You Will See Me (I Am The Story)

“I am the story, and you will see me.” A song for Liberated Together.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 26, 2026Vincent Charlow, Andre Henry, Nikki Toyama-Szeto, Kealani Nunes Willbanks

Remember

Every road remembers. Every tree recalls. Every river has stories no one’s ever told.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 26, 2026Jalen Seawright, Bianca Johnson, Victor Mbogo, Yemi Seyi

We Are The Echo (Virago Rise

Foremothers dreamed it. Virago women are building it. This song is the echo.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 26, 2026Michelle Warren, Cleidi Cooper, Gabriella Velez, Phillip Joubert, Noah Rubin

Time & Place (Yuri's Song)

From the internment camps to a creed of gratitude: a song for Yuri Kochiyama.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 26, 2026Nabil Ince, Nikki Toyama-Szeto, James Paek, Bryan Joy, Nicolas Barboza, David de Leon

Hands Full Of Hope

We can’t hold hope if our hands stay full. A song for Truth’s Table.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 26, 2026Nabil Ince, Tennette Smith, Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson

Shalom-Salaam

“Shalom-Salaam” imagines a world where everyone is found, home, free, and loved. Written for CCDA and recorded live at their annual conference.

The Kingdom Is Yours

Added a new African Reimagining of The Kingdom Is Yours, bringing the Beatitudes closer to where Jesus first spoke them.

Thula Sizwe / I Shall Be Released

A remix-collab between Common People, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone.

WorldCommon HymnalJune 11, 2026

When Will We Overcome?

"History has shown us that courage can be contagious.” (Michelle Obama)

Singer-Songwriter, JusticeCommon HymnalJanuary 8, 2026Nabil Ince, Quincy Cochran, David Gate

A Time

In the same way that “The Kingdom Is Yours” massaged out the ideas in the Beatitudes, so this song explores Ecclesiastes 3.

Communal WorshipCommon HymnalDecember 18, 2025Mark Alan Schoolmeesters, Terrell Wilson

Enduring God

Written with Sandra Van Opstal from Chasing Justice.

You Don't Know My Name

Written with Amanda Opelt from Hope Words.

JusticeCommon HymnalOctober 17, 2025Vincent Charlow, Andre Henry, Amanda Opelt

God Will Prevail

In this season of difficult circumstances, unjust situations, and overwhelming disappointments our hope is summed up in this song: God Will Prevail.

We Got Us

Written with Sandra Van Opstal from Chasing Justice.

Baila

Resistance is not just struggle—it is also song. It is dancing in the ruins, laughing in the face of despair, and choosing joy as an act of defiance.

Communal WorshipCommon HymnalSeptember 4, 2025JonCarlos Velez, Gabriella Velez, Joel Lopez

Get Up, Girl

Written with Natasha L Robinson and Saint-Elien from Leadership LINKS.

Light Of The World (Benediction)

Written with Amanda Opelt from Hope Words.

JusticeCommon HymnalJuly 11, 2025Vincent Charlow, Andre Henry, Amanda Opelt

Before We Put Our Trust In Human Kings / Exalted

Just as “The Kingdom Is Yours” massaged out the ideas in the Beatitudes, so this song explores The Lord's Prayer.

Communal WorshipCommon HymnalJune 12, 2025Nabil Ince, Ben Hardesty

Daughters Of Vision

Written with Natasha L Robinson and Saint-Elien from Leadership LINKS.

Wildflower

Written with our Jennifer Henderson and Noah Guthrie from Arocha.

JusticeCommon HymnalMay 23, 2025Jennifer Henderson, Noah Guthrie, Ben Hardesty, Bryan Joy

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