Learning the 144 Secular Hymns

♪♪♪ 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:

In the end, where will we be?
In a villa by the sea?
In a snowy mountain chalet?
On an island far away?

But the statistics say it ain't so
And the statistics say we won't go
And the statistics make it clear
That in the end, we will be here

So let's make this the best it can be
Good as a villa by the sea
Good as a snow mountain chalet
Good as an island far away

Keepingi our neighbors free from fear
Keeping our air and water clear
And our kids smiling ear to ear
'Cuz in the end, we will be here

 

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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.

To research the history of this hymn tune: http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/SH2014

 

Out of respect for our diverse society, please work to keep our public school and community choirs "secular" (comfortable and welcoming to both religious and nonreligious singers). For more information, please visit the secular choirs webpage.

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