Contextual talks have been given and papers written reflecting on the purpose of songs and singing. In January 1967 The Image periodical published Volume I and Volume II Songs of the Spirit Movement with a context in Volume I. Joseph Mathews talked about “The Purpose and Categories of Songs”: June 19, 1973.
For many years each Summer Research Assembly compiled a songbook. Various other songbooks were created over the years.
- 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974,1976 GRA, 1976 Council, 1977, 1979 GRA, 1979 Council,1980 Symposium, 1980 and 1980-81, 1983, 2017
- The Singing of the Historical Religious; Wedge Blade Songbook
- Consult Songbook
- Canadian Town Meeting Songbook, December 1975
- Drama of Humaness Songbook
- Singing in Resurgence; Singing of Hope, Singing of Those Who Care
- Memorial Songbook for Jean Long, 2019
- Songs, Songs, Songs – Some 470 songs compiled from various songbooks over the years by the Philbrook family.
- ICA Related Songs
- Local Church Experiment Songs
- Spirit Journey Retreat 2007, songs and rituals compiled by John and Lynda Cock
- The Global Songbook 1983-1984
- Two major collections of songs compiled from various sources: 485 songs and 788 songs.