PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
056 - Why We Sing
Verse 1
[A] sound [of] hope, [a] sound [of] peace,
[a] sound that cel-[e]-brates and speaks what we [be]-lieve.
[A] sound [of] love, [a] sound so strong.
It’s a-maz-ing what [is] giv-en when we share [a] song.
Chorus
[Thi]-[s] is why we sing, why [we] lift our voice,
why [we] stand as one in (harmonise) [har-mo]ny
[Thi]-[s] is why we sing, why [we] lift our voice,
Take [my] hand and sing with me.
Verse 2
(S+A) Soothe [a] soul, (T +B) Soothe [a] soul,
(S+A) Mend [a] heart, (T +B) Mend [a ] heart
(harmonise) Bring to-geth-[er] lives that have been torn [a]-part
(T +B) Share [the] joy, (S+A) Share [the] joy,
(T +B) Find [a] friend, (S+A) Find [a] friend.
(harmonise) It’s a nev-er end- [ing] gift that cir-cles back [a]-gain
Chorus
[Thi]-[s] is why we si-ng, why [we] lift our voi-ce,
why [we] stand as one in [har-mo]ny. (T +B) har-mo-ny
[Thi]-[s] is why we si-ng, why [we] lift our voi-ce.
Take [my] hand and si-ng with me.
Bridge
Mu-sic builds [a] bridge, [It] [can] ^ tear down [a] wall.
Mu-sic is [a] lan-guage [that] [can] speak to one and all! (Slow down & pause)
Key change
Chorus
[Thi]-[s] is why we sing, why [we] lift our voice,
(S) This is why we sing Why we lift our voice
why [we] stand as one in [har-mo]ny (T +B) har-mo-ny
(S) Why we stand as one in har-mo-ny
[Thi]-[s] is why we sing, why [we] lift our voice.
(S) This is why we sing Why we lift our voice
Take [my] hand and sing with me (Count 2,3,4,1,2,3,4)
(S) Take my hand and sing with me
Thi-s is why (Count 2,3,4,1,2)
We sing (Sop) This is why
We sing (Sop) This is why
(harmony) We sing! (Count 2,3,4,1,2 - OFF)
Words and music by by Greg Gilpen