This is a Michael Mangan song on the theme of mission from his collection Setting Hearts on Fire.
The sheet music omits some of the notes in the second and third verse for clarity but I’ve put them back in for my backing.
Make A Little Difference
Words & music: Michael Mangan1 We don’t have to move mighty mountains.
We don’t have to swim stormy seas.
We don’t have to change the world overnight.
We don’t have to do famous deeds.Wherever we are, whoever we meet,
In everything we do and say,
If we get in the groove and let the Spirit move,
We can make a little difference every day.2 It takes a million years to make one diamond.
It needs a billion grains of sand to make a beach.
It takes a thousand years for a forest to grow.
We just have to plant the tiny seeds.3 Just a single step begins each journey.
A race that’s never started can’t be won.
Every drop of rain helps the mighty river flow.
We can live the power of one.Br Just a helping hand or a friendly smile,
Doing what we know is right.
Standing strong against the tide,
These little things can change somebody’s life.
© 2001 Litmus Productions, Brisbane
I worried that the verses might be beyond an assembly, but these children at Stanthorpe handle Michael Mangan’s couching with aplomb.