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You are listening to a shortened version of my popular school song. In the first line of Verse 2 the short section in which I do not sing is where the SCHOOL NAME is usually sung. NB. The chorus after Verse 2 gradually fades - because this version is intended for demonstration purposes only. But feel free to download the demo to check with other staff at your school whether or not the song might be adopted.
To this same musical arrangement, I have already recorded more than 80 VERSIONS of the song to fill the blank with various school names. If interested, you are welcome to contact me through
peterkearneysongs@gmail.com to enquire if your school name has already been recorded. If that is so, I can supply an MP3 file of that version for $15 (Australian).
If your school name is NOT on the list I can record a custom version especially. Cost for this service is $50 (Australian) + P&P. As well as an MP3 file I provide schools (in Australia) with a CD in plastic jewel case with a colour cover featuring your school name and location. The CD is included in the cost.
A lower cost would apply for custom recordings ordered by overseas schools - MP3 only.
NOTES on THIS IS OUR SCHOOL:
Apart from 'Fill My House' and 'The Beatitudes' this is probably the song of mine that is most widely used. It is sung by many schools in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland - perhaps in other countries too. One Irish school, Castlemartyr National School in County Cork, has been singing this song since I first visited the school in 1989. On a big signboard outside the school, they have even quoted a line from the chorus: "May the rooms be full of happiness".
My favourite was a recording I did for a school in the Northern Territory:
"Everyone is special and everyone's important
In St. Francis of Assisi School, Humpty Doo!"
Believe it or not, it does sing quite nicely.
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lyrics
THIS IS OUR SCHOOL
CHORUS:
This is our school. Let peace be found here.
May the rooms be full of happiness.
Let love abide, love for one another
The love of life itself
Oo-oo-ooh and the love of God.
1. Everybody knows that many hands are needed
if you want to build a house.
But to build a good school, there's a very simple rule:
What you need isn't hands but hearts.
So Lord a blessing we ask of you. CHORUS
2. Everyone is special and everyone's important
In NAME OF SCHOOL.
Doesn't matter at all if you're big or you're small
Being fair to each other - that's the rule!
So Lord, a blessing we ask of you. CHORUS
Verse 3 is NOT HEARD on this shortened version:
3. Just like the river flowing to the ocean
We are flowing into God.
So let peace be the way as we live and work today
As we wander in the tracks you have trod
Yes Lord, a blessing we ask of you. CHORUS
credits
released January 31, 2020
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RELATED RESOURCES FOR 'THIS IS OUR SCHOOL'
1. CD - Custom recording including school name in verse 2. Link:
peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/555791
2. MUSIC BOOK – vocal & instrumental parts. Link:
peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/553818
3. MUSICAL RESOURCES CD – Backing tracks & musical parts audio:
peterkearneysongs.com.au/product/555801
MORE INFORMATION on this song:
Originally written for St. Joseph's School, Port Macquarie, NSW Australia. He adapted and developed the words from an old school prayer. He adapted and developed the words from an old school prayer then wrote the music.
An earlier recording of the song was included on Peter's album 'Celebration' (1987). The later recording heard here was designed to have a stronger beat, a definite ending instead of a fade and a percussive re-entry cues to start each new chorus. It is an easier version for children to sing along with.
The new version was recorded 1999 in the Little Portion Studio, Welby. Arranged and produced by Peter, who also sings and plays the various instruments.
CHOIR - Children from St. Paul's Primary School, Moss Vale. Special thanks to Terry Westblade and Peter Michael.
COPYRIGHT © 1988 Peter Kearney.
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