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A core of silence breathes beyond all words |
| | | A Core of Silence | #286 | | Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; Paradox and Ambiguity; Wisdom and Understanding | | A core of silence breathes beyond all ... | Jim Reilly, 1943- | Jim Reilly, 1943- | 10.8.10.8 | | TRUE RELIGION | F Major or modal | 51231234231671343235 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1749438 |
A fierce unrest seethes at the core |
| | | A Fierce Unrest | #304 | | Humanist Teachings Humanity: Women and Men; Evolution; Faith | | A fierce unrest seethes at the core of ... | Don Marquis, 1878-1937 | | 8.6.8.6 D | | SALVATION | d minor or modal | 531271123453432 | | English | | | Ananias Davisson's Kentucky Harmony, c. 1815 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1749533 |
A firemist and a planet |
| | | A Firemist and a Planet | #343 | | Humanist Teachings Insight and Wisdom; Autumn and Harvest; Commitment; Evolution; God, Goddess, and Spirit; Jesus; Spirituality and Spiritual Growth | | A firemist and a planet, a crystal and ... | William Herbert Carruth, 1859-1924 | | 7.6.7.6 D | | NEW ENGLAND | F Major or modal | 51113213556535653121 | | English | | | New England folk melody | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1750964 |
A long, long way the sea-winds blow |
| | | A Long, Long Way the Sea-Winds Blow | #351 | | Humanist Teachings Here and Now; Faith; These Things Shall Be | | A long, long way the sea-winds blow ... | William Stanley Braithwaite, 1878-1962 | M. C. H. Davis | 8.6.8.6 | | LIVERPOOL | C Major | 11235653215611765665 | | English | | | Mercer's Cluster, 1823 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1750979 |
A mighty fortress is our God |
| | | A Mighty Fortress | #200 | | Jewish and Christian Teachings Worship; The Bible; The Living Tradition | | A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark ... | Martin Luther, 1483-1546; Frederick Henry Hedge, 1805-1890 | Martin Luther, 1483-1546; J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 | 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 | | EIN' FESTE BURG | C Major | 11156717651765643211 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748757 |
A promise through the ages rings |
| | | A Promise through the Ages Rings | #344 | | Humanist Teachings Hope; Easter; Faith; Sorrow | | A promise through the ages rings, that ... | Alicia S. Carpenter, 1930- | Severus Gastorius; A. Waggoner | 8.8.8.8 | | WAS GOTT THUT | F Major or modal | 5U12345436543321D5U1 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1750966 |
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide |
| | | Abide with Me | #101 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Transience; Change; Death and Life; Evening; Healing and Comfort; The Living Tradition; Memorials and Funerals; Prayer and Meditation | | Abide with me, fast falls the eventide; ... | Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 | William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 | 10.10.10.10 | | EVENTIDE | E♭ Major | 332156554334565 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748416 |
Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes (O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant |
| | | O Come, All Ye Faithful | #253 | venite, adoremus | Jewish and Christian Teachings Christmas | | - 1 Adeste, fideles, laeti, ... | John Francis Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | | Irregular | | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 115125532343211 | | English; Latin | | | John Francis Wades's manuscript, c. 1740-1743 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748913 |
Again, as evening's shadow falls |
| | | Again, as Evening's Shadow Falls | #48 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Evening; Peace and War; Prayer and Meditation; Serenity | | Again, as evening's shadow falls, we ... | Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892 | Amzi Chapin | 8.8.8.8 | | ROCKBRIDGE | F Major or modal | 15611321135313212235 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748301 |
Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah |
| | | Alhamdulillah (Alleluia) | #180 | | Wisdom from the World's Religions Music of the Cultures of the World; Celebration and Praise; God, Goddess, and Spirit; Islam | | Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, ... | William Allauden Mathieu, 1937- | William Allauden Mathieu, 1937- | | | MATHIEU | C Major | 11121133433554313334 | | English; Malay | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748722 |
All are architects of fate |
| | | All are Architects | #288 | | Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity; The Arts; Humankind; The Living Tradition | | All are architects of fate, working in ... | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882 | Thomas Benjamin, 1940- | 7.7.7.7 | | WOODLAND | F Major or modal | 556123454323167 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1749441 |
All beautiful the march of days |
| | | All Beautiful the March of Days | #57 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Winter; Beauty; Pagan; Seasons and Cycles; Solstice and Equinox | | All beautiful the march of days, as ... | Frances Whitmarsh Wile, 1878-1939 | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 | 8.6.8.6 D | | FOREST GREEN | F Major or modal | 511123234534312 | | English | | | English melody | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748313 |
All creatures of the earth and sky |
| | | All Creatures of the Earth and Sky | #203 | | Jewish and Christian Teachings Worship; Celebration and Praise; Earth; The Elements; Nature and the Countryside | | All creatures of the earth and sky, ... | St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226 | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958; Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 | 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias | | LASST UNS ERFREUEN | D Major | 112313451123134 | | English | | | Ausserlesene Catholische Kirchengesang, 1623 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748762 |
All my memories of love |
| | | All My Memories of Love | #336 | | Humanist Teachings Insight and Wisdom; Autumn and Harvest; Love; Memorials and Funerals; Sorrow; Yom Kippur | | All my memories of love hang upon high ... | Anna Akhmatova, c. 1888-1966; Mark L. Belletini, 1949- | | 7.5.7.5 D | | ADORO TE DEVOTE | D♭ Major | 13555654321113555654 | | English | | | Solesmes version of plainsong melody, adapt | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1750950 |
All people that on earth do dwell |
| | | All People That on Earth Do Dwell | #370 | | Service Music Praise Songs and Doxologies; Affirmation; The Bible; Openings | | All people that on earth do dwell, sing ... | William Kethe, d. c. 1608; Alicia S. Carpenter, 1930- | | 8.8.8.8 | | OLD HUNDREDTH | F Major or modal | 117651233332143 | | English | | | Genevan psalter, 1551 | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1751793 |
All praise be to you through the high arch of the heavens |
| | | O Sing Hallelujah | #217 | O sing hallelujah | Jewish and Christian Teachings Days of Awe; Celebration and Praise; Prayer and Meditation; Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur | | O sing hallelujah. O sing hallelujah. ... | | A. W. Binder, 1895-1966 | Irregular with refrain | Psalm 150 | AVINU MALKEINU | g minor | 57771765577717655777 | | English | Adapt. from Psalm 150 and Avinu Malkeinu | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1748781 |
All the colors (De colores) |
| | | De Colores | #305 | All the colors abound for the whole world around and for ev'ryone under the sun (Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mi) | Humanist Teachings Humanity: Women and Men; Flower Communion; Social Justice; Spring; Unity and Diversity | | All the colors, yes, the colors we see ... | David Arkin | Betty A. Wylder, 1923- | Irregular with refrain | | DE COLORES | D Major | 54433455554355554354 | | English; Spanish | | | Traditional Spanish folk | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1750274 |
All whose boast it is that we |
| | | All Whose Boast It Is | #150 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Freedom; Justice and Equity; Right of Conscience | | All whose boast it is that we come of ... | James Russell Lowell, 1819-1891 | Jacob Hintze, 1622-1702; J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 | 7.7.7.7 D | | SALZBURG | D Major | 515654355432215 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748532 |
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia! |
| | | Allelu, Allelu | #367 | | Closings | | allelu, allelu, alleluia! Sing and ... | Anonymous | Anonymous | | | ALLELU | G Major or modal | 34555111666443221345 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1751787 |
Alleluia. Alleluia |
| | | Alleluia. Alleluia | #364 | | Service Music Praise Songs and Doxologies; Chants and Responses | | Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. ... | | Jacques Berthier, 1923- | Irregular | | [Aleluia. Alleluia] | D Major | 3313555653 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1751783 |
Alleluia. Alleluia |
| | | Alleluia Amen | #383 | | Service Music Responses, Rounds, and Chants; Celebration and Praise; Closings | | Alleluia. Amen. ... | | Anonymous | | | ALLELUIA AMEN | D Major | 156342531234567171 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1751811 |
Alleluia, alleluia |
| | | Alleluia | #384 | | Service Music Responses, Rounds, and Chants; Celebration and Praise; Prayer and Meditation | | alleluia; alleluia, alleluia. ... | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 | | | AMADEUS | F Major or modal | 566543333445665 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1751812 |
Alleluia, alleluia |
| | | Alleluia Chaconne | #386 | | Service Music Responses, Rounds, and Chants; Celebration and Praise; Closings; Prayer and Meditation | | alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. ... | | Johann Pachelbel, 1653-1706 | Irregular | | PACHELBEL'S CANON | G Major or modal | 32176567321765671231 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1751814 |
Alleluia! sang stars that gave us birth! |
| | | Alleluia! Sang Stars | #363 | | Service Music Praise Songs and Doxologies | | sang stars that gave us birth! ... | Mark L. Belletini, 1949- | Patrick L. Rickey, 1964- | 10.10.10.10 | | DOXOLOGY | D Major | 17653432151765343212 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1751781 |
Almond trees, renewed in bloom |
| | | Almond Trees, Renewed in Bloom | #59 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Spring; Hiroshima Day; Hope; Nature and the Countryside | | Almond trees, renewed in bloom, do ... | Fred Kaan, 1929- | Nguyen-Duc Quang | 7.5.7.5 D | | CON X'OM LANG | G Major or modal | 16656121665121653231 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748315 |
Alone she cuts and binds the grain |
| | | Alone She Cuts and Binds the Grain | #333 | | Humanist Teachings Insight and Wisdom; The Arts; Labor; Sorrow | | Alone she cuts and binds the grain, and ... | William Wordsworth, 1770-1850 | | 8.8.8.8 | | DEVOTION | A Major | 56165611512312161133 | | English | | | A. D. Carden's Missouri Harmony, 1820 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1750944 |
Although this life is but a wraith |
| | | Although This Life Is But a Wraith | #85 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; The City; Courage; Faith; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; Integrity; Spring | | Although this life is but a wraith, ... | Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977 | Vernon Griffiths, b. 1894 | 8.8.8.8 | | DUNEDIN | F Major or modal | 512432166234531 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1748395 |
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound |
| | | Amazing Grace! | #205 | | Jewish and Christian Teachings Worship; Failings and Frailties; Healing and Comfort | | Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that ... | John Newton, 1725-1807 | Austin Cole Lovelace, 1919- | 8.6.8.6 | | AMAZING GRACE | F Major or modal | 513132165513132 | | English | | | Virginia Harmony, 1831 | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748765 |
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound |
| | | Amazing Grace | #206 | | Jewish and Christian Teachings Worship; Failings and Frailties; Healing and Comfort | | Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that ... | John Newton, 1725-1807 | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | 8.6.8.6 | | AMAZING GRACE | F Major or modal | 56132132111651213132 | | English | | | Virginia Harmony, 1831 | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748766 |
And ev'ry one 'neath a vine and fig tree |
| | | Vine and Fig Tree | #399 | | Service Music Responses, Rounds, and Chants; The Bible; Nations; Peace and War | | ev'ry one 'neath a vine and fig tree ... | | | Irregular | | VINE AND FIG TREE | e minor or modal | 51232212335123217155 | | English | Isaiah and Micah | | Traditional Hebrew | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1751834 |
Angels we have heard on high |
| | | Angels We Have Heard on High | #231 | Gloria in excelsis Deo | Jewish and Christian Teachings Christmas | | Angels we have heard on high sweetly ... | Earl Marlatt, 1892-1940 | | 7.7.7.7 with refrain | | GLORIA | F Major or modal | 333554332353213 | | English | | | French carol, 1855 | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748888 |
As saffron trees now capture fire |
| | | As saffron trees now capture fire | #375 | | Service Music Praise Songs and Doxologies; Autumn and Harvest | | saffron trees now capture fire and ... | Anonymous | | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1751797 |
As tranquil streams that meet and merge |
| | | As Tranquil Streams | #145 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men In Time To Come; Beloved Community; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; The Living Tradition; Ministry; Ordination and Installation | | As tranquil streams that meet and merge ... | Marion Franklin Ham, 1867-1956 | | 8.8.8.8 | | WINCHESTER NEW | B♭ Major | 51566543343255455123 | | English | | | Musicalisches Hand-Buch, Hamburg, 1690 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748524 |
As we come marching, marching |
| | | As We Come Marching, Marching | #109 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Commitment and Action; Labor; Rich and poor; Social Justice; Women and Men | | As we come marching, marching, in the ... | James Oppenheim, 1882-1932 | Caroline Kohlsaat; Betty A. Wylder, 1923- | Irregular | | BREAD AND ROSES | F Major or modal | 12333332712212312333 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748450 |
As we leave this friendly place |
| | | As We Leave This Friendly Place | #414 | | Service Music Recessionals; Closings; Intergenerational | | we leave this friendly place, love give ... | Vincent B. Silliman, 1894-1979 | J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 | 7.7.7.7 | | SEGNE UNS | D Major | 345512367U1D3545 | | English | | | Adapt. from Chorale 38 | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1753771 |
Be that guide whom love sustains |
| | | Be That Guide | #124 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Love and Compassion; Commitment; Ministry; Ordination and Installation; Prophets; Religious Education | | Be that guide whom love sustains. Rise ... | Carl G. Seaburg, 1932- | Thomas Benjamin, 1940- | 7.7.7.7 | | WOODLAND | F Major or modal | 556123454323167 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748470 |
Be thou my vision, O God of my heart |
| | | Be Thou My Vision | #20 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Praise and Transcendence; Faith; God, Goddess, and Spirit | | Be thou my vision, O God of my heart; ... | Mary E. Byrne, 1880-1391; Eleanor H. Hull, 1860-1935 | Carlton R. Young, 1926- | 10.10.9.10 | | SLANE | E♭ Major | 112165611232222 | | English | Ancient Irish | | Traditional Irish melody | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1748263 |
Be ye lamps unto yourselves |
| | | Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves | #184 | | Wisdom from the World's Religions Words from Sacred Traditions; Buddhism; Closings; Integrity; Service Music | | ye lamps unto yourselves; be your own ... | Gautama Buddha, 5th cent. B.C.E.; Anon. | | Irregular | | LUMINA | d minor or modal | 34565455477456545554 | | English | | | From a melody in the Sarum Antiphonal | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1748729 |
Beautifully moving, ceaselessly forming |
| | | Name Unnamed | #31 | Name unnamed, hidden and shown | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Praise and Transcendence; God, Goddess, and Spirit | | Name unnamed, hidden and shown, knowing ... | Brian Wren, 1936- | W. Frederick Wooden, 1953- | Irregular | | SAMUEL | B♭ Major | 37122671156767134364 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748279 |
Bells in the high tower, ringing o'er the white hills |
| | | Bells in the High Tower | #56 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Winter; Change; Seasons and Cycles | | Bells in the high tower, ringing o’er ... | Howard Box, 1926- | | 11.11.11.5 | | KRISZTUS URUNKNAK | d minor or modal | 11155445432556476717 | | English | | | Hungarian carol | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748312 |
Blessed Spirit of my life |
| | | Blessed Spirit of My Life | #86 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; Acceptance of One Another; Compassion; Serenity | | Blessed Spirit of my life, give me ... | Shelley Jackson Denham, 1950- | Shelley Jackson Denham, 1950- | 7.7.7.7.6.9.7.7 | | [Blessed Spirit of my life] | D Major | 17123454534321171234 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1748396 |
Break not the circle of enabling love |
| | | Break Not the Circle | #323 | | Humanist Teachings Humanity: Women and Men; Beloved Community; Communion; Forgiveness and Reconciliation; Gay and Lesbian Pride Day; Integrity; Unity and Diversity | | Break not the circle of enabling love ... | Fred Kaan, 1929- | Thomas Benjamin, 1940- | 10.11.10.11 | | YADDO | F Major or modal | 56712323455542443133 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | | 0 | 1750652 |
Bright morning stars are rising |
| | | Bright Morning Stars | #357 | | Service Music Entrance Songs; Labor; Memorials and Funerals; Morning; Openings; Parents; Prayer and Meditation | | Bright morning stars are rising. Bright ... | Anonymous | James A. Lucas | 7.7.7.8 | | BRIGHT MORNING STARS | A Major | 35516556111223213213 | | English | | | American folk song | | | 1993 | | | | | | 1 | 1751756 |
Bright those jewels of the skies |
| | | Bright Those Jewels | #132 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Love and Compassion; Healing and Comfort | | Bright those jewels of the skies which ... | Hosea Ballou II, 1796-1852 | Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 | 7.7.7.7 | | ORIENTIS PARTIBUS | F Major or modal | 123127155634553 | | English | | | Medieval French melody | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748483 |
Bring many names, beautiful and good |
| | | Bring Many Names | #23 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Praise and Transcendence; God, Goddess, and Spirit | | Bring many names, beautiful and good; ... | Brian Wren, 1936- | Carlton R. Young, 1926- | 9.10.6.5.5.4 | | WESTCHASE | E♭ Major | 123622347334511 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1748267 |
Bring, O morn, thy music! Night, thy starlit silence! |
| | | Bring, O Morn, Thy Music | #39 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Morning; Celebration and Praise; God, Goddess, and Spirit; Nature and the Countryside | | Bring, O morn, thy music! Night, thy ... | William Channing Gannett, 1840-1923 | John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 | 12.13.12.10 | | NICAEA | D Major | 113355666653555 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748290 |
Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O Time, your harvest |
| | | Bring, O Past, Your Honor | #290 | | Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity; Social Justice; Thanksgiving Day | | Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O ... | Charles H. Lyttle, 1884-1980 | John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 | 12.13.12.10 | | NICAEA | D Major | 113355666653555 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1749444 |
By the waters, the waters of Babylon |
| | | By the Waters of Babylon | #279 | | Jewish and Christian Teachings Psalms; Prayer and Meditation; Sorrow | | the waters, the waters of Babylon, we ... | | William Billings, 1746-1800 | Irregular | Psalm 137 | BILLINGS | b minor or modal | 17656765456543455133 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1749430 |
Calm soul of all things, make it mine |
| | | Calm Soul of All Things | #88 | | Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; The City; Serenity | | Calm soul of all things, make it mine ... | Matthew Arnold, 1822-1888 | Thomas Tallis, c. 1505-1585 | 8.8.8.8 | | TALLIS' CANON | G Major or modal | 117112234314433221 | | English | | | | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748399 |
Can I see another's woe |
| | | Can I See Another's Woe? | #127 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Love and Compassion; Compassion; Parents; Sorrow | | Can I see another’s woe, and not be ... | William Blake, 1757-1827 | Seth Calvisius, 1556-1615 | 7.7.7.7 | | NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND | f minor | 117321211234345 | | English | | | Melody based on "Veni Redemptor Gentium," Enchiridion, Erfurt, 1524 | | | 1993 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1748475 |