Verse 1: We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday.
Refrain: Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday.
Verse 2: We'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand, We'll walk hand in hand someday.
Verse 3: We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace, We shall live in peace someday.
Chorus:
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round,
Turn me ‘round, turn me ‘round.
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round,
Keep on walkin’, keep on talkin’,
Marchin’ up to freedom land!
Verses:
Ain’t gonna let fear…
Ain’t gonna let injustice...
Ain’t gonna let no racism…
Ain't gonna let segregation...
Ain’t gonna let injustice…
Ain’t gonna let hatred…
Ain’t gonna let oppression…
Chorus:
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine—
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Verses: (Common variations)
Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine…
All around the Town, I'm gonna let it...
Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine...
Let it Shine 'till Justice comes. I’m gonna let it shine...
Chorus:
Hold on, hold on,
Keep your eyes on the prize,
Hold on.
Verse 1:
The struggle’s long, but we are strong,
Keep your eyes on the prize, Hold on.
(Follow the Leader for this Call & Response song)
Oh, happy day, oh, happy day,
When Jesus washed, when Jesus washed,
He washed my sins away.
Bridge:
He taught me how, to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
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...
We are a gentle, angry people,
And we are singing for our lives. (repeat)
We are a justice-seeking people...
We are a land of many colors...
We are gay and straight together...
We are a peaceful, loving people,
I am open and I am willing
To be hopeless would seem so strange
It dishonors those who go before us
So lift me up to the light of change.
"Om Mani Padme Hum" is a Tibetan Buddhist mantra that is often used in chants to invoke compassion and peace. It’s one of the most famous and widely recognized Buddhist mantras.
Lyrics (translated):
Hine Ma Tov u-ma-na'im,
Shevet achim gam yachad.
(How good and how pleasant it is,
For brothers to sit together in unity.)
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