Gorgeous harmonies, lyrics, the whole package! 

OH LAND
This song came through me as I was wanting to honor and have an embodied experience of my connection to land and the work I am committed to doing in my lifetime. You can sing the verses as an echo or you can have the group hummmmmmm for the verse and have a different person sing each verse (which is what we did). We have also just taught one verse with the chorus and sung it repeatedly. I believe the most potent verse for a land acknowledgement is "oh land, i know, the history here is painful, oh land, you know, your healing’s woven with the peoples"

lyrics:
oh land, upon which i stand - holding me 
i thank you - for all that you hold me through 
i lean back into you, rejuvenate my body anew 
oh land, upon which i stand - holding me 
i feel the gravity, where you meet my feet 
i can hear your heart beat - if i listen carefully 
oh land, upon which i stand - holding me 
oh land, i know, the history here is painful 
oh land, you know, your healing’s woven with the peoples 
oh land, upon which i stand - holding me 
oh Land, we’re here to see the grief and rage and suffering 
take these hearts as offerings, massage you with our feet as we sing 
oh land, upon which i stand - holding me

to hear more community songs by ahlay, visit: https://www.alexandrablakely.com/songlibrary

Oh Land (Land Acknowledgement Song)

Words by Kabir; music by Jody Healy. Sung by The Flowering Women: Lia Falls, Maria Genne', Debra Lach, Barbara McAfee, and Teresa Riley-Baecker.

When You Were Born, You Cried

Grateful My Hands- Both Parts

No Sweat
an original by Britta GreenViolet.

Recorded Feb 2022 for use in Britta's podcast, "The Sage & The Song"

Learn more about Britta's work + her "HeartSong" 6-week singing course on her website:
brittagreenviolet.com

No Sweat

A simply amazing song by singer/ songwriter/ songleader Samara Jade. You can hear her original produced version of this song on her album, Waves of Birdsong. It's an ambitious song for oral-tradition chorus with it's melodic range, complexity and lots of words, but we absolutely love it. Having several solos eases lyric learning.

Original song by Samara Jade. Arranged for Wholehearted Chorus by Lisa G. Littlebird. Recording by Lisa G. Littlebird, guitar by Aimee Ringle.

For lyrics, individual part tracks and more, visit: http://thebirdsings.com/unseen-song/

Unseen Song by Samara Jade

A song for these uncertain times. Inspired by one of Joanna Macy's talks at a Bioneers Conference.

© Heather Houston
All rights reserved

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

Lyrics:
And we will care for each other
As the world around us unravels
And we will tend to the spark
of hope that lives within our grieving hearts
And we are here now, in this present moment
Lifting our voices and hearts
And we are here now, we have come together
We are tending the spark hope
Oh may it grow
And we will care for each other

Tending the Spark by Heather Houston

Simple Gifts : Amazing Grace

This is a giant blessing of a song from Glen Phillips. An effervescent ode of gratitude for this wild and precious life. There are just two voice parts, high and low, but plenty of little nuance to keep you on your toes. Enjoy...

Original song © Glen Phillips. Recorded by Glen Phillips & Lisa G. Littlebird.

For lyrics, individual part tracks and more, visit: http://thebirdsings.com/thankyou

Thank You by Glen Phillips

03 Body Mine

An original 5-part polyphonic song that serves as a reminder to listen to life's subtle nods and not wait until the rug is pulled out from under us to make a change... This song has also become somewhat of an anthem for environmentalists and climate change.

Written and arranged by Britta Gudmunson, 2019.

For individual parts, visit inCourage Chorus on SoundCloud. 
For permissions to perform or inquiries, please write Britta at info@brittagreenviolet.com

iCC Spring '19

Soft Breeze

Original song by Debbie Nargi-Brown inspired by a poem by Suzanne Morrow.The seeds of this song were planted at Song Village 2019. This is a live recording with the Wholehearted Chorus in Monterey, CA
Lyrics: 
Oh Grief  Oh Joy
Held in the very rhythm of my beating heart
Oh Grief  Oh Joy
May you come together so I don't fall apart

Breathe In   Breathe Out
Gather your Strength
Breathe In   Breathe Out
Remove all Doubt

You are Held, You are Held, You are Held
Surrounded, Grounded (by Love)

Dig down into your roots
That's where is all begins
Reach up into the stars
Embrace all that you are

Oh Grief! Oh Joy!

Lisa G is a songcatcher. She holds a vision for a world where singing is once again an integral part of daily community life. May we use our natural human expression to open our hearts, share our challenges and celebrations and uplift our lives.

Lisa G. Littlebird is the director of the 80-member Wholehearted Chorus in Monterey and Big Sur, CA. She has been on the faculty as a community singing facilitator at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA since 2006. She is a singer, composer and teacher with more than 30 years of musical experience, facilitating community singing opportunities throughout California and beyond.  Learn more at http://thebirdsings.com.

Unseen Song by Samara Jade

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