Fogelberg
• Falling In Love Again --- Artist: Billie Holiday, Song by F. Hollander/S. Lerner
• Feels Like Home --- Artist: Chantal Kreviazuk
• Field of Wonder --- Broken Arrow, Artist: Robbie Roberson
• For Once in My Life --- Stevie Wonder
• Forever, Forever -- I Say A Little Prayer For You, Artist: Aretha Franklin
• Gave Me the Answer --- The Letter, Artist: The Box Tops (W.C. Thompson)
• Getting to Know You --- (from The King and I) Oscar Hammerstein
• Girl From Ipanema --- Frank Sinatra
• Giving All Of It --- Give A Little Bit, Artist: Supertramp
• Giving It Up For Your Love --- Delbert McClinton
• God's Love --- Good Lovin, Artist: The Young Rascals
• Grace That I Found --- Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Arist: U2
• Grey Sea --- Album: You Are The Light, Artist: Ananda Marga
• Groovy Kind of Love --- Artist: The Mindbenders (T.Wine/C.B. Sager)
• Happy Days Are Here Again --- J. Yellen/M.Ager
• Hard Long Life --- Hard Day's Night, Artist: The Beatles
• Heart of Gold --- Artist: Neil Young
• Here Comes The Sun --- Artist: The Beatles (George Harrison)
• Higher -- Your Love is Taking Me Higher, Artist: Bette Midler
• History of Us -- Artist: Indigo Girls
• Homeward Bound --- Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
• How Many Roads --- Artist: Bob Dylan
• How Sweet It Is --- Artist: James Taylor
• I Am The Sunshine --- You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Artist: Stevie Wonder
• I Don't Know How To Love Him --- from Jesus Christ Superstar, Song: Tim Rice
• I Know How It Feels --- Like A Rolling Stone, Artist: Bob Dylan
• I Need Love --- Artist: Sam Phillips
• I Need You --- Artist: America
• I Was Lost Until You Came --- Precious, Artist: Eurythmics (Annie Lennox)
• I Will Follow You --- Artist: Ricky Nelson
• I Will --- Artist: The Beatles
• If I Had a Hammer --- by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger
• If That's All There Is -- Artist: Peggy Lee
• I'll Do Anything --- Artist: Jackson Browne
• I'm Your True Self --- You've Got a Friend, Artist: James Taylor
• In Tune With You --- All I Have to Do Is Dream, Artist: Everly Brothers
• In Your Eyes --- Peter Gabriel
• Innocence --- Barbara Song, Threepenny Opera
• Into The Universe --- Across the Universe, Artist: The Beatles
• Isn't It Lovely? --- Isn't She Lovely, Artist: Stevie Wonder
• It's Now or Never --- Now or Never, Artist: Elvis Presley
• Love Will Keep Us Together --- Artist: Captain and Tennille
• Nights In White Satin --- Artist: Moody Blues
• Let It Fly --- Artist: Patty Griffin
• Let It Grow --- Artist: Eric Clapton
• Let It Rain --- Bonnie Bramlett & Eric Clapton
• Let Love Rule --- Lenny Kravitz
• Let Me Merge --- Don't Be Cruel, Artist: Elvis Presley
  
• Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot --- Artist: Sting
• Life's So Much Better --- Stormy Weather, Artist: Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen
• Light My Fire --- Artist: The Doors
• Light of this World --- I Am the Light Of This World, Rev. Gary Davis
• Like a Virgin --- Madonna
• Long and Winding Road --- Artist: The Beatles
• Look Within --- Misty, Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
• Looking for Love --- Lookin' for Love, Artist: Waylon Jennings
• Love is a Good Thing --- Artist: Sheryl Crow
• Love Is A Rose --- Artist: Neil Young
• Love Is Alive --- My Love Is Alive, Artist: Gary Wright
• Love Is Blastin' Everything --- Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Artist: Stevie Wonder
• Love Like This --- Carter Carlene
• Love Magic Woman --- Black Magic Woman, Artist: Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
• Love Story --- Where Do I Begin, Shirley Bassey
• Love The One Within --- Love The One You're With, Crosby, Stills and Nash (Stephen Stills)
• Master I Love You --- Could It Be Magic, Artist: Barry Manilow
• Master of Divine Love --- Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, Artist: Bob Dylan
• More Than Words --- Artist: Franki J.
• My Eyes Are Open --- These Days, Artist: Dan Fogleberg
• Mystical Days --- Whispering Days, Artist: Peter Himmelman
• Night and Day --- Artist: Frank Sinatra, by Cole Porter
• Obvious --- Sunshine is Dangerous, Artist: Timbuk 3
• Oh Happy Day --- from Sister Act
• Oh Maya --- Matilda, Artist: Harry Belafonte
• Oh My Lover --- Oh My Love, Artist: John Lennon
• Only You --- Artist: The Platters
• Purpose --- Game of Love, Artists: Ant and Dec
• Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars --- Artist: Frank Sinatra
• Rain -- Artist: Madonna
  
• Redemption Song -- Artist: Bob Marley
• Satisfaction --- Rolling Stones
• Searching --- Searchin' So Long, Artist: Chicago
• Secret --- Madonna
• Serve Your Work --- Dirty Work, Artist: Steely Dan
• Shakti In Your Eyes --- Shadow of Your Smile, Brenda Lee
• Shakti ---It's Been A Long Long Time, Artist: Sammy Cahn
• Stand By Me --- Artist: Marvin Gaye
• Strange Fire --- Artist: Indigo Girls
• Sweet Surrender --- Artist: Sarah McLaughlin
• Sweetest Thing --- Artist: Juice Newton
• Take My Breath Away --- Artist: Tuck & Patti (Claire Hamill)
• Take My Hand --- Can't Help Falling In Love, Artist: Elvis Presley
• Thank You, Thank You --- Artist: Natalie Merchant
• The Dahlia --- The Waiting, Artist: Tom Petty
• The Logical Song --- Artist: Supertramp
• These Are Days --- Artist: Natalie Merchant
• Those Were The Days --- Artist: Mary Hopkins
• Til There Was You --- from Music Man (Meredith Willson)
• Today --- Artist: John Denver
• Volare --- Artist: Dean Martin
• What Am I Gonna Do --- Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word, Artist: Elton John
• What is Life --- What is My Life, Artist: George Harrison
• Wheel of Karma --- Windmills of Your Mind, Artist: Sting
• When it Was All Over --- Song for You, Artist: Elton John (Leon Russell)
• With All My Heart --- Love Me With All Your Heart, Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck
• Woodstock -- Artist: Joni Mitchell
• You Are The One --- Eres tu, Artist: Juan Carlos Calderon, Mike Hawker
• You Do Something To Me --- Frank Sinatra
• You'll Be Watching Me --- I'll Be Watching You, Artist: The Police (Sting)
• Your Love --- My Love, Artist: Petula Clark
• You're So Asleep --- You're So Vain, Artist: Carly Simon
  

Note: There are many original songs that were written by members of the group, but I am not including those in this list out of respect for their creative efforts and also to maintain anonymity should their song go public. This list only contains the songs whose lyrics were changed because I believe it is a useful indicator of the beliefs of the group. Also, you cannot copyright something that someone else owns the copyright to, so these were the only ones I knew were "safe". I tried to credit all the songs correctly but if I made any mistakes, let me know and I'll correct them.