Your Holiday Song
Harmony of Belonging: Your Joyful Holiday Song
Lyrics
Gather round girls and boys
Encouragement for both genders to come together
It's time to make your joyful noise
Time for everyone to express joy
Some feel it in the feast after the fast
Various ways people experience joy after hardship
Where the oil lamp's everlasting
Symbolism of eternal light or enduring celebration
Or the solstice in the wild
Finding joy in nature's cycle and change
Or the birth of a baby child
Celebrating the birth of a child, possibly universal
It's your holiday song
The song is personal and meaningful to each individual
No one more true, right or wrong
No single truth about the holiday; individual perspectives
Our faith calls our name
Recognition of faith guiding personal celebration
Someone else's does the same
Respect for others' beliefs in their holiday
Hallelujah, thank you
Expressing gratitude and celebration
So gather round girls and boys
Invitation for gathering to celebrate
It's time raise your holy noise
Encouragement to make a joyful noise in a sacred manner
Some feel it in drum or the snare
Diverse ways people experience spirituality or connection
Or the silence of their prayer
Finding spirituality in silence or personal prayer
Or the church bells on the hill
Symbolism of religious or spiritual gathering
Or the harmony of good will
Unity through goodwill and harmony
It's your holiday song
The holiday song holds personal significance
No one more true, right or wrong
Respect for diverse interpretations and traditions
Our faith calls our name
Acknowledgment of faith shaping celebrations
Someone else's does the same
Respect for others' celebrations guided by faith
Hallelujah, thank you
Expressing gratitude and celebration
For every voice lifted in song
Recognition of unity in singing together
The sacred place we all belong
Acknowledgment of a shared sacred space
The chance to heal a broken world
Opportunity to mend a troubled world through unity
With every voice and every song
Every individual's contribution matters
Of every boy and every girl
Equality in the significance of everyone's voice
It's your holiday song
Reiteration of personal significance of the holiday song
No one more true, right or wrong
Respect for diverse interpretations and traditions
Our faith calls our name
Acknowledgment of faith guiding personal celebrations
Someone else's does the same
Respect for others' celebrations guided by faith
Hallelujah, thank you
Expressing gratitude and celebration
Hallelujah, thank you
Repeated expression of gratitude
Thank you
Continued gratitude and appreciation
It's your holiday song
Emphasizing personal significance of the holiday song
It's your holiday song
Reiteration of the personal nature of the holiday song
It's our holiday song
The holiday song is collectively shared and celebrated
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