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(Family and Friends Day)
MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Marcus D. Smith, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Music, Ark Church, Baltimore, MD
Worship Planning Notes
For Homecoming this year, consider having members dressed in clothing from eras of long ago. Have various members speak throughout the service and provide church history for the era for which they are clothed. For instance, members may dress in attire from the 1850s, 1920s, 1950s, 1970s, and today.
If your church is a new church, consider hosting a picnic or church dinner that encompasses southern cuisine and evokes images of old homecoming celebrations.
1. Call to Worship
Homecoming
| Leader: |
We gather now as did our foreparents to give you praise for your amazing grace that has brought us thus far along the way. |
| Persons seated to the left Side
of the church: |
We thank you for those who brought us into the
faith, for those who were our examples: mothers, fathers, deacons, teachers, and pastors. |
| Persons seated to the right or middle of the church: |
We have returned to this landmark and where we have been lax and unconcerned we also announce today that we have come to return to you and the work that you have given us to do. |
| Leader: |
We ask that this day you would bind together broken families, bring peace to troubled communities and make each of us instruments of the change we want to see. |
| Persons seated to the left Side
of the church: |
We thank you for family and friends who have returned that we might collectively worship you and affirm again that we are your people and the sheep of your pasture. |
| Persons seated to the right or middle of the church: |
Forever bless this church which has stood as a landmark of faith for so many. Let her light continue to shine until you come again. |
| Leader: |
Now we pause to pay homage to all of those who are not with us today because they now reside in Paradise. Thank you for their lives. We now stand on their shoulders. |
| All: |
Throughout this service and celebration our ultimate aim is to give you glory. You are worthy of our highest praise. Amen and Amen.
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2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. By Elisha A. Hoffman. Tune by Anthony J.
Showalter
(b) Come and Go with Me. Traditional. Arr. by Kenneth Louis
(c) We’ve Come This Far by Faith. By Albert A. Goodson. Arr. by Thurston G. Frazier
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) If It Had Not Been for the Lord. By Margaret Pleasant Douroux
(b) Done Made My Vow. Arr. by Nolan Williams 
(c) Certainly Lord. Traditional
(d) Battle of Jericho. Arr. by Moses Hogan
(e) Jordan River. Traditional
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Let Us All Go Back. By Timothy Wright
(b) What a Fellowship. Arr. by Albert Goodson
(c) The Lord Has Brought Me a Mighty Long Way. By Harold Smith
(d) One Thing That I Desire of the Lord. By Ricky Dillard
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) The Family Prayer. By Donald Lawrence
(b) Be Grateful. By Walter Hawkins
6. Anthems
(a) O for a Faith. Arr. By Nathan Carter
(b) Praise Ye the Name of the Lord. Arr. By Gordon Young
7. Modern Songs
(a) You Are Good. By Israel Houghton
(b) Come Home. By Jules Bartholomew
(c) The Great I Am. By Melvin Crispell
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Let Everything That Hath Breath. By Joe Pace
(b) Still Standing. By Paul Morton, Sr.
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) I Am Kept by the Grace. By Charles Nicks
(b) I Need Thee. By Annie Hawkes. Tune by Robert Lowry
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Something about God’s Grace. By Harold Smith
(b) We Offer Praise. By Ronnie Bryant
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Come Unto Jesus. By Charles Nicks
(b) Down at the Altar. By Joe Pace
12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) God Be with You. By Jeremiah E. Rankin. Tune by William G. Tomer
(b) Always Remember. By Andraé Crouch
(c) I Need You to Survive. By David Frazier
Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed
1. Call to Worship
“Homecoming” by the African American Lectionary team
2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. By Elisha A. Hoffman. Tune by Anthony J.
Showalter
Location
African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #371
National Baptist Publishing Board. The New National Baptist Hymnal. Nashville, TN: National Baptist Pub. Board, 1981. #211
Church of God in Christ. Yes Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. Memphis, TN: Church of God in Christ Pub. Board in association with the Benson Co., 1982. #94
(b) Come and Go With Me. Traditional. Arr. By Kenneth Louis
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #596
(c) We’ve Come This Far by Faith. By Albert Goodson. Arr. By Thurston G. Frazier
Location:
Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 1987. #225
The New National Baptist Hymnal. #222
Yes Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #395
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) If It Had Not Been for the Lord. By Margaret Pleasant Douroux
Location:
Various Artists. Verity Presents the Gospel Greats Live, Vol. 4: Women of Gospel. New York, NY: Verity, 2000.
(b) Done Made My Vow. Arr. By Nolan Williams
Location:
(c) Certainly Lord. Traditional
Location:
New Shiloh Baptist Church
2100 North Monroe Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
Phone: 410-523-5306
Online location: www.newshilohbaptist.org
Location:
Mississippi Mass Choir. I Owe You the Praise. Jackson, MS: Malaco Records, 2002.
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Let Us All Go Back. By Timothy Wright
Location:
Dillard, Ricky. Unplugged: The Way Church Used to Be. Detroit, MI:
Crystal Rose, 2004.
(b) What a Fellowship. Arr. By Albert Goodson
Location:
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
4543 Princeton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60609
Phone: 773-924-3232
Online location: www.fmbcship.org
Location:
Various Artists. Detroit Remembers: The Legacy, The Music, The Love… Southfield, MI: Sounds of Gospel Records, 2002.
(d) One Thing That I Desire of the Lord. By Ricky Dillard
Location:
Unplugged: The Way Church Used to Be. Detroit, MI: Crystal Rose, 2004.
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) The Family Prayer. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
The Murrills. Family Prayer. New York, NY: Verity, 2008.
(b) Be Grateful. By Walter Hawkins
Location:
Hawkins, Walter & The Hawkins Family. The Hawkins Family Collection. Nashville, TN: Light Records, 2008.
6. Anthems
(a) O for a Faith. Arr. By Nathan Carter
Location:
GIA Publications, Inc.
7404 South Mason Avenue
Chicago, IL 60638
Phone: 1-800-GIA-1358
Online location:www.giamusic.com
Location:
Dale Music Company
8240 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-5891459
Online location: www.dalemusic.com
(a) You Are Good. By Israel Houghton
Location:
Houghton, Israel & New Breed. Alive in South Africa. New York, NY: Integrity Music, 2005.
(b) Come Home. By Jules Bartholomew
Location:
Walker, Hezekiah & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir. Live in New York: By Any Means... New York, NY: Benson, 1995.
(c) The Great I Am. By Melvin Crispell
Location:
Ford, Andrew and The Anointed Voices of Ford Memorial Temple. It’s Our Time! But It’s For God’s Glory. Germantown, PA: MTM Records, 2002.
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Let Everything That Hath Breath. By Joe Pace
Location:
Joe Pace Presents: Let There Be Praise. New York, NY: Integrity Music, 2001.
(b) Still Standing. By Paul Morton, Sr.
Location:
Still Standing. Nashville, TN: Compendia, 2006.
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) I Am Kept by the Grace of God. By Charles Nicks
Location:
Nicks, Charles and The St. James Adult Choir. The Gospel According to St. James. Southfield, MI: Sounds of Gospel, 2006.
(b) I Need Thee. By Annie Hawkes. Tune by Robert Lowry
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #451
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Something about God’s Grace. By Harold Smith
Location:
Nicks, Charles. The Unforgettable Years, Vol. 1. Southfield, MI: Sounds of Gospel, 1993.
(b) We Offer Praise. By Ronnie Bryant
Location:
Bryant, Ronnie, & The Christian Community Choir. He’s a Keepa. Indianapolis, IN: Tyscot, 1997.
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Come Unto Jesus. By Charles Nicks
Location:
Come Unto Jesus. Southfield, MI: Sounds of Gospel, 2005.
(b) Down at the Altar. By Joe Pace
Location:
Joe Pace Presents: Sunday Morning Service. New York, NY: Integrity Gospel/Epic, 2004.
12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) God Be with You. By Jeremiah E. Rankin. Tune by William G. Tomer
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #639
The New National Baptist Hymnal. #361
Cleveland, J. Jefferson and Verolga Nix. Songs of Zion. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1981. #37
Location:
No Time to Lose. Nashville, TN: Word Entertainment, 1985.
(c) I Need You to Survive By David Frazier
Location:
Walker, Hezekiah & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir. Family Affair, Vol. 2: Live at Radio City Music Hall. New York, NY: Verity, 2002.
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