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PENTECOST

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, May 23, 2010
                      
Michelle Riley Jones, Lectionary Team Liturgist

Worship Planning Notes

Use the day to celebrate all the ministries of the church and all the lay people who share in those ministries. Invite everyone to wear the color Red (the liturgical color for Pentecost).

One way to “enter into the story” that is recalled in 1 Corinthians which lists the gifts of the Spirit is to invite people at an appropriate point in the service to stand in groups of three or four to tell one another, succinctly, how God first revealed his gifting of them. This may seem to be a somewhat noisy suggestion, but it will reenact something of the release of the Spirit's empowering grace in the congregation.

Offer an opportunity for individuals to respond to their ministry callings and giftings. Facilitate a spiritual gifts assessment in the month of May as part of your Christian Education efforts and pray with individuals to encourage them to remain open to God’s direction. Also, provide general written information such as characteristics and skill-sets that are in line with various giftings. People really want to work in the Church and their community but may need direction to help them settle into the best area of ministry work for the current season of their life.

1. Litany or Congregational Reading
Music for Processional
(a) Afrikan Pentekoste. By David Lantz III and Herb Frombach. For SATB, a capella

Music for Gathering
(b) The Affirmation. By Daniel Moore, II and Sheri Jones-Moffett

Litany or Congregational Reading
(c) It’s the Same Spirit. By Marilyn E. Thornton

Choir (Sung):	Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray. (Use the Songs of Zion Hymnal, #121. Sing the melody in unison, the refrain only.)
Group 1:	No one can say, “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services but the same Lord.
Group 2	There are varieties of activities but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
Choir (Sung):	I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says sing, (3 times) and obey the Spirit of the Lord. (Songs of Zion, #81. Sing the melody in unison.)
Group 1:	To one is given through the Spirit of utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit.
Choir (Sung):	I’m gonna preach when the Spirit says preach (3 times) and obey the Spirit of the Lord. (Songs of Zion, #81. Sing the melody in unison.)
Group 2:	To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit.
Choir (Sung):	I’m gonna pray when the Spirit says pray (3 times) and obey the Spirit of the Lord. (Songs of Zion, #81. Sing the melody in unison.)
Group 1:	To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits.
Group 2:	To another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Choir (Sung):	I’m gonna shout when the Spirit says shout and obey the Spirit of the Lord. (Songs of Zion, #81. Sing the melody in unison.)
Both Groups:	All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
Choir (Sung):	Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray. Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray. (Songs of Zion, #121. Sing the melody in harmony.)

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. By Robert Robinson. Tune, (NETTLETON), D Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music

(b) The Gift of Love. Text and Tune, (GIFT OF LOVE), by Hal H. Hopson

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Certainly Lord. Traditional Spiritual

(b) I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing. Spiritual. Arr. by Howard Helvey

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Holy Spirit. By Sim Wilson

(b) Power of the Holy Ghost. By Shirley Bell

(c) Lord, Help Me Keep My Yes. By Lewis T. Hilton, Jr.

(d) When You Praise. By G. Robinson

(e) We Worship You. By Generald Wilson

5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Music
(a) Miracles. By F. Offard and R. Walters, Jr.

(b) Well Done. By Tye Tribbett, III

(c) My Everything. By Kevin Levar

(d) Special Gift. By Walter Hawkins

6. Anthems
(a)  Fill-a Me Up. By Pepper Choplin. For SATB, or SAB, with optional percussion
Audio Clip: www.lorenz.com/med/sample/10_2807M.mp3

(b)  God Has Spoken by His Prophets. By George Wallace Briggs. Tune, (TON-Y
BOTEL), by Thomas John Williams

(c)  Let the Flame Burn Brightly. Words and Music by Ed Rush. Arr. by Lloyd Larsen.  
For SATB

7. Modern Songs
(a) All Honor. By Chris Falson

(b) The Glory of It All. By David Crowder

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
Songs
(a) Breathe on Me, Breath of God. By Edwin Hatch. Tune, (TRENTHAM), by Robert Jackson

(b) Praying in the Spirit. By Dathan Thigpen

(c) I Give Myself Away. By Sam Hinn and William D. McDowell

Instrumentals
(d) When Your Spirit Fills the Room. By Mel Holder

(e) I Need Thee Every Hour. By Annie Hawkes. Arr. by Joseph Joubert

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Holy Spirit. By Carmen Hope

(b) I’ve Got Something. By Richard Smallwood

(c) Special Gift. By Walter Hawkins

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Say the Name. By C. Brown and Martha Munizzi

(b) Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling. By Will Thompson. Arr. by Joseph Joubert

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Lord, Make Me More Holy. African American traditional

(b) In Christ There Is No East or West. By John Oxenham. Tune, (ST. PETER), by Alexander Reinagle

13. Audio Visual Suggestions
(a) Use burnt orange and red to represent the variety of gifts God has given.

(b) Use pictures of various ministry activities for screens, bulletin covers, etc., to represent the various gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany or Congregational Reading
Music for Processional
(a) Afrikan Pentekoste. By David Lantz III and Herb Frombach. For SATB, a capella
Location: Music for Gathering
(b) The Affirmation. By Daniel Moore, II and Sheri Jones-Moffett
Location:
Litany or Congregational Reading
(c) It’s the Same Spirit. By Marilyn E. Thornton
Location:
2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. By Robert Robinson. Tune, (NETTLETON), D Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music
Location: (b) The Gift of Love. Text and Tune, (GIFT OF LOVE), by Hal H. Hopson
Location 3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Certainly Lord. Traditional Spiritual
Location:
(b) I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing. Spiritual. Arr. by Howard Helvey
Location: 4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Holy Spirit. By Sim Wilson
Location:
(b) Power of the Holy Ghost. By Shirley Bell
Location:
(c) Lord, Help Me Keep My Yes. By Lewis T. Hilton, Jr.
Location:
(d) When You Praise. By G. Robinson
Location:
(e) We Worship You. By Generald Wilson
Location:
5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Music
(a) Miracles. By F. Offard and R. Walters, Jr.
Location:
(b) Well Done. By Tye Tribbett, III
Location:
(c) My Everything. By Kevin Levar
Location:
(d) Special Gift. By Walter Hawkins
Location:
6. Anthems
(a) Fill-a Me Up. By Pepper Choplin. For SATB, or SAB, with optional percussion
Location:
(b) God Has Spoken by His Prophets. By George Wallace Briggs. Tune, (TON-Y BOTEL), by Thomas John Williams
Location:
(c) Let the Flame Burn Brightly. Words and Music by Ed Rush. Arr. by Lloyd Larsen. For SATB
Location:
7. Modern Songs
(a) All Honor. By Chris Falson
Location:
(b) The Glory of It All. By David Crowder
Location:
8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) He Laid His Hands on Me. By Lee Williams
Location:
(b) In All I Do. By Branden Anderson, Marion Anderson, Derek Clark, and Curtis Langley
Location:
9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
Songs
(a) Breathe on Me, Breath of God. By Edwin Hatch. Tune, (TRENTHAM), by Robert Jackson
Location: (b) Praying in the Spirit. By Dathan Thigpen
Location:
(c) I Give Myself Away. By Sam Hinn and William D. McDowell
Location:
Instrumentals
(d) When Your Spirit Fills the Room. By Mel Holder
Location:
(e) I Need Thee Every Hour. By Annie Hawkes. Arr. by Joseph Joubert
Location:
10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Holy Spirit. By Carmen Hope
Location:
(b) I’ve Got Something. By Richard Smallwood
Location:
(c) Special Gift. By Walter Hawkins
Location:
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Say the Name. By C. Brown and Martha Munizzi
Location
(b) Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling. By Will Thompson. Arr. by Joseph Joubert
Location:
12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Lord, Make Me More Holy. African American traditional
Location: (b) In Christ There Is No East or West. By John Oxenham. Tune, (ST. PETER), by
Alexander Reinagle
Location:

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