HUM 211 Student Praise Songs
- Fall 2000 & Winter 2003
SHORT CUTS: Student
Praise Songs, Fall 2000 | Student Praise Songs, Winter 2003
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~Webposted with student permission~
See also
HUM 211 Student Praise Songs - Fall 2004
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/studentpraisef04.htm
STUDENT
PRAISE SONGS (Hum 211, Fall 2000)
~Webposted with student permission
~ Thank you all so much!! ~ Cora
Andrew 
A Praise Song
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Call: |
| Andrew |
| After the martyr |
| Troubled Eyes |
| Frustration |
| Mind of Pictures |
| Heart of Mercy |
| Whose Fingers dance upon strings |
| Whose hands guide the pen |
| Gatherer of Steel |
| Patience |
Explication
| Line 1. Andrew (My name) |
| Line 2. After the martyr (Apparently, one of our great ancestors [also named Andrew?] was hung for a crime for which he was later proved innocent.) |
| Line 3. Troubled Eyes (Born with no muscles above eyes: could not look upwards.) |
| Line 4. Frustration (Refers to the fact that [for] whole life, [Andrew? I?] haven't been able to fully fulfill dreams.) |
| Line 5. Mind of Pictures (Colorful vivid imagination, creative) |
| Line 6. Heart of Mercy (Forgiving of transgressions) |
| Line 7. Whose Fingers dance upon strings (Plays guitar and music) |
| Line 8. Whose hands guide the pen (Loves to draw, artist) |
| Line 9. Gatherer of Steel (Collects swords and other blades) |
| Line 10. Patience (Knowing that soon I will finally be able to use my talent and be what I want to be) |
© 2000, Held by student: Published first name only with Student Permission
Anonymous
[unsigned by student request]
She Who Waits
| Call: | Response: |
| She who waits | |
| Time goes slow | |
| All is lost | |
| This she knows | |
| Hopes for heaven | |
| The other side |
Explication
| Line 1. She who waits (The individual's Praise Name) |
| Line 2. Time goes slow (Stating that she must wait) |
| Line 3. All is lost (No longer having hope) |
|
Response: This she knows |
| Line 4. Hopes for heaven (Meeting up again.) |
|
Response: The other side (Place to reunite.) |
© 2000, Held by student: Published anonymously with Student Permission
Jillian
Cook
Jillian, Animal medicine
woman
| Call: | Response: |
| Jillian | Animal medicine woman |
| Born in snow | Animal medicine woman |
| Of Dane and Scot | Animal medicine woman |
| With Wolf I walk | Animal medicine woman |
| Helper of the animals | Animal medicine woman |
Explication
| Line 1. Jillian (The individual's name ) |
| Line 2. Born in snow (I came into this world early, in a snow bank outside the hospital.) |
| Line 3. Of Dane and Scot (I come from Danish and Scottish ancestry.) |
| Line 4. With Wolf I walk (My companion and protector and in some ways my spiritual guide is my wolf-hybrid.) |
| Line 5. Helper of animals (My social role in life when I have attained my full humanness on my life journey will be Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.) |
© 2000, Jillian Cook
Cora
[first name only by student request]
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Cora of cora |
| Driving winds |
| Green soil |
| Dedicated souls |
| Warm touch |
| Driven hands |
| Brilliant laughter |
Explication
| Line 1. Cora of cora (My name and my namesake. I am named after my maternal great grandmother, a small strong woman.) |
| Line 2. Driving winds (Refers to the amount of traveling that I have done, and have yet to do. The majority of my travels has been done via car and takes me to the most wonderful places.) |
| Line 3. Green soil (My mother has grown plants since the beginning, her loe for the earth and what it has to offer has transferred to me. I enjoy touching and seeing things never altered by man.) |
| Line 4. Dedicated souls (My family has taught me that accomplishing things I begin, and doing the best that I can is something that will carry me well through my lifetime.) |
| Line 5. Warm touch (During my life, I have been accepted and cared for by every family member; I believe this makes a person confidant and able to live a comfortable happy life. I wish to carry this trait on and touch everyone I care about with warmth.) |
| Line 6. Driven hands (My parents and brother [my immediate family] drive the whole country. They cover hundreds of thousands of miles a year: when the north gets too cold for safe driving, they move to the south and drive some more - this is all work related.) |
| Line 7. Brilliant laughter (My appreciation for sunsets and the colors that the earth contains. There are as many different colors as there are words. Laughter combines and calms the colors of the soul.) |
© 2000, Held by student: Published first name only [ anonymously] with Student Permission
Laura
Dunaway
In Praise of Laura
Call: Response: Laura In Praise of Laura Birth with Jesus Christ In Praise of Laura Full head of hair In Praise of Laura Tenth sign of the zodiac In Praise of Laura Hungarian magic In Praise of Laura Small country community In Praise of Laura Loveable, Lazy In Praise of Laura Tragedy of life In Praise of Laura Service Leadership In Praise of Laura The commander and the idealist In Praise of Laura
Explication
| Line 1. Laura (The individual's name) |
| Line 2. Birth with Jesus Christ (She was born 2 days before the day Jesus was said to have been born. It was Dec. 23 when she arrived.) |
| Line 3. Full head of hair (She was born with an unusual amount of long, dark hair on her head.) |
| Line 4. Tenth sign of the zodiac (She is a Capricorn astrologically and this has had a spiritual influence in her life.) |
| Line 5. Hungarian magic (Her great, great grandfather was a famous magician of Hungarian ancestry.) |
| Line 6. Small country community (Camp Sherman, a little community in Central Oregon, is where she spent a good portion of her childhood. It is also a place where some of her best memories were created.) |
| Line 7. Loveable, Lazy (Her totem is the domestic cat because like the cat she is loveable, lazy and can be a bit frisky at times.) |
| Line 8. Tragedy of life (When two of her pet dogs died, that was the first time she had experienced death and it was a wake up call for her.) |
| Line 9. Service Leadership (She has always been socially sensitive to the less fortunate and last year she became a volunteer with Americorp to help those who need it in her community.) |
| Line 10. The commander and the idealist (Her brother is a year younger than she and they have shared many experiences and they do share some character traits. He has a commanding nature to him. Her friend, who is her age, has some shared affinities and character traits with her. The friend is an idealist.) |
© 2000, Laura Dunaway
Kevin
Dunn
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Kevin Dunn |
| Older brother of two |
| Native of Tacoma Washington |
| Role model to two |
| Trekked many miles |
| Friend of twins |
| Son of Lee and Dunn |
| Lover of Fishing |
Explication
| Line 1. Kevin Dunn (My name ) |
| Line 2. Older brother of two (Oldest boy in the family with two younger brothers Sean and Andrew.) |
| Line 3. Native of Tacoma Washington (Lived in Tacoma until I was 10 years old, then moved to Eugene, Oregon. I had to meet new people and start over again.) |
| Line 4. Role model to two (I have to be a role model to my two younger brothers, helping them to follow the correct path.) |
| Line 5. Trekked many miles (I have walked or hiked many miles with my father, Boy Scout troop, and my dog. This activity has brought me peace of mind, friendship, and many great memories.) |
| Line 6. Friend of twins (My two best friends are twins who have showed and taught me a lot of different things.) |
| Line 7. Son of Lee and Dunn (I am a son of Janet Lee and John Dunn.) |
| Line 8. Lover of Fishing (I have loved the sport of fishing; it consumes many days of my life.) |
© 2000, Kevin Dunn
Setribo, the Animalboy
| Call: |
| Setribo |
| Possibility of snow |
| High Desert Basin of Oregon |
| Haggard |
| People of the Alkali |
| Keeper of the flock |
Explication
| Line 1. Setribo (Second of three boys.) |
| Line 2. Possibility of snow (There was a possibility of snow the winter day I was born.) |
| Line 3. High Desert Basin of Oregon (I was born on the High Desert in the Great Basin region of Oregon.) |
| Line 4. Haggard (People working hard and getting nowhere.) |
| Line 5. People of the Alkali (Alkali soil surrounds the area I am from.) |
| Line 6. Keeper of the flock (I am an animal tender, an ancestral tradition of my family.) |
© 2000, Dale Elder
Jake
[first name only by student request]
Praise Song
| Call: | Response: |
| Jake | Meow on don dayo |
| Evolving from snowflake to snowman | Star, Sun, Moon, dayo |
| A call to travel | |
| ease | Cross the sea for many dayo |
| simplicity | ya yo |
| whose family has been chosen | Maka laka
Hen Heart Taka saka fraka tea mart |
| student of art | Tender in the knee |
| perhaps one day Grandpa Tele | Tele, Tele, Tele |
| Together
(a sly kind of laugh): heee! heee! heee! |
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Explication
| Line 1. Jake (my name ) |
| Line 2. Evolving from snowflake to snowman (meaning that I come from a cold climate and will until I become an old man.) |
| Line 3. A call to travel (because I am a wonder [wanderer?] by heart.)I |
| Line 4. ease (because that's the way I like things to be.) |
| Line 5. simplicity (this is how I always want things to be.) |
| Line 6. whose family has been chosen (because my family has gone through situations that were fully in the hands of the divine power.) |
| Line 7. student of art (because I throw pottery on the whell and also enjoy various forms of art.) |
| Line 8. perhaps one day Grandpa Tele (because I telemark ski and one day hope to pass on the skill and know how to younger children.) |
© 2000, Held by student: Published first name only [ anonymously] with Student Permission
Praise James
| Call: |
| James |
| Bright shining sun |
| Wise of places afar |
| Mountain lion |
| Believer of herb |
Explication
| Line 1. James (My name) |
| Line 2. Bright shining sun (This is because of my astrological sign. I am a Leo and he is the ruler of the sun.) |
| Line 3. Wise of places afar (Because I am from many different places, I have never born born and raised in the same place.) |
| Line 4. Mountain lion (The mountains are one of my favorite places to be, and me being Leo the lion makes me a mountain lion.) |
| Line 5. Believer of herb (Because I believe all herb that bears seed on this Mother Earth is a great gift to humankind and creates a positive force between people.) |
© 2000, James Maxey
Amanda
Pacheco
Praise Song
| Call: |
| Amanda |
| Feet before head |
| Journey Afar |
| Stubborn Taurus |
| Leader of Youth |
| Lover of Dreams |
Explication
| Line 1. Amanda (The individual's name) |
| Line 2. Feet before head (I never think before I do something, or I take action before thinking.) |
| Line 3. Journey Afar (I have traveled to place; I have experienced different places. I traveled to Mexico to visit my family. I have lived in California in many places.) |
| Line 4. Stubborn Taurus (I was born in April and I am a very stubborn person. Taurus is an animal that is tough and not moving at all.) |
| Line 5. Leader of Youth (I am a member of OLI and work with children.) |
| Line 6. Lover of Dreams (I wrote this because I like to dream.) |
© 2000, Amanda Pacheco
Eli
Smith
EAZ, the Spinner of Words
| Call: |
| EAZ |
| The Sun Behind the Clouds |
| Quiet Precision that Silences |
| Shooter of words that beat the arrow |
| Soaked with Trouble |
| Speaker of Consequence |
Explication
| Line 1. EAZ (Name given because of easy personality and calmness ) |
| Line 2. The Sun Behind the Clouds (Creates words that remind others that there is a sun, and a better day, behind the clouds.) |
| Line 3. Quiet Precision that Silences (Words spoken softly that may calm the greatest of storms.) |
| Line 4. Shooter of words that beat the arrow (Can express the words to someone and have it hit the heart faster than any arrow from Cupid's bow.) |
| Line 5. Soaked with Trouble (Have many experiences that got me in trouble, but made me wider.) |
| Line 6. Speaker of Consequence (Speaks about punishment that I went through, hoping someone will learn from my actions .) |
© 2000, Eli Smith
Cathy
Stafford
[Untitled]
| Call: | Response: |
| Woman of 4 daughters | Giving woman |
| Wife of many years | Giving woman |
| Student of college | Giving woman |
| Seller of cosmetics | Giving woman |
Explication
| Line 1. Woman of 4 daughters (I have 4 children) |
| Line 2. Wife of many years (Married 7 years.) |
| Line 3. Student of college (Obvious.) |
| Line 4. Seller of cosmetics (Sells Mary Kay.) |
© 2000, Cathy Stafford
Kendall
Voget
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Kendall |
| Last girl |
| Sunny ~ side ~ up |
| Elephant |
| Bear Creek |
| Lovingly open |
Explication
| Line 1. Kendall (The individual's name ) |
| Line 2. Last girl (Four older sisters and one younger brother.) |
| Line 3. Sunny ~ side ~ up (I was going to come out but first until they stuck a huge metal thing inside my mom to turn me around.) |
| Line 4. Elephant (I have always felt a strong connection to elephants and could have been one in some other life.) |
| Line 5. Bear Creek (My parents built our house next to Bear Creek and it has provided an abundant source of water for my mom's beautiful gardens and ponds.) |
| Line 6. Lovingly open (I choose these words to describe my best friend because she opened my eyes to many new optimistic ways of viewing things and her heart is full of love.) |
© Kendall Voget, 2000
STUDENT
PRAISE SONGS, Winter 2003
~Webposted with student permission
~ Thank you all so much!! ~ Cora
Jasson Coffman
| CALL: | RESPONSE: |
| Jasson | For a purpose |
| Misplaced | For a purpose |
| Chosen | For a purpose |
| New life | For a purpose |
| Guided | For a purpose |
| Journey | For a purpose |
| Lost Soul | For a purpose |
| Adventure | For a purpose |
| Followed | For a purpose |
| Following | For a purpose |
| Strife | For a purpose |
| Gift | For a purpose |
| Success | For a purpose |
| Story | For a purpose |
Explication
| Line 1. Jasson (My name) |
| Line 2. Misplaced (Signifies my early childhood) |
| Line 3. Chosen (I was adopted) |
| Line 4. New life (Signifies my chance at a good life) |
| Line 5. Guided (My parents' love and patience for me) |
| Line 6. Journey (Leaving home and joining the military) |
| Line 7. Lost Soul (Still trying to find my place and purpose in this world) |
| Line 8. Adventure (My huge sense of adventure) |
| Line 9. Followed (My friends and the people that believe in me) |
| Line 10. Following (My friends and the people that believe in me) |
| Line 11. Strife (What I will go through) |
| Line 12. Gift (What I will give to others) |
| Line 13. Success (What I will achieve) |
| Line 14. Story (What others will say) |
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RESPONSE: "For a purpose" (I believe everything happens for a reason.) |
© 2003, Jasson Coffman
Sarah Elliott
Flore
| CALL: | RESPONSE: |
| Sweet child | |
| Named for beauty | It is true |
| Hungers much | |
| Travels far | It is true |
| Thick Hair of Black | |
| Tired eyes | It is true |
| Welcoming arms | |
| Baby of three | It is true |
| Full of Strength | |
| Hidden Knowledge | It is true |
| Gift of Music | |
| Sweet Child | It is true |
Explication
| Line 1. Sweet child (Flore, my daughter) |
| Line 2. Named for beauty (Name means "flower") |
| Line 3. Hungers much (malnourished) |
| Line 4. Travels far (brought by foot to orphanage) |
| Line 5. Thick Hair of Black (curly, black hair) |
| Line 6. Tired eyes (affects of poor nutrition) |
| Line 7. Welcoming arms (bond within family) |
| Line 8. Baby of three (two older siblings) |
| Line 9. Full of Strength (early walker) |
| Line 10. Hidden Knowledge (quick understanding) |
| Line 11. Gift of Music (loves song & dance) |
| Line 13. Sweet Child (Sweet Flore) |
© 2003, Sarah Elliott
Dan Hayward
Description of Love
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Call: |
| The living love |
| A cloud in the sky |
| ceramic art |
| The stars above |
| Currency |
| Beating heart |
| A big cup of hot chocolate |
| ………….…with arsenic |
| It comes as an Angels light |
| Breath |
| A swift blade |
| Pick the right star |
Explication
| Line 1. The living love (The Name of what I’m writing about and the fact that it’s not just a word.) |
| Line 2. A cloud in the sky (It’s sometimes here and sometimes not, also can be full of surprises or shade from the heat.) |
| Line 3. Ceramic art (Can be molded into many beautiful things but is very fragile and handled carefully or it can easily be broken.) |
| Line 4. The stars above (They’re always there but not always visible.) |
| Line 5. Currency (We must work very hard to get it but it is so easily taken away and yet we always feel better having it.) |
| Line 6. Beating heart (The heart must beat for us to live and the heart must love for it to live.) |
| Line 7. A big cup of hot chocolate (It can warm a person up from the inside out.) |
| Line 8. ………….…with arsenic (But it can also slowly kill from the inside out.) |
| Line 9. It comes as an Angel's light (A beautiful woman.) |
| Line 10. Breath (Much like breathing, once you do it feels like you must keep doing it in order to live.) |
| Line 11. A swift blade (Mine has been killed many times.) |
| Line 12. Pick the right star (There are millions to choose from and yet one may never really know which one is meant for them.) |
© 2003, Dan Hayward
Nikki Hoke
In Praise of My Disease: Cancer
|
Call: |
| malignant growing |
| opens eyes |
| darkens heart |
| no surprise |
| struggling soul |
| nauseated stomach |
| reveals love |
| rise above |
| close death |
| closer life |
| survive! survive! |
| life revived! |
Explication
| Line 1. malignant growing (when I turned 19, I found out that I had a rare form of cancer growing inside of me) |
| Line 2. opens eyes (It has inevitably changed the course of my life, and how I perceive the world.) |
| Line 3. darkens heart (But at the beginning, my heart was incredibly sad and depressed about having cancer.) |
| Line 4. no surprise (This isn't surprising, because when most people go through cancer, it is really hard on them.) |
| Line 5. struggling soul (It became so important that I do not accept this darkness, and had to struggle with my soul to get out of it.) |
| Line 6. nauseated stomach (when I went through radiation therapy I had extreme nausea and threw up everyday for over 4 months.) |
| Line 7. reveals love (people who went through cancer with me impressed me more than I impressed myself. Everyone was amazingly eloquent and beautiful.) |
| Line 8. rise above (Everyone's love for me, as well as my love for myself, helped me to see cancer as a positive experience rather than a harmful one.) |
| Line 9. close death (I almost died) |
| Line 10. closer life (but instead cancer gave me the chance for a richer life by humbling me so much.) |
| Line 11. survive! survive! (I WILL SURVIVE THIS!) |
| Line 12. life revived! (oh, my life is so much better than before cancer!) |
© 2003, Nikki Hoke
Justin Miller
A Praise Song
Justin Sane
Lover of Angels
Caretaker of Hearts
Master of the Minute
Fool of the Hour
Explication
Line 1. Justin Sane (a nickname given to me by my closest friend... play on Justin and insane)
Line 2. Lover of Angels (also relating to my friend and those I care for)
Line 3. Caretaker of Hearts (though its got me into more trouble then I can remember I've always been known to care too much, if thats possible)
Line 4. Master of the Minute (a sort of irony, I always wait till the last minute to get things done, but somehow am able to do it)
Line 5. Fool of the Hour (a greater fool then myself I believe I shall never meet)
© 2003, Justin Miller
Ike
Mundell
Dentist
|
Call: |
| Doctoro E---- |
| Mouth Miner |
| Seasonal Foe |
| Daydreaming Tires Screaming |
| Revolving Pain |
Explication
| Line 1. Doctoro E---- (names the person) |
| Line 2. Mouth Miner (identifies him as dentist) |
| Line 3. Seasonal Foe (most people don’t look forward to going to the dentist twice a year!) |
| Line 4. Daydreaming Tires Screaming (my dentist has a fetish for car racing and still talks about his passion constantly. I was able to guess by his enthusiasm that he drove the red sports car in the parking lot) |
| Line 5. Revolving Pain (explains the way I feel when I go to the dentist. If my mouth hurts, then he will make the pain retreat, but if my mouth feel okay and he works on it, the pain usually attacks) |
© 2003, Ike Mundell
Jolynn O'Neal
| CALL: | RESPONSE: |
| Jolynn | frogs in the meadow |
| Chosen gift | singing their song |
| Supporter of many | frogs in the meadow |
| Keeper of faith | let's all sing along |
| Ray of sunshine | frogs in the meadow |
| Explosion of heart | singing their song |
| Journey of joy | frogs in the meadow |
| Endless | let's all sing along |
Explication
| Line 1. Jolynn (Name ) |
| Line 2. Chosen gift (adopted) |
| Line 3. Supporter of many (the one many people talk to for advice and just someone to listen) |
| Line 4. Keeper of faith (always positive, trying to see the good side of it all) |
| Line 5. Ray of sunshine (Sunshine is a nickname many unconnected people have given me throughout my life) |
| Line 6. Explosion of heart (what happened to me when I went back to school) |
| Line 7. Journey of joy (what I am on right now finally discovering who I am and doing things for me) |
| Line 8. Endless (what the journey is all about - the endless opportunities that are coming my way) |
| RESPONSE: frogs in the meadow / singing their song / frogs in the meadow / let's all sing along (frogs and music have been a large part of my life from childhood until now and forever) |
© 2003, Jolynn O'Neal
Kyle
Piispanen
A View
| Call: |
| A long horizon |
| A gray day |
| Blue becomes brown |
| Green becomes black |
| Trees sway |
| Birds fly |
| Roof tops shelter |
| This day counters the next |
Explication
"A View" is what I see. The long horizon out the window, the type of day and the colors. I explain the movements I see and the functionality that humans have built. I feel the roof tops are disconnecting us from the nature and the mood of the day. This day counters the next refers to that mother nature runs in cycles but we forget about it. A “good” day can be followed by a “bad “ day.
Travel
| Call: |
| Getting off the beaten track |
| Find your adventure spot |
| Funny what little peace |
| Funny how much peace |
| Open the door |
| Surf the black sand Beaches |
| A new trip everyday |
| Find a view just for you |
Explication
"Travel" expresses my desire to go on an adventure and the value I have found in learning from the experiences of the world. "Funny what little peace" refers to all the suffering in the world, "Funny how much peace" refers to the peace we can find within ourselves in any condition. And the secret that “poor” people around the world have found within themselves even though they have so little they have what they need. Peace with Mother Earth. Then I continue with what I feel is my American point of view, that we are in the process to find peace for ourselves.
© 2003, Kyle Piispanen
Niquelle
Reyes
Praise Song
| Call: |
| Niquelle |
| From the desert |
| Adored daughter |
| South pay |
| In the lead |
| Hands on the board |
| Around the world |
| Determination |
Explication
Line 1. Niquelle (my name)
Line 2. From the desert (I was born in Phoenix, Arizona and I lived there until I was 12)
Line 3. Adored daughter (I am very close to my family and they love me very much)
Line 4. South paw (I had a very stressful birth, which is a main cause for left-handedness, which I am)
Line 5. In the lead (I am a natural leader)
Line 6. Hands on the board (I love to boogie board in the ocean, I love the sun and beach)
Line 7. Around the world (I have traveled all over the world and it's one of the things I enjoy the most)
Line 8. Determination (I am a very determined person and I set goals and reach them)
© 2003, Niquelle Reyes
Yvonne - - -
Praise Song
(combined with Explication)
| Call: |
| Yvonne |
| With child (I am pregnant) |
| Dreamer (high hopes of being successful) |
| Tough as nails (stubborn personality) |
| Genuine (real person) |
| Deep in love (with child and significant other) |
| Troubled soul (confused about life's path) |
© 2003, Held by Student
See also HUM 211 Student Praise Songs - Fall 2004
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/studentpraisef04.htm
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