Pages 672 Publication Date 2008 ISBN 9780486282763 (0486282767)
With this ample collection of ballads and songs, you can immerse yourself in the rich tradition and heritage of American folk music. Discover the diversity, spontaneity, free-flowing melody and sheer invention of scores of songssung by cowboys and convicts, lumberjacks, hobos, miners, plantation slaves, mountaineers, soldiers and many others.
Musicians, musicologists, folklorists, singers - anyone interested in American fok music - will welcome thistreasury of timeless song gathered in one handy, inexpensive volume.
A New Commandment A wiggly, waggly worm Abba, Father, Let Me Be All Creatures Of Our God And King All Over The World [Hardy, Francoise] All the flowers are waking All Things Bright And Beautiful Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord As the deer pants for the water Autumn Days Away In A Manger Be Bold, Be Strong Be Still And Know That I Am God Be still, for the presence of the Lord Big man standing by the blue waterside Bind us together, Lord Black And White Born in the night, Mary's child Breakout Calypso Carol Can you be sure Candle In The Window Carpenter, carpenter, make me a tree Close To You Colours of day Come And Join The Celebration Come And Praise The Lord Our King Come on and celebrate! Come, they told me Cross Over The Road Ding Dong! Merrily On High Don't build your house on the sandy land Each Day Different Father God, I wonder Father welcomes all his children Father, I place into your hands Father, we adore you Father, we love you Follow Me Freely, freely From heav'n you came, helpless babe From The Darkness Came Light From The Tiny Ant Girls And Boys, Leave Your Toys Give Me Joy In My Heart Give Us Hope, Lord Glorify your name Go tell everyone Go, Tell It On The Mountain God forgave my sin in Jesus' name God Has Promised God Is Love: His The Care God Knows Me God made the colours of the rainbow God's Spirit is in my heart Halle, halle, hallelujah! Hark, the herald-angels sing Have you heard the raindrops He gave me eyes so I could see He Made Me He Who Would Valiant Be Hee, haw! Hee, haw! Here I Am, Lord Here we go up to Bethlehem He's Got The Whole World In His Hand Hosanna, Hosanna How did Moses cross the Red Sea? How great is our God How Great Thou Art How lovely on the mountains I Danced In The Morning I give my hands to do your work I have a friend I have seen the golden sunshine I Listen And I Listen I love the sun I may speak in the tongues of angels I Planted A Seed I watch the sunrise I will bring to you I Will Sing Your Praises I will sing, I will sing a song unto the Lord I, the Lord of sea and sky If I were a butterfly I'm Accepted, I'm Forgiven I'm black, I'm white, I'm short, I'm tall I'm going to paint a perfect picture I'm Special In the bleak mid-winter In the morning early It was on a starry night It's A New Day Jesus' hands were kind hands Jesus' love is very wonderful Jesus Put This Song Into Our Hearts Jesus turned the water into wine Jubilate, everybody Kings came riding from the east Kum Ba Yah Let There Be Peace On Earth Life for the poor was hard and tough Light Up The Fire Little Donkey Little Drummer Boy Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep Living Lord Look for signs Lord Jesus Christ Lord Of All Hopefulness Lord Of The Dance Lord Of The Harvest Lord, the light of your love Lost And Found Love is something if you give it away Love Will Never Come To An End Magic penny Make me a channel of your peace Mary Had A Baby Mary's Child Milk bottle tops and paper bags Mister Noah built an ark Morning Has Broken My God is so big O Come, All Ye Faithful O Little Town Of Bethlehem O Lord, All The World Belongs To You O Lord, my God O, what a wonderful world Once In Royal David's City One hundred and fifty-three One More Step Along The World I Go Our Father (Caribbean) Our God Reigns Peace is flowing like a river Peace, perfect peace is the gift Pears And Apples Praise Him On The Trumpet Praise the Lord in the rhythm of your music Prayer of St Francis Rat-a-tat-tat Rejoice In The Lord Always Riding out across the desert Rise And Shine Said Judas to Mary See him lying on a bed of straw See, Amid The Winter's Snow Seek ye first the kingdom of God Shalom, my friends Shalom, shalom Shine, Jesus, Shine Silent Night Sing Hosanna Somebody Greater Spirit Of God Spirit Of Peace Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thank You For The Summer Morning Than