Sing Out Love: A Mostly-Music Service

Sing Out Love: A Mostly-Music Service
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
June 21, 2026
UUCM Musicians and friends with Rev. Kevin
Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associate

UUCM continues its annual offering of an all-music service, this year vibrating the rafters of a new congregation home with the artistry and hearts of UUCM musicians and friends, including the ringing voices of all assembled. Together, let’s “Sing Out Love” (and play out Love), as the title of the new virtual UU song source invites, and so bless this new home for all that it will yet hold.  

Songs for Gathering 
                In These Hard Times (There Will Always be Singing) by Linda Hirshhorn (after Bertolt Brecht)
                Come and Go With Me #1018 African American Spiritual
                How Can I Keep From Singing #108 words by Robert Wadsworth Lowry 

Greeting One Another  Rev. Kevin Tarsa

Land Acknowledgement
                Musical Response  Thank you for this Day from the Native American Church 

Lighting of the Chalice  by Rev. Michelle Collins
                Musical Response  Rise Up, O Flame music by Christoph Praetorius (died 1590), UUCM Choir 

Wonder Box & Singing the Children on Their Way

Welcome  Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associate

Candle of Compassion, Resistance, and Resilience 
                Common Thread by Pat Humphries, arr. Linda Morrison UUCM Choir, Ingrid Holman, directing 

Music  Hey, Brother by S. Al Fakir, V. Maggio, T. Bergling, A. Pournouri, V. F. Pontare, arr. M. Brymer; 
                UUCM Choir, Ingrid Holman, directing; Linda Snyder, piano, Betsy Haydon, guitar 

Music  Still Can’t Say Goodbye by Jimmy Moore and Robert Blinn, Taylor Carey, voice and guitar  

Music  Why Can’t We All Live in Peace by Kathryn Young,
                Taylor Carey, guitar and voice; Kathryn Young, mandolin and voice 

Joys & Sorrows
                Song  Meditation on Breathing #1009 by Sarah Dan Jones 

Prayer & Meditation  There is a Love, words by Rebecca Parker, music by Elizabeth Norton  

Music  Glissando Waltz by W.A. Mozart, Betsy Haydon, harp, Linda Snyder, piano 

Offering  Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associate 

Offertory  Morning Has Broken, traditional Gaelic melody,arr. by Melody Bober
                Linda Snyder and Rev. Kevin Tarsa, piano 

Dedication  Gail Johnson Vaughan

Thank you & Announcements 

Closing Song  Dona Nobis Pacem #388 traditional, arr. Hal Hopson  

Closing Words

Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice  
                Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.   

Music for Going Forth