'Strong Together Hand in Hand' by Michael Rosen, commissioned by Helen Weinstein of Historyworks with words set to Music composed by Bethany Kirby, Performed by CAP Singers, Cambridge Academic Partnership, Music Lead Rebecca Lewis.
Jan 27, 2020, 11:25 AM
Commissioned for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 by Helen Weinstein, Artistic Director, HistoryWorks, on behalf of Cambridge City Council
STRONG TOGETHER, HAND IN HAND
Verse 1
There’s nothing very easy about speaking out
There’s nothing very easy knowing how to shout
But you see someone picked on for something that they are
Nothing they can do: they were born that way
Not saying that it’s easy to have your say
It can often turn out that the only person's you
You’re the only one who can say what’s true
Bridge
We want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Chorus (unison)
Stand together, we stand
Stand together, take a stand
Strong together, we stand
Strong together, hand in hand
Chorus (harmony)
Stand together, we stand
Stand together, take a stand
Strong together, we stand
Strong together, hand in hand
Verse 2
The earth is ours, it’s the only one we’ve got
It’s warming up fast, don’t tell me it’s not
There’s only one race, it’s the human race
We’ve got to stand together or we’re going to lose it
It’s the way to survive, so we’d better choose it
No matter who’s in charge or who’s got the power
They can’t take away what we know is ours
Bridge
We want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Chorus (harmony) x2
Stand together, we stand
Stand together, take a stand
Strong together, we stand
Strong together, hand in hand
Soprano small group
(on repeat of chorus)
We want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Want the elimination of all discrimination
Want the abolition of all persecution
Outro
Strong together
We stand