Campfire Planning Sheet
PROMOTE PARTICIPATION, FUN & FRIENDSHIP
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November ___, 2012 |
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Campfire Leader: |
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Campfire Theme: |
Let There Be Peace On Earth |
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Time Allowed: |
45 minutes |
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Official Opening: |
Prologue for Peace Opening |
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Dutch Fire Opening |
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Let Us Sing Together (4-Part Round) |
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Well Known Songs: |
I Can Make A Difference – Dorothy Lind |
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The World Song – Gavin Ewart |
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Round Songs: |
Oh, How Lovely Is The Evening (3-Part Round) |
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Love (4-Part Round) |
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Part Songs: |
Dona Nobis Pacem (3-Parts) |
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Fun / Action Songs: |
Deep and Wide |
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Hey, Hey, Hey, Jubilee Hey – Sri Lanka |
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Quieter Songs: |
One Tin Soldier - Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter |
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Blowing In The Wind – Bob Dylan |
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Everyone Knows It |
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Story: |
Story of the Peace Crane by Danuse Murty |
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Spiritual: |
Let There Be Peace On Earth – Sy Miller & Jill Jackson |
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Sing Hosanna! |
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Vespers & Taps: |
Russian Vesper - Russia |
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Taps |
Prologue for Peace Opening
We are the children of the earth
From which we were
all created;
Through which we were all nourished;
For which we were all responsible.
We are people
in Community,
With those in the past who have nurtured
The flames and vision of peace and justice;
With those
in our present who persevere in the
Hope for the continuity of Life;
With those in the future who will, one day,
Celebrate
the Oneness of the world.
We are here
today because of a dark past whose memories will not let us go;
We are here today because the agonizing cries of a people
caught in the fires of war must never be stilled;
We are here
today to say with the people of compassion everywhere,
No more Hiroshimas! No more Nagasakis! No more Hibakushas!
And so with
kindred spirits gathered here and there and everywhere, remembering a destructive past, resolving a constructive present,
and
seeking a creative future
We say:
LET US TOUCH THE EARTH AND LET US TOUCH ONE ANOTHER,
AND KNOW THAT WE ARE IN SOLIDARITY NOT ONLY WITH
WHERE WE
STAND;
AND WITH THOSE WHO ARE AROUND US,
BUT ARE ALSO IN UNITY WITH THOSE WHO, TODAY FALL VICTIMS TO THE INSTRUMENTS
OF WAR AND THE ARROGANCE OF POWER-HUNGARY NATIONS;
Let us touch
the earth and let us touch one another,
And know that we possess the gifts and the sources of a Holy Power with which to
create the instruments of Peace and a human place of caring and compassion;
LET US TOUCH THE EARTH AND LET US TOUCH ONE ANOTHER,
AND KNOW THAT WE SHARE ALL ON THIS PLANET A COMMON DESTINY
OVER WHICH WE HAVE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY.
Our credo
for Peace was born in choices made for us a long, long time ago, imbedded in the essence of what it means to be human and
to know that we are called to affirm
Life over
Death,
Peace over War,
Creation over Destruction.
LET IT BE SO FOR THIS GENERATION AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME;
LET IT BE THAT WHEN WE TOUCH THE EARTH AND TOUCH ONE
ANOTHER, WE WILL GENERATE, NOT A WAR TO END ALL LIFE, BUT WILL IGNITE THE SPARK
GIVING BIRTH TO NEW LIFE, AND THE FULFILLMENT
OF THE PROMISES OF PEACE!
Dutch Fire Opening
The wood has all been brought,
The fire is burning brightly,
The smoke soars up
Our circle is completed.
Our campfire is open.
"The wood has all been brought" - girls all kneel on right knee
in campfire circle and both hands out, palms up.
"The fire is burning brightly" - hold hands out as though warming
them at the fire.
"The smoke soars up" - rise gracefully to feet, at the same time
raising hands slowly to a position straight above heads.
"Our circle is completed" - lower hands until they rest around shoulders
of the girls on either side.
"Our campfire is open" - all turn to the right - pointing with the
left hand towards the fire (not straight out from the body but slightly downward, use whole hand, palm turned up slightly.)
Let Us Sing Together (4-Part Round)
Let us sing together, let us sing together,
One and all a joyous song.
Let us sing together; one and all a joyous song.
Let us sing again and again, let us sing again and again,
Let us sing again and again, one and all a joyous song.
I Can
Make a Difference – Dorothy Lind
I
can make a difference, yes I can;
I
can be a friend and lend a hand;
I
can make a choice and take a stand,
And
I can change the world! Oh,
I
can make a difference; yes I can;
I
can be a friend and lend a hand;
I
can make a choice to take a stand,
And
I can change the world!
You
can make a difference, yes it’s true;
You
can choose the things you say and do;
You
can help the earth and people too,
And
you can change the world! Oh,
You
can make a difference, yes it’s true;
You
can choose the things you say and do;
You
can help the earth and people too,
And
you can change the world.
We
can make a difference if we try;
We
can work together, you and I;
We
can do our part so by and by
We
can change the world! Oh,
We
can change it;
Yes,
we can change it.
The World Song – Gavin Ewart
The
way is clear as we march on and see our flag on high
Is
ever furled throughout the world for hope shall never die
We
must unite for what is right in friendship true and strong
Until
the earth in its rebirth shall sing our song, shall sing our song
All
those who loved the true and good
Whose
promises were kept
With
humble minds whose acts were kind
Whose
honor never slept
These
were the free and we must be
Prepared
like them to live
To
give to all both great and small
All
we can give, all we can give.
Oh, How Lovely is the Evening (3-Part Round)
Oh, how lovely
is the evening, is the evening.
When the bells
are sweetly ringing, sweetly ringing.
Ding, dong,
ding, dong.
Love (4-Part Round)
Love,
love, love, love
Christians
this is your call.
Love
your neighbor as yourself
For
God loves us all.
Dona Nobi Pacem (3-Part
Song)
Melody
Dona nobis pacem, pacem;
Dona nobis, pacem.
Part 1
Dona nobis pacem;
Dona nobis, pacem.
Part 2
Dona nobis pacem;
Dona nobis, pacem.
Deep and Wide
Deep and wide, deep
and wide
There's a fountain flowing
deep and wide
Deep and wide, deep
and wide
There's a fountain flowing
deep and wide.
Actions:
Deep: put one hand
above the other and spread them apart, as
if to show how deep.
Wide: spread your hands out.
Fountain: put your
hands next to each other, and starting at
your stomach, move them up
towards your head.
Flowing: move
your hands back and forth in front
of you like a ripple.
Hey, Hey, Hey, Jubilee
Hey – Sri Lanka
Hey, hey, hey! Jubilee hey!
Hey, hey, hey! Jubilee hey!
Ju-ba, ju-ba-ko, ju-ba, ju-ba-ko
Ju-ba, ju-ba-ko-ba-ko
Ju-ba, ju-ba-ko hey!
Actions:
3
claps right; 3 claps left.
3
finger snaps right; 3 finger snaps left.
3
high snaps; 3 low snaps.
Chorus
– Slap knees; Clap; Snap fingers; Clap.
One Tin Soldier - Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'Bout a kingdom
on a mountain and the valley far below
On the mountain
was a treasure buried deep beneath the stone
And the valley
people swore they'd have it for their very own.
Chorus:
Go ahead and hate your neighbour, go ahead and
cheat a friend.
Do it in the
name of heaven, you can justify it in the end
There won't
be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment day
On the bloody
morning after, one tin soldier rides away.
So the people
of the valley sent a message up the hill
Asking for
the buried treasure, tonnes of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer
from the mountain, with our brothers we will share
All the riches
of our mountain, all the treasure buried there.
So the
valley cried with anger, mount your horses draw your swords
And they killed
the mountain people so they won their just rewards
Now they stood
beside the treasure on the mountain dark and red
Turned the
stone and looked beneath it: "Peace on Earth" was all it said.
Blowing
in the Wind – Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down?
Before they call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must the cannon balls fly?
Before they're forever banned.
Chorus:
The answer my friend, is blowin'
in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before they're washed to the sea
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
How many times can a man turn his head?
And pretend that he just doesn't see.
How many times must a man look up?
Before he reaches the sky
How many ears must one man have?
Before he can hear people cry
How many deaths will it take till he knows?
That too many people have died.
Everyone Knows It
Everyone knows it, but how can you show it
That love is a wonderful thing.
Try to believe it, and then you will live it
And see what the future will bring.
Chorus:
A-a-a-a-a-a-ah.
Everyone knows it, but how can you show it
That love is a wonderful thing.
Laughter or crying, there's no use denying
That love holds each life in its hands.
So, do what you can to be living in harmony,
Meeting what love may demand.
You've got a lot of it, so you must share it,
Proving that love isn't cold.
Give it to everyone, don't miss out anyone.
They'll give it back threefold.
Story of the Peace Crane by Danuse Murty
The origami crane has become an international symbol of peace,
a Peace Crane, through the sad but inspiring life story of a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki.
Sadako was born in 1943 in Hiroshima, Japan. She was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on the 6th of August, 1945. Following that Sadako seemed to continue growing up into a happy and healthy girl. In the 6th grade, she was one of the fastest runners in her school and
her dream was to become a physical education teacher.
But towards the end of November, 1954, Sadako caught a little cold and lumps developed
on her neck and behind her ears, swelling her face as if she had the mumps. Sadako
was soon diagnosed with Leukemia, which people in Japan called “the atom bomb” disease. In February, she entered the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital.
In August, while in the hospital, she was shown colorful paper cranes and told an old
Japanese legend, which said that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes would be granted a wish. Sadako hoped that by folding the paper cranes she would get well again.
So she began making the cranes and completed over 1000 of them before dying October 25, 1955 at the age of twelve.
While making the cranes also wished and helped towards world peace:
“I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world.” (Sadako Sasaki)
Her classmates felt deeply sad to loose their dear friend. They discussed what they could do for her, and came up with the idea of building a monument to Sadako and
all the children killed by the atom bomb. Young people all over Japan helped
collect money for the project. In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane
was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park.
The children also made a wish that is inscribed at the bottom of the statue and reads:
“This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world.”
Since then, people all over the world fold paper cranes and send them to the Sadako’s
monument in Hiroshima, in memory of Sadako and all children killed through wars.
The story of Sadako and peace monument has inspired many people around the world to
work towards peace and to protect the seriously threatened Red-Crowned Crane on which the origami crane and the Japanese legend
are based.
Cranes are among the species at the top of a wetland ecological pyramid and hence they
are more vulnerable to extinction. Health of the crane population is often a
good indicator of the health of the whole wetland ecosystem.
Fulfilment of prayers and wishes for world peace depends on a healthy natural environment. Protecting our natural environment is a sign of true wisdom, since our health and
peace depend on it.
Let There Be Peace on Earth – Sy Miller & Jill Jackson
Let there
be peace on earth
And let it
begin with me.
Let there
be peace on earth
The peace
that was meant to be.
With God as
our Father
Brothers all
are we
Let me walk
with my brother
In perfect
harmony.
Let peace
begin with me
Let this be
the moment now
With every
step I take
Let this be
my solemn vow:
To live each
moment and love each moment
In peace eternally
Let there
be peace on earth
And let it
begin with me.
Sing Hosanna!
Give me oil
for my lamp, keep it burning
Give me oil
for my lamp I pray
Give me oil
for my lamp, keep it burning
Keep it burning
till the light of day
Chorus:
Sing Hosanna,
sing Hosanna
Sing Hosanna
till the break of day
Sing Hosanna,
sing Hosanna
Sing Hosanna
till the break of day
Give me joy
in my heart keep me praising
Give me joy
in my heart I pray
Give me joy
in my heart keep me praising
Keep me praising
till the break of day
Give me
peace in my heart keep me resting
Give me peace
in my heart I pray
Give me peace
in my heart keep me resting
Keep me resting
till the break of day
Give me
love in my heart keep me serving
Give me love
in my heart I pray
Give me love
in my heart keep me serving
Keep me serving
till the break of day
Russian Vesper – Russia
Now on land and sea
descending brings the night its peace profound.
Let our vesper hymn
be blending with the holy calm around.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
Soon as dies the sunset
glory, stars of heav’n shine out above;
Telling still the ancient
story, their Creator’s changeless love.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
As the darkness deepens
o’er us, lo, eternal stars arise;
Hope and faith and love
rise glorious, shining in the spirit’s skies.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
Taps
Day is done, Gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, Safely rest. God is nigh.