The first section contains folkish hymns from the hymnal Singing the Living Tradition (SLT) (the current Unitarian Universalist [UU] hymnal) that are in Rise Up Singing, which latter book has guitar chords, and sometimes alternate lyrics. The second section contains folkish hymns from the hymnal Singing the Journey (STJ) (the recent Unitarian Universalist [UU] hymnal supplement) that are in Rise Up Singing. The third section contains folkish hymns from SLT and STJ that are not in Rise Up Singing.

Section One: Folkish hymns from SLT in Rise Up Singing

References to Rise Up Singing are in this format: rus 47 (Title) [where rus 47 = page 47 in Rise Up Singing; and (Title)=title in Rise Up if significantly different from title in Singing the Living Tradition].

016 ‘Tis a Gift To Be Simple rus 47 (Simple Gifts)
020 Be Thou My Vision rus 40
023 For the Beuaty of the Earth rus 153
030 Over My Head rus 211
034 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire rus 15 (The Water Is Wide; same tune but different lyrics)
038 Morning Has Broken rus 154
047 Now On Land and Sea Descending rus 197 (Vespers Hymn)
099 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen rus 211
100 Peace Like a River rus 195
104 When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land rus 59 (Go Down Moses)
108 My Life Flows on in Endless Song rus 43 (How Can I Keep from Singing)
116 I’m on My Way rus 60
118 this Little Light of Mine rus 63
120 Turn Back, Turn Back rus 119 (Turn Back, O Man)
131 Love Will Guide Us rus 118
149 Lift Every Voice and Sing rus 61
152 Follow the Drinking Gourd rus 59
153 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom rus 64
154 No More Auction Block for Me rus 62
156 Oh, Freedom rus 62
157 Step by Step the Longest March rus 242
159 This Is My Song rus 163 (Song of Peace [Finlandia])
162 Gonna Lay Down My Sword and Shield rus 163 (Study War No More)
169 We Shall Overcome rus 63
170 We Are a Gentle Angry People rus 218 (Singing for Our Lives)
205 Amazing Grace rus 92
208 Every Time I Feel the Spirit rus 209
210 Wade in the Water rus 63
211 We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder rus 210
212 We Are Dancing Sarah’s Circle rus 249 (Sarah’s Circle)
214 Shabbat Shalom rus 196
221 Light One Candle rus 43
223 Rock of Ages rus 45
225 O Come O Come Emmanuel rus 46
233 Bring a Torch Jeannette, Isabella rus 40
339 Go Tell It On the Mountain rus 209
243 Jesus Our Brother rus 42 (The Friendly Beasts)
255 There’s a Star in the East rus 211 (Rise Up, Shepherd)
261 When Jesus Wept rus 198
279 By the Waters of Babylon rus 193 [the round, not the reggae song]
298 Wake Now My Senses rus 40 (Be Thou My Vision; same tune but different words)
305 De Colores rus 152
357 Bright Morning Stars rus 143
362 Rise Up O Flame rus 196
368 Now Let Us Sing rus 45
371 Old 100th rus 46
388 Dona Nobis Pacem rus 194
394 Hava Nashirah rus 194
399 Vine and Fig Tree rus 198
400 Shalom Havayreem rus 197
401 Kumbayah rus 133
409 Sleep My Child rus 131 (All Through the Night)

Section Two: Folkish hymns from STJ in Rise Up Singing

References to Rise Up Singing are in this format: rus 47 (Title) [where rus 47 = page 47 in Rise Up Singing; and (Title)=title in Rise Up if significantly different from title in Singing the Living Tradition].

1020 Woyaya rus 120
1021 Lean on Me rus 66
1023 Building Bridges rus 194
1024 When the Spirit Says Do rus 210 (I’m Gonna Do What the Spirit Says)
1042 Rivers of Babylon rus 63 (reggae version)
1045 Balm in Gilead rus 208
1046 Shall We Gather at the River rus 96
1048 Ubi Caritas rus 197

Section Three: Folkish hymns SLT and STJ NOT in Rise Up Singing

095 There Is More Love Somewhere
188 Come Come Whoever You Are
201 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
346 Come Sing a Song with Me
348 Guide My Feet
350 The Ceaseless Flow of Endless Time (uses African American folk tune)

1001 Breaths (Sweet Honey in the Rock) *
1007 There’s a River Flowing in My Soul
1030 Siyahamba
1035 Freedom Is Coming
1051 We Are… (Sweet Honey in the Rock) *
1053 How Could Anyone
1074 Turn the World Around

* Much better arrangements of these may be found in Continuum: The First Songbook of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

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