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Choir Lyrics Spring 2018

These lyrics are for our Spring 2018 choir concert.

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FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE

In the morning of my life I shall look to the sunrise.
At a moment in my life when the world is new.
And the blessing I shall ask is that God will grant me,
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.

(Chorus)
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.

In the noontime of my life I shall look to the sunshine,
At a moment in my life when the sky is blue.
And the blessing I shall ask shall remain unchanging,
To be brave and strong and true,
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.

(Chorus)
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love my whole life through.

(Solo) In the evening of my life I shall look to the sunset,
At a moment in my life when the night is due.
And the question I shall ask only I can answer.
Was I brave and strong and true?
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?

(Chorus)
Did I fill the world with love, did I fill the world with love,
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?

PURE IMAGINATION

Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination!
Take a look and you’ll see into your imagination!
We’ll begin with a spin trav’ling in the world of my creation!
What we’ll see will defy explanation!
If you want to view paradise simply look around and view it!
Anything you want to, do it! Want to change the world?
There’s nothing to it!
There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination!
Living there you’ll be free if you truly wish to be!
You will find in your mind there’s a world of endless fascination.
No more fun place to be than in your imagination!
You can dream any dream, you can savor ev’ry situation!
Life in there’s a sensational sensation!
If you want to see magic lands, close your eyes and you will see one!
Wanna be a dreamer? Be one!
Anytime you please and please save me one!
There is no place to go to compare with your imagination!
So go there to be free if you truly wish to be!

GLORIOUS

(Solo) There are times when you might feel aimless.
And can’t see the places where you belong.
(Solo 2) But you will find that there is a purpose.
It’s been there within you all along.
(Solo 1&2) And when you’re near it, you can almost hear it.
(Chorus)  It’s like a symphony,
Just keep listening.
And pretty soon you’ll start
To figure out your part.
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies.
In each one of us,
Ohhh, it’s glorious.
(Solo 3) And you will know how to let it ring out
As you discover who you are.
(Solo 4) Others around you will start to wake up
To the sounds that are in their hearts.
(Solo 5) It’s so amazing what we’re all creating.
(Chorus) It’s like a symphony just keep listening
And pretty soon you’ll start to figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it’s glorious.
Glorious! Glorious! Glorious!
(Bridge)
(Solo 6) And as you feel
The notes build
Ahhh
You will see
(Solo 7)
It’s like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you’ll start
To figure out your part
(Chorus)
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us.
Ohhh it’s glorious.

LOOK TO THE RAINBOW

(Solo 1) On the day I was born,
said my father, said he,
(Solo 2) I’ve an elegant legacy
waiting for ye.
Tis a rhyme for your lips
and a song for your heart,
To sing it whenever the world falls apart.
(Chorus)
Look, look, look to the rainbow.
Follow it over the hill and stream.
Look, look, look to the rainbow.
Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
(Solo 2)
‘Twas a sumptuous gift to bequeath to a child,
Oh the lure of the song kept her feet runnin’ wild.
For your never grow old and you stand stand still,
With whippoorwills singin’ beyond the next hill.
(Chorus)
Look, look, look to the rainbow.
Follow it over the hill and stream.
Look, look, look to the rainbow.
Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
Follow the fellow, follow the fellow,
Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES
(Solo) When I was a little girl, my father used to say,
If trouble ever troubles you, just dream your cares away.
(Chorus) A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep.
In dreams you will lose your heartaches; whatever you wish for, you keep.
Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true.

YOU’VE GOT GOLD INSIDE OF YOU

Everybody’s got a talent, a gift that they can give.

It’s hidden deep within us, and will help us as we live
To make the world a better place: the story will be told.
Discover what your talent is by going for the gold!

(Chorus)
You’ve got gold inside of you! It will shine for all to see
As you dig down deep to help a friend become what he can be.
So look around to see just who could use your help today!
Work hard to serve, and you will find gold along the way.

(Solo 1) Remember brave George Washington, whose courage saved the land.
(Solo 2) Consider Florence Nightingale, her gentle healing hand.
(Solo 3) And don’t forget Anne Sullivan, who taught her student sight.
(Solo 4) And Thomas Edison kept on trying ‘till he got it right!

(Chorus)
You’ve got gold inside of you! It will shine for all to see
As you dig down deep to help a friend become what she can be.
So look around to see just who could use your help today!
Work hard to serve, and you will find gold along the way.

(Solo 5) Now think of Sonya Carson, how she raised her children well
To study, work, and not give up: Ben Carson tells her tale.
(Solo 6) The pilgrim Mary Chilton left the Old World for the New;
(Solo 7) And A. A. Milne still makes us laugh with good ol’ Winnie the Pooh.

(Chorus)
You’ve got gold inside of you! It will shine for all to see
As you dig down deep to help a friend become what he can be.
So look around to see just who could use your help today!
Work hard to serve, and you will find gold along the way.  (Small group: “It is hidden way down deep inside.”)

(Notes: On the second time through the chorus:
*Sing “she” instead of “he.”
On the third (last) time through the chorus, the last four words are held twice as long. After “way” a small group sings “It is hidden way down deep inside.” The word “inside” is whispered.