Music Source List

This is a list of all music sung at General Council 45 of the United Church of Canada in Toronto and Calgary.

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GC Gathering Songs / Evening Prayer
(various days)

♫ Heleluyan Then Let Us Sing 84

words: Traditional Muscogee (Creek); music: Traditional Muscogee (Creek) melody; transcribed Charles H. Webb

A Muscogee version of Hallelujah, this song was sung on the Trail of Tears during the forcible displacement of the Muscogee in the 1830s.

Peace, Salaam, Shalom

words and music: Emma’s Revolution © 2001 Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow
Moving Forward Music BMI; www.pathumphries.com

♫ Bambelela / Never Give Up / Allez au bout Then Let Us Sing 103

Words: Traditional South African, trans. Mairi Munro and Martine Stemerick
Music: JL Zwane Memorial Congregation, Gugulethu, Capetown, SA, arr. Lenorah Kunene; transcribed Mairi Munro and Martine Stemerick; adapt. Mairi Munro and Philip Jakob
Translation and arrangement © 2002 JL Zwane Memorial Congregation, Gugulethu, Capetown, SA.
French Translation: Andrew Donaldson and Hilary Donaldson

We’ve Gathered in this Place

words and music: Lisa Waites © 2025

Inspired by the UCC Centennial theme “Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, Daring Justice,” and the work of the Youth Convenors of General Council 45

Fear Not the Pain

words and music: Rachel Kroh, after Rainer Maria Rilke; arr. Peter Amidon

OneLicense # AF20210195

♫ Takwaba uwabanga Yesu Then Let Us Sing 45

words and music: Traditional song, East Africa

transcription and arrangement: Bruce Harding, 2015

♫ Comment ne pas te louer? / How Can We Not Praise Your Name? Then Let Us Sing 40

Traditional, Cameroon; English trans. Andrew Donaldson

Murassalat

Traditional, Sudan; as taught by Beatrice Mukhtar Mamuzi

Kanisa litajengua (Io yo yo) / O, Who Will Build The Church Now?

words and music: Worship Chorus, Kenya, transcr. Jorge Lockward. Eng. para., S T Kimbrough, Jr.
Spanish trans. John Glaser, 1961– ; French trans. Larry Tyree, 1953–

words and music © East Africa Annual Conference. Admin. General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik,

475 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10115. All rights reserved. Eng. para. © 2008 General Board of Global

Ministries, GBGMusik, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, N. Y. 10115. All rights reserved.

Published in For Everyone Born #20

OneLicense # 77006

Salaam aleikum

Traditional, Ghana; arr. Marc Anderson and Marty Haugen © 2007 GIA Publications

OneLicense # 52658

Haleluya

Traditional, Zimbabwe; arr. Abraham Maraire © 2004, General Board of Global Ministries

OneLicense # 82852

Night Has Fallen

words: attr. Clement Scott; trans. Tom Colvin; music: DZUWA LAPITA, Malawian trad.; adapt. Tom Colvin; arr. John L.

Bell;

OneLicense # 35499


 

April 27 Orientation Worship

Hymn Souffle du Dieu vivant Nos voix unies 49

Paroles: Edwin Hatch; musique: Robert Jackson; traduction: Suzanne Bidgrain;

Accompagnement musical & voix: Jessica Gauthier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAheZ6PyYrQ