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PASTORAL INSTALLATION SUNDAY

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, January 24, 2010

W. Patrick Alston, Sr., Lectionary Team Liturgist

Worship Planning Notes
See the Sample Installation Service at the bottom of today’s Lectionary Commentary.

1. Litany

Clergy Appreciation

Leader:	Good Shepherd of the sheep, you have appointed some to be pastors and teachers, under-shepherds of our souls. For this we give thanks.
People:	We rejoice that they follow in the tradition of the apostles and prophets of old.
Leader:	Apostles are commissioned as delegates of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring the Word of God to the unbelieving.
People:	They proclaim the good news of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Leader:	After Jesus prayed, he then selected the initial twelve apostles to further his teaching.
People:	They were trained by his example to carry on his ministry after his departure.
Leader:	Jesus commissioned seventy more apostles, representing all the nations of the world.
People:	After his departure, the apostles testified to his resurrection. Barnabas and Andronicus, Junia and Paul, were added to this group.
Leader:	The prophets are messengers to the believing Church, discerned as instruments of fresh revelations.
People:	They included Anna and Simeon, the prophets at Antioch and Jerusalem, and finally, Philip’s daughters.
Leader:	Prophets give inspired instruction in moral and religious truth. Some are endowed with literary powers, and commit their visions and revelations to writing.
People:	Prophets edify, comfort, and counsel God’s people.
Leader:	Among the apostles and prophets whom we honor today are Richard Allen and Absolam Jones, Jarena Lee, Lemuel Haynes, Sojourner Truth, and Bishops Mason and Lawson.
People:	Thanks be to God!
Leader:	We also honor Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Benjamin Mays, Howard Thurman, Pauli Murray, Martin Luther King Jr., C. L. Franklin, J. H. Jackson, and Samuel Proctor. We give thanks for unnamed servants of the Lord, women and men of the past, as well as those who serve us today.
People:	Thanks be to God!
Leader:	Our clergy announce God’s will with authority, honoring the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. They take heed to build carefully upon his foundation, studying and rightly dividing the word of truth.
People:	Thanks be to God for the diligent efforts of our clergy!

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) I’ll Tell It Wherever I Go. By Thomas A. Dorsey

(b) I Will Make the Darkness Light. By Charles P. Jones

(c) I Will Hide and Abide. By Charles P. Jones

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) I Wanna Be Ready. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Raymond Wise

(b) This Little Light of Mine. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Roland Carter

(c) Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Stanley Thurston

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Speak to My Heart. By J. Eric Brown

(b) He Laid His Hands on Me. Traditional. By Charles G. Hayes

(c) Use Me. By Roger Holland II

5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Angels. By Richard Smallwood

(b) When Sunday Comes. By Donald Lawrence

6. Anthems
(a) It Pays to Serve Jesus. Arr. by Nathan Carter

(b) Psalm 1. By Nathan Carter

(c) Mighty Fortress. Arr. by Diane White-Clayton

7. Modern Songs
(a) Encourage Yourself. By Donald Lawrence

(b) In the Face of the Lord. By Patrick Lundy

(c) Dwell in the House. By Gayle Jones-Murphy

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Battlefield. By Norman Hutchins

(b) Got What I Need. By Vashawn Mitchell

(c) Jesus Is a Rock. Arr. by Patrick Lundy

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Give Me a Clean Heart. By Margaret Douroux

(b) Be Still My Soul. By Katharina von Schlagel. Tune, (Finlandia) by Jean Sibelius

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) I’m Willing, Lord. By Kenneth Louis

(b) God Is Able. By Oscar Williams

(c) My Heart Says Yes. By Dianne White-Clayton

11. Invitational Songs or Instrumental
(a) Yes, Lord, Yes. By Lynn Keesecker

(b) Look and Live [I’ve a Message from the Lord]. By William A. Ogden. Tune, (Look and
Live)

(c) If You Live Right. Traditional. Arr. by James Abbington

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) As You Go, Tell the World. By Valeria Foster

(b) If Jesus Goes with Me. By C. Austin Miles

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany—Clergy Appreciation
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2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) I’ll Tell It Wherever I’ll Go. By Thomas A. Dorsey
Location:
(b) I Will Make the Darkness Light. By Charles P. Jones
Location: (c) I Will Hide and Abide. By Charles P. Jones
Location:
3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) I Wanna Be Ready. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Raymond Wise
Location: (b) This Little Light of Mine. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Roland Carter
Location: (c) Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley. Negro Spiritual. Arr. by Stanley Thurston
Location:
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Speak to My Heart. By J. Eric Brown
Location:
(b) He Laid His Hands on Me. Traditional. By Charles G. Hayes
Location:
(c) Use Me. By Roger Holland II
Location:
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Angels. By Richard Smallwood
Location:
(b) When Sunday Comes. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
6. Anthems
(a) It Pays to Serve Jesus. By Nathan Carter
Location:
(b) Psalm 1. By Nathan Carter
Location:
(c) Mighty Fortress. Arr. by Dianne White-Clayton
Location: 7. Modern Songs
(a) Encourage Yourself. By Donald Lawrence
Location:
(b) In the Face of the Lord. By Patrick Lundy
Location:
(c) Dwell in the House. By Gayle Jones-Murphy
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8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Battlefield. By Norman Hutchins
Location:
(b) Got What I Needed. By Vashawn Mitchell
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(c) Jesus Is a Rock. Arr. by Patrick Lundy
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9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Give Me a Clean Heart. By Margaret Douroux
Location: (b) Be Still My Soul. By Katharina von Schlagel. Tune, (Finlandia) by Jean Sibelius
Location: 10. Sermonic Selection
(a) I’m Willing, Lord. By Kenneth W. Louis
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(b) God Is Able. By Oscar Williams
Location: (c) My Heart Says Yes. By Dianne White-Clayton
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11. Invitational Songs or Instrumental
(a) Yes Lord, Yes. By Lynn Keesecker
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(b) Look and Live [I’ve a Message from the Lord]. By William A. Ogden. Tune, (Look and Live)
Location: (c) If You Live Right. Arr. by James Abbington
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12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) As You Go, Tell the World. By Valeria Foster
Location:
(b) If Jesus Goes with Me. By C. Austin Miles
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