I love this song.  We are singing this for our minister's Installation ceremony.  We sound pretty good!

These are teaching tracks for community singing
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Lyrics:

Part 1:
Deep in the dark, no end in sight
Sing these hearts of returning light
Sun so strong, warm and bright
Meet us on the other side of the longest night

Part 2:
Sun above us, hear us now
Earth below us, heal us now

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Music and lyrics by Juliana Murphy

This song is intended to be shared freely and sung both individually and in community. If you plan to perform or record it with the intent to sell, please contact me for permission.

Deep In The Dark - A Song For Winter Solstice - All Parts

Wild and Free

Love is Here - Nick Prater

A powerful add-on song, where a new harmony line is added each verse. This is a three-part harmony arrangement for chorus and guitar with the first verse done by a soloist.  Original song (words and music) by Ruth Moody of the Wailin’ Jennys. Arrangement for chorus by Lisa Goettel. Please contact Lisa for permission to record or perform the arrangement.
http://thebirdsings.com/songs

One Voice

Multiple melodic phrases with harmonies and inter-locking rhythms carrying the message of generosity and the power of giving.

Abundance

A song for our time, written by the beautiful singing duo MaMuse. UPDATE! This recording has been updated here as of June 22, 2018 to slightly adjust a few notes and rhythms for complete accuracy, after direct consultation with Karisha. This matches their new studio recording on the album Prayers for Freedom. It also adds a tricky but heart-meltingly gorgeous tenor line.

Original song by Karisha Longaker, 2016. Copyright MaMuse. We Shall Be Known is recorded here with permission for the purposes of oral tradition singing and teaching. If singing this song for performance or recording for profit, you must get permission from and pay royalties to the composer.
http://mamuse.org

This is a recording used as a practice track for the Wholehearted Chorus of Monterey and Big Sur, CA, under the direction of Lisa G. Littlebird. Details including lyrics and individual part tracks can be found at:
http://thebirdsings.com/we-shall-be-known

We Shall Be Known by MaMuse - Soprano

A fast-moving, up-beat, quick-to-share song by Cindy Kallett that I learned from Karisha and Sarah of MaMuse.

For more information and lyrics visit:
http://thebirdsings.com/my-heart-is-ready

My Heart Is Ready

We Shall Be Known - MaMuse - High Harmony

Arranged by Lisa G. Littlebird for the Wholehearted Chorus. Original song by Hillsong United.

Oceans by Hillsong United - All Parts

Love Don't Worry, 
Love Don't Worry, 
Perfect Love Casts out Fear 

inspired by 1 John 4:18 from somewhere deep in my childhood Bible brain ...." There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. "

Caught 2008ish? The melody is one I wrapped myself in to traverse the dark four flights of the mostly abandoned Lemp warehouses in STL to get to my art studio safely.   I was learning by doing, casting a circle, song medicine.  The echoes made everything epic. 

Here I am teaching it to the circle at Village Fire 2014, first ever call-and-response song leading. I burst out crying laughing when they sang the first line back. Total coming home moment.

pic: move in day at that studio?

Love, Don't Worry (Perfect Love Casts out Fear) <village fire remixX>

Songs of Spirit

Don't Give Up - Becky Reardon

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.

We Shall Be Known by MaMuse - Soprano

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