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Love

Songs of Love and Justice Song Collection

"Love" is the last of four movements from Adolphus Hailstork's Songs of Love and Justice with text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Love” (from “Songs of Love and Justice”)

Deborah Selig, soprano; Jeffrey Sykes, piano4:03

Adolphus Hailstork

Composer

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Irvine, California

Location

This recording was part of a 1pm concert ("Fires of Justice") on Friday, October 14, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

Text

Love is the only force
Love is the only force capable of
transforming an enemy into a friend.
Love, love, love.