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SINGLES' SUNDAY

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Edythe Poole, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Music, Sacred Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD

1. Litany
	Being Single
Leader:	God bless the widowed, divorced, and unmarried in our midst. May your love enfold them and the community of faith affirm them in their singleness.
People:	Being single is to know the joy and fulfillment of God’s consuming and unconditional love for us. It is full; it is blessed; it is beautiful.
Leader:	Being single is the ability to enjoy ourselves. It allows for intimacy with God without distraction.
People:	Being single is the freedom to be alone and not lonely, to be at peace with nature, and to be complete with friends and family.
Leader:	Being single is the ability to pray in the name of Jesus and to dance freely before him, knowing that he cares not if we sing off-key or dance to a different beat.
People:	Being single is having the ability to shed tears at night knowing that when we need to be comforted, we will be rocked in the cradle of God’s arms.
Leader:	Being single is being a proud black man and black woman who respects others who share in his or her life.
People:	Being single is a shared dinner with friends on Saturday night and communion with the saints on Sunday morning.
Leader:	Being single is listening to the preached Word and allowing it to validate, encourage, and strengthen.
People:	Being single is knowing that others before us have run this race and allowing them to encourage us in the midnight hour of our soul. Being single is giving to God freely of our time, talent, and treasure.
All:	Lord, we thank you for the contributions of single persons to our church and community. Amen.

2. Hymns or Anthems
(a) Take My Life, and Let It Be. By Frances Ridley Havergal
 
(b) Now We Are Ambassadors from St. Paul. By Felix Mendelssohn

(c) Blessed Assurance. By Fanny J. Crosby. Tune, (Assurance) Phoebe P. Knapp

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Precious Lord. By Thomas Dorsey. Arr. By Nathan Carter

(b) Give Me Jesus. Traditional. Arr. By Evelyn D. White

(c) Oh To Be Kept by Jesus. By Thurston Frazier

4. Gospel Songs
(a) We Made It. By David Frazier

(b) I Belong to God. By Freda Battle

(c) Open the Eyes of My Heart. By Paul Baloche

5. Liturgical Dance and Mime Music
(a) Take My Life. (Holiness). By Scott Underwood

(b) Be Blessed. By Kurt Carr

(c) The Best Is Yet to Come. By Donald Lawrence

6. Congregational Songs
(a) Completely Yes. By Sandra Crouch

(b) I Am on the Battlefield. By Sylvana Bell and E. V. Banks. Arr. By Thomas Dorsey

(c) We Are Standing on Holy Ground. By Bill Gaither

7. Offering Song or Instrumental
(a) Lord Prepare Me. By Thompson Scrugg

(b) He Reigns. By James Hairston

(c) Awesome God. By Dennis Reed

8. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) How Great Is Our God. By Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, and Ed Cash

(b) Bow Down and Worship Him. By David Baroni and Tony Sutherland

(c) There Is Room at the Cross. By Ira Stanphill

9. Invitational Songs
(a) Lead Me, Guide Me. By Doris M. Ackers

(b) We Offer Christ. By Phillip Britton

(c) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. By Betty J. Wright and Timothy Wright

10. Benediction
(a) I Need You to Survive. By David Frazier

(b) Grace and Peace. By John Newman

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany - “Being Single” was prepared by Minister Edythe Poole

2. Hymns And Anthems
(a) Take My Life, and Let It Be. By Francis Ridley Havergal
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(b) Now We Are Ambassadors from St. Paul. By Felix Mendelssohn
Location: (c) Blessed Assurance. By Fanny J Crosby. Tune, (Assurance) by Phoebe P. Knapp
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3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a)  Precious Lord. By Thomas Dorsey. Arr. By Nathan Carter
Location: (b) Give Me Jesus. Traditional. Arr. By Evelyn D. White
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(c) Oh To Be Kept by Jesus. By Thurston G. Frazier
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4. Gospel Songs
(a) We Made It. By David Frazier
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(b) I Belong to God. By Freda Battle
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(c) Open the Eyes of My Heart. By Paul Baloche
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5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Music
(a) Take My Life. (Holiness). By Scott Underwood
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(b) Be Blessed. By Kurt Carr
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(c) The Best Is Yet to Come. By Donald Lawrence
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6. Congregational Songs
(a) Completely Yes. By Sandra Crouch
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(b) I Am on the Battlefield. By Sylvana Bell and E. V. Banks. Arr. By Thomas Dorsey
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(c) We Are Standing on Holy Ground. By Bill Gaither
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7. Offering Song or Instrumental
(a) Lord Prepare Me. By Thompson Scrugg
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(b) He Reigns. By James Hairston
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(c) Awesome God. By Dennis Reed
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8. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) How Great Is Our God. By Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, and Ed Cash
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(b) Bow Down and Worship Him. By David Baroni and Tony Sutherland
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(c) There Is Room at the Cross. By Ira Stanphill
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9. Invitational Songs
(a) Lead Me, Guide Me. By Doris M. Ackers
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(b) We Offer Christ. By Phillip Britton
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(c) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. By Betty J. Wright and Timothy Wright
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10. Benediction
(a) I Need You to Survive. By David Frazier
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(b) Grace and Peace. By John Newman
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