Lilts

Dr. Diamond composed a large number of special therapeutic songs which he called lilts. Like his original artwork and photography, his lilts were created with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the performer and his audience. They are mostly easy to sing and their texts draw from a wide array of traditions – Western and Oriental, ancient and modern, and they include some with texts by Dr. Diamond himself. They range from children’s songs that can be used in family or educational contexts, to songs for personal meditation, to those that can be used in public performance.

Here are some examples. They are simple to sing and learn, regardless of whether you consider yourself a “real” singer.  For suggestions on how to sing and learn them, see here.

Beauty, Blessedness, Belovedness

By Thy Grace I Realize My Light

Crossing the Bar

Dreams

Drinking Song, A

Duck’s Ditty

Etelephony

Frog, The

Full Circle

God is My Soul

I Know I Shook Like a Vine

I Love All Beauteous Things

In Him No Darkness At All

Invictus

I Remember, I Remember

Lone Dog

Lonely Pleiads Wester, The

Marriage Ring, A

Moon Was But a Chin of Gold, The

My Life

My Prime of Youth (Tichborne’s Elegy)

My Song Is Love Unknown

Oak, The

One Hour with Thee

Pachycephalosaurus

Pasture, The

Picnic

Rose of Flame, The

Snowdrops

Song of Toad, A 

Sudden Light

Tide in the River, The

Western Wind

What is the Opposite of Nuts?

You Smiled, You Spoke, and I Believed