[HANASHIR:4774] Re: Two services and a question

[Ellen Allard <ellen...>]

Jacquie,

Ruth Pelham, a singer/songwriter from Albany, NY, has a number of wonderful
recordings that she has produced. One of my favorite songs of hers is called
I Am A Woman. Though it doesn't specifically speak to women's choices, I
think you might find it appropriate for your service regarding Roe vs. Wade.
If you are interested in the recording, please email me privately and I can
put you in touch with Ruth.

Ellen Allard
Worcester, MA

I AM A WOMAN
by Ruth Pelham

I am a woman here on planet earth
I have the breath of life in me, a gift given at birth
No one, nobody, no powers that be
Can ever, ever, ever take this gift away from me.

I am a woman here on planet earth
I have a song to sing in me, a song sung birth to birth
No one, nobody, no powers that be
Can ever, ever, ever take this gift away from me.

I am a woman here on planet earth
Flesh, bones, and blood is me, before and after birth
No one, nobody, no powers that be
Can ever, ever, ever take this gift away from me.

I am a woman here on planet earth
I have the will to live in me, I learned that at my birth
No one, nobody, no powers that be
Can ever, ever, ever take this gift away from me.

I am a woman here on planet earth
I have the breath of life in me, a gift given at birth
No one, nobody, no powers that be
Can ever, ever, ever take this gift away from me.

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>From: Cantormarx (at) aol(dot)com
>To: acc-n (at) shamash(dot)org, hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org, womenrab (at) 
>jtsa(dot)edu
>Subject: [HANASHIR:4773] Two services and a question
>Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2000, 1:38 AM
>

> Hello out there,
>
> Can you recommend good musical and/or liturgical choices for the following?
>
> 1)  an interfaith service to commemorate Roe v. Wade (this one's coming up in
> the
>     next couple of weeks), and
> 2)  an interfaith service for World AIDS Day (I've considerably more time on
> this one,
>     as it won't take place till December).
>
> Also:  is it always legal under copyright law to provide lyrics *only* in a
> service booklet or songsheet, or does this rule vary by publisher?
>
> "Total rabbits" to all,
>
> Jacquie Shuchat-Marx
>

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