SING OUT
Words and music
By Ann Hampton Callaway
It is said
A nightingale cannot sing
He cannot sing anything
Until he first hears his song
Sung by another nightingale
He listens and knows it's his
The song tells him who he is
Then taking flight
He sings out to the night
And in this way
We've come together
We've helped each other
Find our voice
So we can
CHORUS
Sing out
Sing strong
Lift our hearts into the song
And with our love
Create a world where we all belong
We fly
And with our song we touch the sky
Our wings are soaring past
The pain and fear and doubt
As we sing out (sing out to the world)
Look around
The love that we used to hide
We no longer keep inside
We're like the stars up above
Shining so brightly
And the sound
Of our voices in harmony
Is the sound of how life can be
We will prevail
We're like the nightingale
And so, our sisters and our brothers
The day for silence is no more
It's time to
Sing out
Sing strong
Lift our hearts into the song
And with our love create
A world where we all belong
Let's fly
And with our song we touch the sky
Till our wings have soared beyond
The pain and fear and doubt
As we sing out
Sing out to the world
BRIDGE
As if from heaven we are called to make a stand
Let's sing for all the friends we've lost
And the friends who need a hand
Ah…
It's time to sing out
Sing strong
Lift our hearts into the song
And with our love create a world
Where we all belong
Let's fly
Till with our song we touch the sky
Till our wings have soared beyond the pain
And fear and doubt
Till the time has come when we no longer need to shout
Till the bells of freedom and humanity ring out
We shall sing out
We shall sing out, sing out
Sing out!
Sing out!
Sing out!