A BLESSING FOR CHILDREN By Linda Hirschhorn

May you be like the watered garden, may you be like a flowing stream May you keep the moment of wakening from the heart of a perfect dream. May the warmth of the earth surround you, may the passion of wonder fill your days. May the strength of your friendships sustain you, and your children be blessed always. Soprano descant at end: May they be a blessing, always. May they be a blessing.

NEESA Seneca translation: Grandmother Moon, or Winter Moon The creator that is in the created, creator creating Neesa neesa neesa (3x) Gai weh oh (2x) (Just my spelling of the sounds)

LEGACY by Terry Garthwaite I will lay down the burdens of my mother, and carry on the legacy of love. If I stumble and fall, help me up, one and all. And we will carry on with love. 2) I will sidestep the sorrows of my father, and carry on the legacy of joy. 3) I will understand the anger of my sisters, and carry on the legacy of hope. 4) I will let go the ego of my brothers, and carry on the legacy of grace. 5) I will honor the intenons of my teachers, and carry on the legacy of light. 6) I will tend to the nurturing of (my) children, and carry on the legacy of hope. 7) I will listen to the call of my relaons, and carry on the legacy of life.

I WANT TO SING I want to sing, sing, sing; I want to dance, dance, dance. I want to sing, I want to dance, Hallelu! When the gates are open wide, and you’re sing by my side, I want to sing, I want to dance, Hallelu! Other songs that partner with it: Swing Low, When the Saints Go Marching In, Bring Me A lile Water, Silvy

HOPE LINGERS ON by Lissa Schnekenburger My mother, when love is gone. My mother, when love is gone. In our darkest hour hope lingers on. My father, when peace is gone. My father, when peace is gone. In our darkest hour hope lingers on. CHORUS: I will not hate, and I will not fear. In our darkest hour, hope lingers here. My sister, when equality’s gone, my sister, when equality’s gone, In our darkest hour hope lingers on. My brother, with tolerance gone (same idea)… CHORUS My love, when honor is gone, my love, when honor is gone, In our darkest hour hope lingers on. My country, when jusce is gone, my country, when jusce is gone, In our darkest hour hope lingers on. CHORUS (At end of the last chorus: Hope lingers HERE .)

Animaterra Sang : When Every Woman by Karen McKay and Nancy Nordlie When every woman in the world has her mind set on freedom, When every woman in the world dreams a sweet dream of peace, When every woman from every naon, young and old, each generaon, Joins hands in the name of love, there will be no more war. When every man in the world has his mind set on freedom, When every child in the world dreams a sweet dream of peace, When all of the people, from every naon, young and old, each generaon, Join hands in the name of love, there will be no more war.

Brattleboro Women‘s Chorus sang : Got to Love by Libby Roderick You’ve got to get up every single day and look around, and find a way to shine your light, And turn light into day, you’ve got to love,

You’ve got to feel the earth beneath your feet and sing its praises for the gis of sweet It’s pouring on us every single heartbeat, got to love.

You’ve got to raise your voice for those who suffer from the way we’re treang one another, Got to take a stand and offer cover, got to love love love,

You’ve got to hold close all the ones you want, you’ve got to open to the ones you don’t, You’ve got to make that circle ever wider, got to love love love,

You’ve got to see what’s happening to the planet got to stop taking it for granted, Got to buck the forces that will wreck it, got to love love love,

You’ve got to know the ocean is our mother, that we won’t go one without her, Got to find some way to heal her waters, got to love love love,

We’ve got to speak collecve truth to power, ‘cause we’ve reached the midnight hour, Got to raise our voices ever louder, got to love love love,

We’ve got to put our lives upon the line, the web of life needs you to rise and shine, Here is the place, god knows now is the me, it’s me to love love love,

We’ve got to make our lives into a shelter, got to ring this bell of life together, got to sing, This song goes on forever, got to love love love….

Songweavers sang We Are Family by Joanne Hammill We may disagree, but we are one family. One family, with many different voices. The world is one family to protect and love. One world, one world, one world, one family.

QUIET by MILCK I can’t keep quiet, No no no, I can’t keep quiet, No no no, A one woman riot, No no no, Oh I can’t keep quiet, For anyone. Not anymore.

There’ll be someone who understand (Let it out let it out let it out now) Must be someone who’ll understand (Let it out let it out let it out now) (repeat these twice)

UBI CARITAS tradional chant arranged by Peggo Horstmann Hodes Ubi caritas, et amor; Ubi caritas, Deus ibi est. (Where there is compassion and love, God is there.)

Together in Song Sue Ribaudo Bring on the voices, bring on the voices, bring on the voices together in song. My voice and your voice, bring more voices together in song. Hearts are together and minds are together and we are together, together in song. Singing in harmony sing, sing, together in song.

Better Than Singing Ella Fitzgerald/ Kate Munger The only thing beer than singing is more singing.

What Light Do You Shine In The World? Kate Munger What light do you shine in the world? What light do you give ev’ry day? What comes from your heart and becomes your life’s art? What light do you shine in the world?

For I See A Heart by Allison Burns For I see a heart that longs to fly, Oh a heart that must be free or die, So let wing and star and spell entwine, for a song that lasts forever.

Jambo from the Congo Jambo, Jambo sana, Habari muzuri sana. Hi, Hi very much! How are you? I’m fine! Wageni tuwa aribisha ingi yetu haina matata. Visitors welcome in our country, there is no problem.

All together, familiar songs, we sang:

Rainforest Chant (ama - eebo - o-weayie) (from Mbuti tribe in Central Africa) Wade in the Water/Wanna Die Easy/Motherless Child (trad, arranged Ysaye Barnwell) Babethandaza (South African, Zulu, learned from Ysaye Barnwell) Amovolovolo ( South African, learned from Joanne Connelly) Dona Nobis (Latin) Movement song ( Learned from Jack and Nancy Langstaff, origin unknown) Esembokawai (esembokawai) Kaydum kaydee (Kaydum kaydee) Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, esembokawai, Kaydum kaydee.

I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiasc (2x) I’m alive, awake, alert, I’m alert, awake, alive, I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiasc! (Learned from Jane Lowey)

Thank you for this day (from the Native American Church) Thank you for this day, Lord, Thank you for this day (2x) This healing , this healing, this healing day. (2x) zipper song