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Chorus:
Good neighbors come in all colors,
Black, red, yellow and tan.
Our outsides may look different,
But we’re the family of woman and man.
1. When my doorbell starts to ring, I can’t see the ringer’s skin.
Even if he had bright blue skin, I’d welcome him right in.
2. When my neighbor starts to cry, it hurts her and that hurts I.
Even if she had orange eyes, it hurts her when she cries.
3. When my neighbors want to share joy and happiness everywhere,
Even if they had purple hair, I wouldn’t even care.
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Brand New Words
01:59
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1. In Japan, in Switzerland, Peru, and Zanzibar,
With bongoes and marimbas, banjoes and guitar,
People are singing, haven't you heard?
A new day is dawning, we have brand new words.
2. The world is but one country, we're learning this today,
And all mankind its citizens: these words will show the way
For all of us to fully learn our talents and worth,
So we can build a new world order here on earth.
3. We have all been likened to leaves upon one tree,
Flowers in one garden, waves upon one sea,
Brilliant shining stars, radiant candles, rays of light,
Birds singing in the garden day and night.
4. Make the nations one, let religions all agree.
Be occupied with service to all humanity.
Nothing less than unity can satisfy our minds,
So tell the world about the oneness of mankind.
(repeat verse 1)
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Build A New House
03:14
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CHORUS: Sing this melody,
Build a new house with me.
Yesterday is rolled up and gone,
There's a new day ready to dawn.
1. My black brother's unhappy,
he’s made to live on a few certain streets,
But we'll laugh as we cement the foundation
of a house dedicated to peace.
2. My yellow sister is hungry,
although she works in the fields all day.
In our new house she'll sit down with me,
we'll eat together after we pray.
3. My red sister is silent,
speaking her grief with her eyes.
Tomorrow she'll start teaching me how
to paint a ceiling blue as the skies.
4. My white brother is fearful
of a change that he knows must come,
But when the new day begins to dawn,
his whole family will welcome him home.
5. All my rainbow relatives
are building a house that's new.
There'll be room for all humanity there,
why don't you come and help build it too?
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The Glory of God
01:35
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1. May the Glory of God shine on you,
May the Glory of God shine on me and my brother too.
As you walk throughout the land, take your brother by the hand,
May the Glory of God shine on you.
2. Be a gate for the Glory to shine through.
Be a gate for the Glory for me and my sister too.
As you walk throughout the land, take your sister by the hand,
Be a gate for the Glory to shine through.
3. Serve the Glory in everything you do,
Serve the Glory with me and with my family too.
As you walk throughout the land, take your family by the hand,
Serve the Glory in everything you do.
4. May the Glory of God shine on you,
May the Glory of God shine on me and my neighbor too.
As you walk throughout the land, take your neighbor by the hand,
May the Glory of God shine on you.
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5. |
Somebody
01:59
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CHORUS: Somebody told me the Lord was a-coming
and the time was very near.
Somebody, somebody said He was a-coming,
somebody said He was here.
1. Somebody told me the night would be over
and the darkness would soon be gone.
Somebody prayed for the night to be over,
somebody said it was dawn.
2. Somebody told me the sun would be rising
way up high in the air.
Somebody prayed for the sun to be rising,
somebody said it was there.
3. Somebody told me the Kingdom was a-coming,
but they didn’t know when or how.
Somebody prayed for the Kingdom to get here,
somebody said it was now.
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We Are Not Alone
02:45
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I am one voice, I am singing, I am one voice, I am singing,
I am one voice, I am singing, I am not alone.
We are two voices, we are singing, (repeat 2 more times)
we are not alone.
We are three voices, we are singing, (repeat 2 more times)
we are not alone.
We are ten voices, we are singing, (repeat 2 more times)
we are not alone.
We are a hundred voices, we are singing, (repeat 2 more times)
we are not alone.
We are one voice, we are singing, (repeat 2 more times)
we are not alone.
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Baha'i Talking Blues
02:34
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CHORUS: Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Abraham, Moses,
Christ, Muhammad, the Bab, Baha’u’llah –
the spirit’s the same.
Baha’u’llah teaches for today, tells us to look to the spirit,
not to worship the name.
1. We've got automobiles, we've got electric lights,
We can fly all around and see all kinds of sights,
World movements for human rights,
we can even take a trip to the moon.
Let's go! Let’s take a trip to the moon!
Now some people say these are terrible times,
But it's a brand new world, friends, these are the signs,
This life’s too great to just resign, investigate soon.
2. What are these truths that we all should seek?
How about a language that we all can speak?
Male and female equality, all kinds of prejudice is wrong.
That's right! Prejudice is always wrong!
Religion and science both agree about the oneness of humanity,
God’s faith should bring harmony, just like this song.
3. Honesty, integrity, chastity, humility -
Our actions should bring unity, we ought to shine like a star,
So that when we're walking up and down the street,
All the people around can plainly see
That our words and our actions both agree,
And they'll know who we are.
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12 Gates
02:49
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CHORUS: Oh, what a beautiful city, high up in the heavens,
what a beautiful city.
Waiting there for me, what a beautiful city.
12 gates into the city, hallelujah.
1. When I get to Heaven, I'm going to sing and shout.
Won’t be nobody up there who’s going to put me out,
Out of those 12 gates into the city, hallelujah.
2. When I get to Heaven, how beautiful it will be.
All those heavenly angels come down to welcome poor me,
Welcome to the 12 gates into the city, hallelujah.
3. When I think of those people up by those heavenly gates,
Singing with all of those angels, you know I just can't wait,
Waiting for the 12 gates into the city, hallelujah.
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No More War
01:55
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1. When every woman in the world has her mind set on freedom,
When every woman in the world sings a sweet song of peace,
When every woman in every nation, young and old,
each generation,
Holds her hand out in the name of love, there will be no more war.
2. When every man in the world decides to stand up for justice,
When every man in the world dreams a great dream of peace,
When every man in every nation, young and old, each generation,
Holds his hand out for equality, there will be no more war.
3. When all the youth around the world tell everybody
about oneness,
When all the youth around the world dream a real dream
of peace,
When all the youth in every nation say, "Hey, it is our generation
That can move the world and improve the world,"
there will be no more war.
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10. |
All Of Us
03:12
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CHORUS: It's us, it's all of us, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's us, it's all of us, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
1. It's my father and my mother and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's my sister and my brother and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's my grammy and my grampa and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
All my relations and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
2. It's the teacher and the preacher and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's the sweeper and the cleaner and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's the cook and carpenter and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's the pilot and the passenger and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
3. It's the Asians and the Africans and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
It's the North and South Americans and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
In the cities, in the country, everywhere, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
All the people all around the world and me, oh Lord,
standing in the need of prayer.
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11. |
Chatting in the studio
01:26
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Dick Grover Los Angeles, California
Raised in New Hampshire, USA, Dick Grover grew up singing with his family and at church. When folk music grew in popularity in the 1960s, Dick was at the heart of the scene in southern New Hampshire, singing songs of unity and protest at gatherings of all kinds. After becoming a Baha'i in 1966, he focused on themes of unity and community building through group singing and continues to do so today. ... more
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