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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY
(SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE TRAINING EMPHASIS)
MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Rodney Whitley, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Worship & Arts, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Arlington, VA
| 1. Litany |
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Christian Education |
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Christian education is our invitation to equip God’s people with the teachings of Jesus, who has commissioned us to go into all the world, making disciples, teaching them to observe all that he commanded. (See Matthew 28:19.) |
| People: |
Help us, wise and omniscient God, to encourage men and women, boys and girls to seek to know you and to make known the gospel of your Son, Jesus Christ. |
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Help us to nurture and instruct in the ways of the Lord, for that is the chief responsibility of the church and family. Grant us grace to fulfill this high calling. |
| People: |
Beginning with the study of Holy Scripture, may we find one another exploring your love and justice in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Bible class, Christian higher education, and graduate theological education. |
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Thank you, Lord, for all those who taught us your Word and lived a life which made your teachings real to us. We follow the example of Jesus Christ and seek to emulate these persons, who rightly taught us and lit the flame of excellence within us.
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| People: |
May the visual images that we use help us to imagine your omnipotence and to conform our likeness to you.
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Teach us your ways, O Lord, that we may not lean to our own understanding, but rather trust in you. As we honor and worship you, teach us to respect one another. Help us to maintain a sound, disciplined mind and give us obedient, compassionate hearts. |
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As we aspire to live more virtuous lives, help us to overcome ignorance, hesitancy, and compromise. Amen.
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2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) I Love to Tell the Story. By A. Katherine Hankey. Tune, (Hankey) by William Fischer
(b) Tell Me the Story of Jesus. By William Parker. Tune, (Stories of Jesus) by Frederic
Challinor
(c) More about Jesus. By Eliza Hewitt, Tune, (Sweney) by John R. Sweney
(d) Tell It, Sing It, Shout It. By James Rowe. Tune by James Walbert
(e) Deeper, Deeper. Text and tune by Charles P. Jones
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Striving after God. By Undine Smith-Moore
(b) Seek the Lord. By Glenn Jones
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) In the Word. By Eddie Robinson
(b) Be Ye Steadfast. By Arthur Jones
5. Liturgical Dance Music
Awesome God. By Luke Mercer, Jr. 
6. Anthems
(a) Look to This Day. By Adolphus Hailstork
(b) Break Thou the Bread of Life. By Mary Lathbury. Tune, (Bread of Life) by William
Sherwin
7. Modern Songs
(a) Lord I Want to Know You. By Luke Mercer Jr.
(b) Bread of Heaven. By John P. Kee
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Thy Word. By Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith
(b) I Was Created to Worship. By Steven Ford
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) The Prayer. By Carol Bayer and David Foster
(b) More. By Mary Alessi and Martha Munizzi
(c) Keep Me, Every Day. By F.L. Eiland. Tune, (Every Day) by Emmet S. Dean
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Speak to My Heart. By Donnie McClurkin
(b) He’s Preparing Me. By Carol Antron
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Order My Steps. Text and tune by Glenn Burleigh. Tune, In Your Word
(b) Thy Way, O Lord. By Nina B. Jackson. Tune, (Thy Way) by Edward C. Deas
12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) I’ll Tell It Wherever I Go. Text and tune by Thomas Dorsey. Tune, I’ll Tell It
(b) As You Go, Tell the World. Anonymous. Arr. By Valeria Foster
13. Audio Visual Suggestions
Use “For You,” by Marvin D. Hampton as performed by Knine as a tool to educate children and youth.
Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed
1. Litany
Christian Education. African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #82.
Shortened and paraphrased for inclusion in this worship unit and used with permission.
2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) I Love to Tell the Story. By A. Katherine Hankey. Tune, (Hankey) by William Fischer
Location
African American Heritage Hymnal. #513
African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. Nashville, TN: The African Methodist Episcopal Church, (1984) second printing 1986. #217
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. Nashville, TN: Triad Publications, 2005. #407
(b) Tell Me the Story of Jesus. By William Parker. Tune, (Stories of Jesus) by Frederic Challinor
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #331
African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. #550
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #459
(c) More about Jesus. Eliza Hewitt. Tune, (Sweney) by John R. Sweney
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #565
African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. #210
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #278
(d) Tell It, Sing It, Shout It. By James Rowe. Tune by James Walbert
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #170
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #32
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #336
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Striving after God. By Undine Smith-Moore
Location:
(b) Seek the Lord. By Glenn Jones
Location:
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) In the Word. By Eddie Robinson
Location:
(b) Be Ye Steadfast. By Arthur Jones
Location:
Florida Mass Choir. Lord You Keep on Proving Yourself to Me. Elizabeth, NJ: Savoy Records, 1990.
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Awesome God. By Luke Mercer, Jr.
Location:
Kirbyjon Caldwell and the Windsor Village UMC Mass Choir. Welcome to the Village. Brentwood, TN: Chordant, 2002.
6. Anthems
(a) Look to This Day. By Adolphus Hailstork
Location:
Mar-Vel
P.O. Box 6082
Chattanooga, TN 37401
Phone: 615-267-4505
(b) Break Thou the Bread of Life. By Mary Lathbury. Tune, (Bread of Life) by William Sherwin
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #334
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #134
(a) Lord I Want to Know You. By Luke Mercer Jr.
Location:
Kirbyjon Caldwell and the Windsor Village UMC Mass Choir. Welcome to the Village. Brentwood, TN: Chordant, 2002.
(b) Bread of Heaven. By John P. Kee
Location:
VIP Mass Choir. Live at the Fellowship. New York, NY: Verity, 2005.
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Thy Word. By Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith
Location:
Andrew Merritt and the Straight Gate Mass Choir. Faith in the House. New York, NY: Integrity Music, 2000.
Straight Gate International Church Bookstore
Online location: www.straightgatebookstore.com/music.html www.straightgatebookstore.com/music.html
Location:
Straight Gate Mass Choir. Faith in the House. New York, NY: Integrity Music, 2000.
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) The Prayer. By Carol Bayer and David Foster
Location:
McClurkin, Donnie. Donnie McClurkin… Again. Atlanta, GA: Verity Record, 2003.
(b) More. By Mary Alessi and Martha Munizzi
Location:
Alessi, Mary. More. New York, NY: Miami Life Sounds, 2005.
(c) Keep Me, Every Day. By F.L. Eiland. Tune, (Every Day) by Emmet S. Dean
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #433
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #244
(a) Speak to My Heart. By Donnie McClurkin
Location:
(b) He’s Preparing Me. By Carol Antron
Location:
Wilmington/Chester Mass Choir. He’s Preparing Me. Atlanta, GA: Atlanta International, 1991.
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Order My Steps. Text and Tune by Glenn Burleigh. Tune, In Your Word
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #333
(b) Thy Way, O Lord. By Nina B. Jackson. Tune, (Thy Way) by Edward C. Deas
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #444
12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) I’ll Tell It Wherever I Go. Text and tune by Thomas Dorsey. Tune, I’ll Tell It
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #514
(b) As You Go, Tell the World. Anonymous. Arr. By Valeria Foster
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #633
13. Audio Visual Suggestions
For You. By Marvin D. Hampton
Location:
Knine. Underdogg. Juliet, TN: Alliant Music Group, 2007.
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