Songs I often do in song circles, jams, sing-alongs, etc. include Do, Lord/This Little Light Medley Vine and Fig Tree (Lo Yisa Goy) Let There Be Peace On Earth When The Saints Go Marching In Just A Closer Walk With Thee Precious Lord, Take My Hand He's Got The Whole World In His Hand Precious Memories Farther Along One Day At A Time Put Your Hand In The Hand Go Down, Moses Mary, Don't You Weep All My Trials Amazing Grace Morning Has Broken This Old House You Don't Knock In The Sweet By and By Abide With Me Peace Like a River Guide My Feet In The Garden Bashana Haba'ah (Soon The Day Will Arrive) Hine Ma Tov Shalom Chaverim All God's Critters Got A Place In the Choir If I am singing in a group that would be alienated by mention of Jesus, I stick to the ones that are generally insprirational or mention only "God." I never have a problem doing the Hebrew songs I mentioned in a Christian group, because there is nothing sectarian about them. In some jams, though, old gospel songs--e.g., Turn Your Radio On-- are done more or less as historical/musical gems, not as statements of personal belief, so we do any song that has good harmony and good instrumental licks. If we can have fun singing Banks Of The Ohio, given our elevated collective consciousness today, why can't a Jew, agnostic, humanist, atheist, etc. enjoy singing "I'll Fly Away?" It's a great bluegrass sound! Genie
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