Prepare! 2023-2024 CEB Edition: An Ecumenical Music & Worship Planner

By David L. Bone and Mary Scifres

A weekly worship planning book for pastors and musicians.

An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the church year, the 2023-2024 edition Prepare! is lectionary based and places
everything at your fingertips:

- New theme index! Includes themes like: assurance, doubt, family, justice, prayer, temptation, and many more.
- Scripture Index.
- Calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August.
- Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to 16 hymnals from at least 7 different denominations, including: Africana Hymnal, The Baptist Hymnal, Chalice Hymnal (Disciples of Christ), The Faith We Sing, Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal, The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal), Hymns for the Family of God, Lutheran Book of Worship, The Presbyterian Hymnal, The New Century Hymnal (United Church of Christ), Renew! Songs & Hymns for Blended Worship, Songs for Praise and Worship Singalong Edition, The United Methodist Hymnal, Voices United, Worship & Song, and Worship III (Roman Catholic).
- Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings, using the Common English Bible translation.
- Reproducible worship planning forms.
- Resources for holidays and special days.
- Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more.

Also available with New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) texts

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Release date: Apr 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781791015695

David L. Bone

David L. Bone is Executive Director of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Book preview

TIME FOR TEAMWORK

A TEAM-BASED PLAN FOR DESIGNING HYBRID WORSHIP IN A DIGITAL AGE

Mary Scifres

Wow, have we been through it! It being a global pandemic, the addition of digital worship platforms to our already harried schedules, the increased demand for technological ways of connecting and worshiping together, and the increased challenge of creating strong teams when so many demands pull us in different directions. Yet, teamwork has never been needed more.

Many of us were forced to go it alone when the pandemic first struck back in early 2020. We cobbled digital worship together with many of our musicians and pastors, learning the technological demands almost single-handedly. But three years in, the lone-wolf approach is wearing thin. Many have retired, resigned. Others are burnt out but still trying to serve and create. The best creative spark we can give ourselves is to find partners and develop a method to work as a team.

This Planner was designed to help you do just that. You’ve picked up this book, so you already have Mary Scifres and David Bone on your team. If you add The Abingdon Worship Annual to your resource library, you’ll add B. J. Beu and a dozen other writers too. If you visit www.creativeworshipmadeeasy.com and add Creative Worship Made Easy to your resource library, you’ll add a creative cornucopia of sermon starters and worship words from Mary and B. J., images and film clip suggestions from Michael Beu, along with nontraditional song ideas and other worship ideas to help people put their faith into action, all corresponding to a seasonal worship theme and specific scriptures.

Even with all those great resources at your fingertips, people who sit down with you in person to help make Sunday’s service more meaningful can ramp up your energy and enthusiasm. This is why it’s particularly life-giving to move beyond the lone-wolf approach for a team-based approach. It allows you to integrate and represent your worshiping community into the worship planning process. We offer these resources in hopes that pastors, musicians, and worship leaders find encouragement and assistance for worship planning in cooperation with one another.

A Team-based Approach for Today’s Digital Age

Even if putting a team together seems like more work than planning alone, we encourage you to try it out and see how it can spark your creativity and support your worship ministry. Even a monthly meeting between musicians and the preacher can expand insights and ideas while offering both parties much-needed support. If monthly meetings feel daunting, try planning special services like Christmas Eve or Easter. Afterward, assess who fit into your worship style, who was inspired or inspiring, or who just liked the work and was dependable implementing the service. When you’re ready for more, gather a team for a season or a monthly series. Here are some basic suggestions to get you started.

Finding Team Members

Review the talents of your church for artists, musicians, visionaries, tech experts, leaders, organizers, and workers. Choose team members, balancing gifts and talents, as well as time and commitment levels. School musicians and drama teachers can add different perspectives than church musicians and preachers, and they can deepen their spiritual walk and scriptural knowledge while helping plan worship. Your team may be as few as two or as many as twelve. Don’t have those folks in your church? How about reaching out to a colleague serving in a nearby church? Again, preachers often find musicians a huge help, even if the musician is serving in a different church. And vice versa! Tech experts can help with the planning, particularly as they educate us on what is possible, what is manageable, and what might be too cumbersome.

Team Meetings

Set a meeting time and location, whether in person or via video conference, that maximizes participation. Some teams find video meeting helpful because people have their resources at their fingertips. Other teams find the synergy of being together in person the most valuable aspect of the meetings. Try different formats with your team, and figure out how you are best inspired and most efficient. Designate start and end times, stick to your agenda, and be respectful of one another’s time.

While many models exist for team worship planning, we offer the following model to maximize your use of this Planner, particularly for coordinating scripture readings and hymn lists. Provide a copy of the Planner for each team member and invite members to bring extra resources to the meeting—like Bibles, hymnals, your denominational Book of Worship, and resources like Mary’s sermon starters and liturgy planning documents from Creative Worship Made Easy. Musicians find it helpful to have copies of the music collections suggested in this planner as well as a list of the anthem and praise song repertoire of your church. Distribute copies of the Worship Planning Sheets from pages 140-42 to each team member for each service being discussed. Then follow these twelve steps.

1. If possible, distribute sermon titles and scriptures from your preacher before the meeting.

2. Prepare an agenda with estimated time frames so that people can plan to begin and end on time.

3. Open meetings with prayer. On your first meeting together, designate a little extra time to talk about the worship planning approach and even the worship theology and ecclesiology that you hope to undergird your planning process. As your team strengthens and works together over time, strive to develop a shared approach.

4. At every meeting, review the sermon themes or titles and chosen scriptures. If time permits, read through the scriptures aloud. Otherwise, invite the preacher or worship planning leader to summarize the weekly scriptures and briefly discuss the theme. (Preachers, this is just a summary, not the whole sermon!)

5. Discuss and outline seasonal needs, particularly if planning seasons like Advent or Lent. Introduce and discuss special ideas or plans for specific worship services (e.g., Palm Sunday cantata, Christmas Eve candlelight service, children’s Sunday, etc.).

6. Brainstorm congregational song and musician anthems and offerings that correspond with the theme and scripture. If your congregation has a limited repertoire, it’s okay to choose familiar songs—particularly if you don’t have a strong team of paid musical leaders. If you have strong musical leadership, make use of their gifts to expand the musical and spiritual awareness of your congregation.

7. For many teams, this is all they get to. And that’s okay!

8. But if you want to do more, discuss visual ideas and images to enhance the worship experience.

9. Get even more cohesive by adding the words for congregational prayers from your favorite resources or invite team members to find words from their favorite resources. Invite members to write prayers and responsive readings themselves. Experiment and allow for the inevitable imperfections and foibles that are part of the journey.

10. Review services for integration, unity, and diversity.

11. Address or delegate specific service logistics (like purchase of communion elements or finding a decorating team).

12. Close with prayer.

Members of the planning team may have valuable input on any number of these steps. A preacher may have an idea for a choral anthem to enhance a sermon idea; a musician may have an insight into a sermon topic as it relates to the congregation. Regardless, all members of the team will find helpful suggestions in this Planner.

Team Meeting Frequency

While members of ongoing worship planning teams meet at least biannually, most find monthly or seasonal planning meetings helpful to stay connected. Remember, meetings don’t have to be in the sanctuary, on the church campus, or even in person. Meetings can be on video conference, telephone, or at a favorite retreat center.

Some teams meet weekly, but those meetings tend to be logistical in nature. Some teams form for just one specific service. If so, they meet once to brainstorm creatively, meet again to plan logistics, then have a follow-up meeting to assess and give feedback for future teams. Remember, creative team members don’t need to be involved in every implementation step. People who like to do the work often don’t have an interest in attending meetings or talking about creative design. The workers meet when there’s a task to complete, or they show up, do their part, and move along. Tech experts often fall into this category, those who prefer to work more, talk less. Try to assess those who benefit from team meetings and those who just need information so they can do their work. Some teams find implementation more easily managed with an online communication stream like Google Docs or services like planningcenter.com. Even those not involved in the team meetings can receive the needed information online.

Team planning can eventually ease your work load. But it always holds the promise of enhancing the synergy of Spirit-led worship. Unity among the worship leadership team ends up strengthening the entire worshiping community. Good team worship planning invites the Holy Spirit to bring a unity and freedom into the worship process that draws the entire body of Christ closer together.

Hire a Worship Consultant

A consultant-run worship planning retreat will inspire your team and alleviate extra work for your staff. We know lots of people who offer these services, so contact Mary or David if you need a referral.

Convocations and Training Events

Organizations like The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts (UMFellowship.org) and Mary Scifres Ministries (www.maryscifres.com) provide webinars and training events (both online and in-person) to assist worship leaders and teams develop skills to plan worship. Both resources will help you learn to think outside the box.

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RESOURCE KEY

HYMN RESOURCES

CONTEMPORARY RESOURCES

The Contemporary and Modern Suggestions now include the CCLI number from https://songselect.ccli.com. These numbers are used universally by musicians working in these worship styles.

See also Vocal Solo suggestions from V-3, V-5, and V-9.

VOCAL SUGGESTION RESOURCES

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Exodus 3:1-15

Moses was taking care of the flock for his father-in-law Jethro, Midian’s priest. He led his flock out to the edge of the desert, and he came to God’s mountain called Horeb. ²The Lord’s messenger appeared to him in a flame of fire in the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was in flames, but it didn’t burn up. ³Then Moses said to himself, Let me check out this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn’t burning up.

⁴When the Lord saw that he was coming to look, God called to him out of the bush, Moses, Moses!

Moses said, I’m here.

⁵Then the Lord said, Don’t come any closer! Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground. ⁶He continued, I am the God of your father, Abraham’s God, Isaac’s God, and Jacob’s God. Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

⁷Then the Lord said, I’ve clearly seen my people oppressed in Egypt. I’ve heard their cry of injustice because of their slave masters. I know about their pain. ⁸I’ve come down to rescue them from the Egyptians in order to take them out of that land and bring them to a good and broad land, a land that’s full of milk and honey, a place where the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites all live. ⁹Now the Israelites’ cries of injustice have reached me. I’ve seen just how much the Egyptians have oppressed them. ¹⁰So get going. I’m sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.

¹¹But Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and to bring the Israelites out of Egypt?

¹²God said, I’ll be with you. And this will show you that I’m the one who sent you. After you bring the people out of Egypt, you will come back here and worship God on this mountain.

¹³But Moses said to God, If I now come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they are going to ask me, ‘What’s this God’s name?’ What am I supposed to say to them?

¹⁴God said to Moses, I Am Who I Am. So say to the Israelites, ‘I Am has sent me to you.’ ¹⁵God continued, "Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, Abraham’s God, Isaac’s God, and Jacob’s God, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever; this is how all generations will remember me.

Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c (G59, N691, UM828)

Give thanks to the Lord;

call upon his name;

make his deeds known to all people!

² Sing to God;

sing praises to the Lord;

dwell on all his wondrous works!

³ Give praise to God’s holy name!

Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the Lord!

⁴ Pursue the Lord and his strength;

seek his face always!

⁵ Remember the wondrous works he has done,

all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared—

⁶ you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant,

and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

²³ That’s how Israel came to Egypt,

how Jacob became an immigrant in the land of Ham.

²⁴ God made his people very fruitful,

more powerful than their enemies,

²⁵ whose hearts God changed so they hated his people

and dealt shrewdly with his servants.

²⁶ God sent Moses his servant

and the one he chose, Aaron.

Praise the Lord!

Romans 12:9-21

⁹Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good. ¹⁰Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other. ¹¹Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! ¹²Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. ¹³Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your home. ¹⁴Bless people who harass you—bless and don’t curse them. ¹⁵Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. ¹⁶Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart. ¹⁷Don’t pay back anyone for their evil actions with evil actions, but show respect for what everyone else believes is good.

¹⁸If possible, to the best of your ability, live at peace with all people. ¹⁹Don’t try to get revenge for yourselves, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. It is written, Revenge belongs to me; I will pay it back, says the Lord. ²⁰Instead, If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. By doing this, you will pile burning coals of fire upon his head. ²¹Don’t be defeated by evil, but defeat evil with good.

Matthew 16:21-28

²¹From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and legal experts, and that he had to be killed and raised on the third day. ²²Then Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him: God forbid, Lord! This won’t happen to you. ²³But he turned to Peter and said, Get behind me, Satan. You are a stone that could make me stumble, for you are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts.

²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me. ²⁵All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me will find them. ²⁶Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives? ²⁷For the Human One is about to come with the majesty of his Father with his angels. And then he will repay each one for what that person has done. ²⁸I assure you that some standing here won’t die before they see the Human One coming in his kingdom.

COLOR: GREEN

14th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Primary Hymns and Songs for the Day

The God of Abraham Praise (Exod) (O)

C24, CG45, E401, EL831, G49, N24, P488, SH50, UM116 (PD), VU255

H-3Hbl-62, 95; Chr-59; Org-77

S-1#211. Harm.

Go Down, Moses (Exod)

AH4052, C663, E648, G52, N572, P334, SH28, UM448

H-3Chr-215; Org-46

Praise God for This Holy Ground (Exod)

G405, WS3009

The Servant Song 72673 (Rom)

C490, CG289, EL659, G727, N539, S2222, SA1005, SH264, VU595

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (Matt)

C344, CG497, S2129 (PD), SH610

Walk with Me (Exod, Matt)

S2242, VU649

Take Up Thy Cross (Matt) (C)

E675, EL667, G718, P393

H-3Chr-178

N204

H-3Chr-178; Org-27

S-2#48-49. Desc. and harm.

UM415 (PD)

H-3Chr-178, 180; Org-44

S-1#141-143 Various treatments

SH605, VU561

Additional Hymn Suggestions

Source and Sovereign, Rock and Cloud (Exod)

C12, G11, UM113

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (Exod)

C215, CG218, E199, EL363, G234, N230, P115, UM315 (PD), VU165

God of Grace and God of Glory (Exod)

C464, CG285, E594/595, EL705, G307, N436, P420, SA814, SH250, UM577 (PD), VU686

God the Sculptor of the Mountains (Exod)

EL736, G5, S2060

Why Stand So Far Away, My God (Exod)

C671, G786, S2180

Deep in the Shadows of the Past (Exod)

G50, N320, P330, S2246

In the Desert, on God’s Mountain (Exod)

WS3029

Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (Rom)

CG694 E674, EL605, G444, P347, SH504, UM390, VU364

Cuando el Pobre (When the Poor Ones) (Rom)

C662, EL725, G762, P407, SH240, UM434, VU702

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Rom)

CG264, E581, EL359, G316, N396, SH271, UM549

Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song (Rom)

C245, CG233, E513, EL403, G285, N270, P314, SH407, UM544, VU205

The Church of Christ, in Every Age (Rom)

C475, EL729, G320, N306, P421, UM589, VU601

God, How Can We Forgive (Rom)

G445, S2169

Healer of Our Every Ill (Rom)

C506, EL612, G795, S2213, SH339, VU619

In Remembrance of Me (Rom, Comm.)

C403, CG462, G521, S2254, SH667

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian (Rom, Matt)

C589, CG507, G729, N454, P372 (PD), SH621, UM402

Be Still, My Soul (Rom, Matt)

C566, CG57, G819, N488, SH330, UM534, VU652

Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service (Rom, Matt)

C461, CG650, E610, EL712, P427, SH239, UM581

Beneath the Cross of Jesus (Matt)

C197, CG184, E498, EL338, G216, N190, P92, SA161, SH166, UM297 (PD), VU135

Take My Life, and Let It Be (Matt)

C609, CG490, E707, EL583/EL685, G697, P391, N448, SA623, SH627/628, UM399 (PD), VU506

More Love to Thee, O Christ (Matt)

C527, CG365, G828, N456, P359, UM453 (PD)

Nearer, My God, to Thee (Matt)

C577, N606, SA611, UM528 (PD), VU497 (Fr.)

The Summons (Matt)

CG473, EL798, G726, S2130, SA695, SH598, VU567

Additional Contemporary and Modern Suggestions

We Will Glorify the King of Kings 19038 (Exod)

Holy Ground 21198 (Exod)

C112, G406, S2272, SA400

Awesome in This Place 847554 (Exod)

Nobody 7121827 (Exod)

Thank You, Lord 865000 (Pss)

How Great Is Our God 4348399 (Pss)

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Rom)

G753, S2171, SA608, SH616 VU684

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace 6399315 (Rom)

Make Us One 695737 (Rom)

They’ll Know We Are Christians 26997 (Rom)

AH4074, C494, CG272, G300, S2223, SH232

Bind Us Together 1228 (Rom)

Ubi Caritas (Live in Charity) (Rom)

C523, EL642, G205, S2179

Feed Us, Lord 4636207 (Rom, Comm)

G501, WS3167

Somlandela (We Will Follow) (Matt)

WS3160

Let It Be Said of Us 1855882 (Matt)

Every Move I Make 1595726 (Matt)

Everyday 2798154 (Matt)

Take Up Our Cross 5358955 (Matt)

Vocal Solos

May the Mind of Christ (Rom)

V-8p. 114

Nothing … Everything (Matt)

V-8p. 162

Anthems

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian (Rom, Matt)

Arr. Brazeal W. Dennard; Alliance AMP0029

SATB divisi, a cappella (https://bit.ly/AMP0029)

Jesus, My All, To Heaven Is Gone (Matt)

arr. Howard Helvey; Beckenhorst BP1562

2-part mixed, piano (http://bit.ly/BP1562)

Other Suggestions

Visuals:

Canticle: UM646. Canticle of Love (Rom)

Prayer: WSL57. Days pass and the years vanish (Exod)

Offertory Prayer: WSL103. Blessed God (Rom)

Blessing: WSL165. Go out into the world (Rom)

Sung Benediction: WS3159. Let Our Earth Be Peaceful (Rom)

Theme Ideas: Compassion, Cross, Discipleship / Following God, God: Call of God / Listening, Love / Great Commandment

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Exodus 12:1-14

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, ²"This month will be the first month; it will be the first month of the year for you. ³Tell the whole Israelite community: On the tenth day of this month they must take a lamb for each household, a lamb per house. ⁴If a household is too small for a lamb, it should share one with a neighbor nearby. You should divide the lamb in proportion to the number of people who will be eating it. ⁵Your lamb should be a flawless year-old male. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. ⁶You should keep close watch over it until the fourteenth day of this month. At twilight on that day, the whole assembled Israelite community should slaughter their lambs. ⁷They should take some of the blood and smear it on the two doorposts and on the beam over the door of the houses in which they are eating. ⁸That same night they should eat the meat roasted over the fire. They should eat it along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. ⁹Don’t eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over fire with its head, legs, and internal organs. ¹⁰Don’t let any of it remain until morning, and burn any of it left over in the morning. ¹¹This is how you should eat it. You should be dressed, with your sandals on your feet and your walking stick in your hand. You should eat the meal in a hurry. It is the Passover of the Lord. ¹²I’ll pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I’ll strike down every oldest child in the land of Egypt, both humans and animals. I’ll impose judgments on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. ¹³The blood will be your sign on the houses where you live. Whenever I see the blood, I’ll pass over you. No plague will destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

¹⁴This day will be a day of remembering for you. You will observe it as a festival to the Lord. You will observe it in every generation as a regulation for all time.

Psalm 149 (G550, N722, P257)

Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song;

sing God’s praise in the assembly of the faithful!

² Let Israel celebrate its maker;

let Zion’s children rejoice in their king!

³ Let them praise God’s name with dance;

let them sing God’s praise with the drum and lyre!

⁴ Because the Lord is pleased with his people,

God will beautify the poor with saving help.

⁵ Let the faithful celebrate with glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.

⁶ Let the high praises of God be in their mouths

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

⁷to get revenge against the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

⁸binding their rulers in chains

and their officials in iron shackles,

⁹achieving the justice

written against them.

That will be an honor for all God’s faithful people.

Praise the Lord!

Romans 13:8-14

⁸Don’t be in debt to anyone, except for the obligation to love each other. Whoever loves another person has fulfilled the Law. ⁹The commandments, Don’t commit adultery, don’t murder, don’t steal, don’t desire what others have, and any other commandments, are all summed up in one word: You must love your neighbor as yourself. ¹⁰Love doesn’t do anything wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is what fulfills the Law.

¹¹As you do all this, you know what time it is. The hour has already come for you to wake up from your sleep. Now our salvation is nearer than when we first had faith. ¹²The night is almost over, and the day is near. So let’s get rid of the actions that belong to the darkness and put on the weapons of light. ¹³Let’s behave appropriately as people who live in the day, not in partying and getting drunk, not in sleeping around and obscene behavior, not in fighting and obsession. ¹⁴Instead, dress yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t plan to indulge your selfish desires.

Matthew 18:15-20

¹⁵If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister. ¹⁶But if they won’t listen, take with you one or two others so that every word may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses. ¹⁷But if they still won’t pay attention, report it to the church. If they won’t pay attention even to the church, treat them as you would a Gentile and tax collector. ¹⁸I assure you that whatever you fasten on earth will be fastened in heaven. And whatever you loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven. ¹⁹Again I assure you that if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, then my Father who is in heaven will do it for you. ²⁰For where two or three are gathered in my name, I’m there with them.

COLOR: GREEN

15th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Primary Hymns and Songs for the Day

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (Matt) (O)

C275, CG248, E518, EL645, G394, N400, P416/417, SA246, SH225, UM559 (PD), VU325

Brethren, We Have Met to Worship (Exod, Rom, Matt)

C277, CG296, G396

H-3Chr-80; Desc-52

S-1#160-162. Various treatments

S-2#87-88. Brass and timpani intro. and arr.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (Exod, Matt)

C339, CG500, E693, EL592, G442, N207, P370, SA503, SH500, UM357 (PD), VU508

H-3Chr-120; Org-186

Arise, Your Light Is Come (Rom)

CG87, EL314, G744, N164, P411, VU79

Jesu, Jesu (Rom, Matt)

C600, CG656, E602, EL708, G203, N498, P367, SH155, UM432, VU593; S-1 #63 Vocal part

Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (Rom, Matt, Comm.)

C392, EL470, G529, N337, P504, UM632, VU479

H-3Chr-62

S-1#337. Performance Note

Kum Ba Yah (Matt)

C590, G472, P338, UM494

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (Rom) (C)

CG96, E490, EL815, G377, SH352, UM206

S-2#91. Descant

Additional Hymn Suggestions

Go Down, Moses (Exod)

C663, E648, G52, N572, P334, SH28, UM448

God the Sculptor of the Mountains (Exod)

EL736, G5, S2060

Deep in the Shadows of the Past (Exod)

G50, N320, P330, S2246

Cantad al Señor (O Sing to the Lord) (Pss)

CG328, EL822, G637, P472, SH429, VU241

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (Rom)

E61, EL436, G349, P17, UM720 (PD), VU711

Healer of Our Every Ill (Rom)

C506, EL612, G795, S2213, SH339, VU619

In Remembrance of Me (Rom, Comm.)

C403, CG462, G521, S2254, SH667

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Rom, Matt)

C517, CG281, E657, EL631, G366, N43, P376, SA262, SH353/354, UM384 (PD), VU333

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian (Rom, Matt)

C589, CG507, G729, N454, P372 (PD), SH621, UM402

Where Charity and Love Prevail (Rom, Matt)

CG264, E581, EL359, G316, N396, SH271, UM549

Help Us Accept Each Other (Rom, Matt)

C487, G754, N388, P358, UM560

I Come with Joy (Rom, Matt, Comm.)

C420, CG456, E304, EL482, G515, N349, P507, SH682, UM617, VU477

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Matt)

C2, CG310, E376, EL836, G611, N4, P464, SA39, SH390, UM89 (PD), VU232

Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (Matt)

CG694 E674, EL605, G444, P347, SH504, UM390, VU364

Father, We Thank You (Matt)

E302/303, EL478, SH686, UM563/565

Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word (Matt)

E440, EL520, G395, N74, P454, UM596 (PD), VU500

God, How Can We Forgive (Matt)

G445, S2169

O-So-So (Come Now, O Prince of Peace) (Matt)

EL247, G103, S2232, SH235

We All Are One in Mission (Matt)

CG269, EL576, G733, P435, S2243

Built on a Rock (Matt)

C273, EL652, WS3147

Additional Contemporary and Modern Suggestions

El-Shaddai 26856 (Exod)

UM123, S-2 #54 Verses for Vocal Solo

Mighty to Save 4591782 (Exod)

I Will Enter His Gates 1493 (Exod, Pss)

We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise 9990 (Exod, Pss)

Sing unto the Lord a New Song 571215 (Pss)

I Will Celebrate 21239 (Pss)

Let Everything That Has Breath 2430979 (Pss)

As It Is in Heaven 4669748 (Pss, Lord’s Prayer)

I Could Sing of Your Love Forever 1043199 (Pss, Rom)

Awaken 5491647 (Rom)

Salvation Is Here 4451327 (Rom)

Make Us One 695737 (Rom)

Freedom Is Coming 4194244 (Rom)

G359, S2192, SA29

Blessed Be Your Name 3798438 (Rom)

They’ll Know We Are Christians 26997 (Rom, Matt)

AH4074, C494, CG272, G300, S2223, SH232

Bind Us Together 1228 (Rom, Matt) (C)

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Rom, Matt)

G753, S2171, SA608, SH616 VU684

Freedom in the Spirit 7127886 (Rom, Matt)

As We Gather 35469 (Matt)

Dwell 4085652 (Matt)

Better Than A Hallelujah 5622564 (Matt)

Restored 5894615 (Matt)

Vocal Solos

I Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies (Exod, Pss)

V-4p. 43

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Rom, Matt)

V-3 (2)p. 25

V-3 (3)p. 28

Truth Be Told (Rom, Matt)

V-9p.