♪♪♪ SING ALONG ♪♪♪ as a piano plays the chords and melody (from the SOLO Edition of the Secular Hymnal).
Singing along to a simple, chorded melody like this is an ideal way to develop your harmonizing skills!
Lyrics:
Because violence can't end violence, we refuse to march along
Because violence can't end violence, we will sing a diff'rent song
There are ways to change behavior, teachers do it ev'ry day
Because violence can't end violence, we choose PEACE to be our way
Because hatred can't end hatred, we refuse to march along
Because hatred can't end hatred, we will sing a diff'rent song
There are ways to change behavior, parents do it ev'ry day
Because hatred can't end hatred, we choose LOVE to be our way
Here's the same hymn in 4-part harmony (from the SATB Edition of the Secular Hymnal). If you and your choir prefer to print out your own score of this hymn, click here to access a beautiful PDF file.
Listen to this arrangement with the SOPRANO VOICE predominant.
Listen to this arrangement with the ALTO VOICE predominant.
Listen to this arrangement with the TENOR VOICE predominant.
Listen to this arrangement with the BASS VOICE predominant.
This secular hymn was chosen for the St. Louis Peace Choir's 2015 Songbook.
To research the history of this hymn tune: http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/SH2014
