We Are One Body (World Youth Day 1993) - DANA

We Are One Body (Available as Sheet Music and Single MP3 Download) is a song written by Dana as the official theme for World Youth Day 1993 in Denver, Colorado. Dana performed the song for Pope Saint John Paul II and 100,000 people in Mile High Stadium. Here are Dana's memories of that day: It was a very challenging road to Denver, and I truly thought I’d be lucky to even see the Pope there, never mind sing before him. I was waiting at the side of the stage area when his helicopter flew overhead. The pilot later said that the cheers from the crowd caused such air turbulence that it reminded him of flying under fire in Vietnam. My choir of teenagers was from Birmingham, Alabama. They were also waiting at the side of the stage. One of them was a beautiful young girl in a wheelchair. As soon as the Holy Father saw her, he immediately made his way over to her and blessed her, along with the other young people in the choir. They were all in tears. When my name was called from the stage, I