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:

Ojalá that luck will come
Ojalá for ev'ryone
Ojalá for work to do
Ojalá for me and you

But whatever fate may bring
Ojalá is what we'll sing
But whatever fate may bring
Ojalá is what we'll sing

Ojalá for life-long health
Ojalá for needed wealth
Ojalá for treasures won
Ojalá for those with none

But whatever fate may bring
Ojalá is what we'll sing
But whatever fate may bring
Ojalá is what we'll sing

 

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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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