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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Lloyd Mallory, Jr., Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Music, Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Tacoma Park, MD

1. Responsive Reading

Leader:	This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
All:	His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Leader:	An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."
All:	“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Leader:	And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
All:	But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people."
Leader:	“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
All:	Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men and women on whom his favor rests.”

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Angels We Have Heard on High. Tune, (Angels We Have Heard on High) by
Earl Marlatt. Arr. By Edward Shippen Barnes

(b) Joy to the World. By Isaac Watts. Tune, (Joy to the World). Arr. From Handel’s
Messiah by Lowell Mason

(c) Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne. By Emily S. Elliott. Tune, (Thou Didst Leave) by
Timothy R. Matthews

(d) Messiah Now Has Come. By Nolan Williams, Jr.

3. Spirituals and Traditional Songs
(a) Go Tell it on the Mountain. Negro Spiritual. Adapt. By John W. Work, Jr. Arr. By
Valeria A. Foster. A.M.E. version adapt. By Robert O. Hoffelt

(b) Jesus, the Light of the World. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (We’ll Walk in the Light) by
George D. Elderkin. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

(c) Wonderful Counselor. Negro Spiritual. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Hosanna. By Patrick Roache. Tune, Hosanna. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

(b) All the Way from Heaven Down. By Thomas Whitfield

5. Anthems
(a) Glory Hallelu! By Don Besig. For TTBB, a cappela

(b) Bethlehem Morning. By Morris Chapman. For SATB, soprano solo, piano, and/or
orchestral accompaniment

6. Liturgical Dance or Mime Music
(a) Hallelujah Chorus. By Michael Jackson. Arr. By Mervyn E. Warren

(b) Who Would Imagine a King. By Hallerin Hill. Arr. By Mervyn E. Warren

7. Modern Songs
(a) Praise Him. By Donnie Harper. Arr. By Stephen Key

(b) Majesty, Worship His Majesty. By Jack Hayford. Arr. By Eugene Thomas

8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. By J. S. Bach

(b) Overture from Messiah. By G. F. Handel

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Sanctus. By Franz Schubert. Adapt. By Richard Proulx

(b) The Lord’s Prayer. By Albert Malotte. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

(c) Your Grace and Mercy. By Frank Williams

(d) Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne. Arr. By Mark Hayes

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Come Unto to Me All Ye That Labor. From Handel’s Messiah. By G. F. Handel. For  
contralto and soprano with piano, organ, and/or orchestral accompaniment

(b) Come Unto to Me All Ye That Labor. Adapted from Handel’s Messiah. Arr. By
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton. For piano and soprano solo

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) We Won’t Leave Here Like We Came. By Maceo Woods

(b) I’d Rather Have Jesus. By George Beverly Shea

12. Benediction Sung or Spoken
Sung
(a) The Lord Bless You and Keep You. By Peter C. Lutkin

(b) Lord, Bless Thy Word to Every Heart. By Stanley Ledington

(c) Surely, Surely. By Eleanor Wright

Spoken
(d) “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. . . .
The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory” (Isaiah    
60:1, 19, NIV).

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Responsive Reading
Location:
2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Angels We Have Heard on High. Tune, (Angels We Have Heard on High) by Earl
Marlatt. Arr. By Edward Shippen Barnes
Location: (b) Joy to the World. By Isaac Watts. Tune, (Joy to the World). Arr. From Handel’s
Messiah by Lowell Mason
Location: (c) Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne. By Emily S. Elliott. Tune, (Thou Didst Leave) by
Timothy R. Matthews
Location:
(d) Messiah Now Has Come. By Nolan Williams, Jr.
Location:
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Go Tell it on the Mountain. Negro Spiritual. Adapt. By John W. Work, Jr. Arr. By  
Valeria A. Foster. A.M.E. version adapt. By Robert O. Hoffelt
Location: (b) Jesus, the Light of the World. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (We’ll Walk in the Light) by  
George D. Elderkin. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Location: (c) Wonderful Counselor. Negro Spiritual. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Location:
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Hosanna. By Patrick Roache. Tune, Hosanna. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Location:
(b) All the Way from Heaven Down. By Thomas Whitfield
Location:
5. Anthems
(a) Glory Hallelu! By Don Besig. For TTBB, a cappela
Location: (b) Bethlehem Morning. By Morris Chapman. For SATB, soprano solo, piano, and/or orchestral accompaniment
Location:
6. Liturgical Dance or Mime Music
(a) Hallelujah Chorus. By Michael Jackson. Arr. By Mervyn E. Warren
Location:
(b) Who Would Imagine a King. By Hallerin Hill. Arr. By Mervyn E. Warren
Location:
7. Modern Songs
(a) Praise Him. By Donnie Harper. Arr. By Stephen Key
Location:
(b) Majesty, Worship His Majesty. By Jack Hayford. Arr. By Eugene Thomas
Location:
8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. By J. S. Bach
Location:
(b) Overture from Messiah. By G. F. Handel
Location: 9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Sanctus. By Franz Schubert. Adapt. By Richard Proulx
Location:
(b) The Lord’s Prayer. By Albert Malotte. Arr. By Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Location:
(c) Your Grace and Mercy. By Frank Williams
Location:
(d) Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne. Arr. By Mark Hayes
Location:
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Come Unto to Me All Ye That Labor. From Handel’s Messiah. By G. F. Handel. For contralto and soprano with piano, organ, and/or orchestral accompaniment
Location:
(b) Come Unto to Me All Ye That Labor. Adapted from Handel’s Messiah. Arr. By  
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton. For piano and soprano solo
Location: 11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) We Won’t Leave Here Like We Came. By Maceo Woods
Location:
(b) I’d Rather Have Jesus. By George Beverly Shea
Location: 12. Benediction Sung or Spoken
Sung
(a) The Lord Bless You and Keep You. By Peter C. Lutkin
Location: (b) Lord, Bless Thy Word to Every Heart. By Stanley Ledington
Location:
(c) Surely, Surely. By Eleanor Wright
Location:
Spoken
(d) “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. . . .  
The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory” (Isaiah 60:1,      
19, NIV).
Location:

 

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