Inner Garden

Sara Stutz, song, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, lyric quotation Lyrics: 1.  Grow inner garden,  grow inner garden,  grow inner garden, grow.   Cha cha cha!   2.  I want to plant an inner garden One I visit without a step, One that asks nothing of me, Except that I find myself there. 3.  Help me to find myself, … Continue reading Inner Garden

Sanctuary

Sara Stutz, copyright 2025 This song provides me comfort and a place of sanctuary in these ever-changing times.  Teaching Tracks: All Voices High Harmonies (at 1:50 min) Low Harmonies (at 1:00 min) Lyrics: Chorus Oh Sanctuary, oh sanctuary, oh sanctuary Where is home? Verse In this breath, sanctuary. In this heart, sanctuary. In this moment, … Continue reading Sanctuary

When I Need You

Sara Stutz©2025LivingRoomChoir.com/Sara-Stutz Teaching page made 10/2025 All voices:  Harmonies (optional):High (enters at :58 seconds) Low (enters at :58 seconds) Sara writes:  This song erupted fully formed on a deserted beach on Santa Catalina Island.  We had spent the day kayaking to a beautiful beach to go snorkeling.  While I enjoy snorkeling, I'm not that experienced … Continue reading When I Need You

Watch Over Them

(Eric's Song)By Sara Stutz©2020 Teaching Page made 10/2025 Lyrics:For those who are the most vulnerableWho are dependent on someone's careOh, watch over themOh, take care of them Sara writes:This song emerged, fully formed during very early pandemic lockdown days.  My little brother Eric (52 years old) had contracted COVID in the skilled nursing facility where he … Continue reading Watch Over Them

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

by Sara Stutz©2025 Here is Sara's original phone recording, where she put the song together. Since then, she has allowed the song to modulate to fit different contexts. Namely, she often teaches is as "This is What Community Looks Like" in singing groups. The original version was taught to Thrive Street Choir and traveled quickly, … Continue reading This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Taking It Outside

a protest/march/public-outreach focused branch of the Living Room Choir community + friends,led by Sara Stutz (she/her)(non LRC-members are also welcome to join!) There’s so much going on in the world right now; sometimes we get the urge to take it outside somewhere and sing about it. The Invitation: Do you have any interest in (possibly somewhat … Continue reading Taking It Outside

Be Like Water

by Sara Stutz©2025 Sara Writes: Be Like Water gushed out one wet morning in early February 2025 when I hoped to call in some of Water's amazing physical qualities of flexibility, strength, persistence, support, stillness and the ability to let go and flow around obstacles.  You can teach this song in simple Call and Response … Continue reading Be Like Water

Protection March

by Kaitie Ty Warren and Sara Stutz © 2020NEW VERSION for MARCHES ©2025Support: Patreon.com/KaitieTyWarren and Melanie DeMore's Quest for a New Home NEW VERSION When Sara created Taking It Outside and Kaitie began resurfacing a lot of songs we needed years ago, both songleaders felt that this song was ready to be sung again but … Continue reading Protection March