The African American Lectionary

Worship Resources

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Michelle Riley Jones, Lectionary Team Liturgist

In the Darkness. Mercy
In the morning. Mercy
On my knees now.
Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy.

—Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon (New York
NY: Vintage Books, 2004).

1. Litany, Responsive Reading, or Invocation
The attached slide can be used during the Music for Invocation, the Invocation, and the Meditation for Gathering. Download Slide

Music for Invocation
(a) Hear Our Prayer. By George Whelpton

Invocation
(b) Invocation from Psalm 34:17-19

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; [the Lord] delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous [wo]man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers [her] from them all.

Hear our cries, O Lord. Come, and deliver us today.

Meditation for Gathering
(c) Call for the Wailing Women (based on Jeremiah 9:17-20, The Message Bible). By Michelle Riley Jones

Call for the Wailing Women

Jesus’ call is for women who are not afraid to holla! Where are the wailing women, who will prostrate themselves before Almighty God and petition for deliverance?

[Lord, we] “Look over the trouble we’re in and call for help.
Send for some singers who can help us mourn our loss.”

Where are the women who shed tears not only on behalf of themselves but for all those who need a word, and a touch from the Lord?

“Tell them to hurry—to help us express our loss and lament.
Help us get our tears flowing, make tearful music of our crying.”

For we have backslidden; we have made excuses; we have turned our noses up and passed by our sistahs in need. We have been too busy getting our hair done and our nails polished, and we have forgotten about exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit. I feel a wail, even now, in my spirit!

“Listen to it! Listen to that torrent of tears out of Zion.”

Women, clasp your sistahs’ hands and open up your mouths together as God speaks to us today.

“…Women, hear the word of the Lord; open your ears to the
words of his mouth. Teach your daughters how to wail; teach one
another a lament.”

O where are the wailing women?
As we gather this day—knees bent, head bowed, hands lifted, hearts open—

cry aloud in word,
cry aloud in prayer,
cry aloud in song.

For the Lord will record our tears, and list them in the Book of Life. For our God sees and cares and will raise us up and deliver us.

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) God Leads Us Along. Text and Tune, (GOD LEADS US), by G. A. Young

(b) He Leadeth Me. By Joseph H. Gilmore. Tune, (HE LEADETH ME), by William B. Bradbury

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Stand by Me. By Charles Albert Tindley

(b) Do What the Spirit Say Do. Traditional. By Ysaye M. Barnwell

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) The Praise. By LeJeune Thompson

(b) Praise and Worship. By Romel Gibson and John W. Jackson, Jr.

(d) Home in Glory. By Shawn McLemore

5. Music for Liturgical Dance or Mime Group
(a) As the Deer Medley: Thirst for You. By John Ragsdale, Jr.

(b) I Am Your Servant, Lord. By Donnie McClurkin

6. Anthems
(a) The Righteous Cry Out. By Rosephanye Powell. From Three Psalms of David, for SATB. This is an adaptable work that can be used in a concert or in a regular Sunday worship service.

(b) Pie Jesu (from Requeim, Op. 48: IV). By Gabriel Faure

7. Modern Songs
(a) Please Help Me Now (A Sistah’s Cry). By Herb Middleton

(b) We Cry Out. By Kim Walker. This selection is a Christian-Rock tune.

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Thank You (Asante!). By E. Brailsford and David Stevens

(b) Coming Home. By Madeleine Yayodele Nelson. This is an uplifting steel pan instrumental.

(d) I’m Encouraged. By Thomas Whitfield

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) I Need You. By Antonio Neal and Ayiesha Woods

(b) Faith That Conquers All. By Gerald Scott

(c) Shine on Us. By Lewis Warren, Jr. (featuring Kari Jobe). This can be a vocal or instrumental selection.

(d) God of Comfort. By Marvin Winans and Vickie Winans

(e) Prayer from Hansel and Gretel. By Englebert Humperdink. Arr. by Sondra Tucker. This selection is for handbells, Handbell Level 3.

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) I Look to You. By R. Kelly

(b) Great Is Thy Faithfulness. By Thomas O. Chisholm

(d) Jesus the Same. By Sunny Hawkins

(e) Come Boldly. By Joe Guildry, Aaron Lindsey, and Melinda Watts

(f) Be Merciful. By Eddie Robinson

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Midnight Cry. By Greg Day and Chuck Day

(b) I Pray. By Jessica Greene and J. Pidgen

(d) Redeemer. By Nicole C. Mullen

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) God Be with You. By Thomas A. Dorsey

(b) Finale: The Lord Is with Us in This Place. By Fred Hammond

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany, Responsive Reading, or Invocation
Music for Invocation
Hear Our Prayer. By George Whelpton
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #658

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. Nashville, TN: Triad Publications, 2005. #551

The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1985. #684

Invocation
(b) Invocation from Psalm 34:17-19.

Meditation for Gathering
(c) Call for the Wailing Women (based on Jeremiah 9:17-20, The Message Bible). By Michelle
Riley Jones

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) God Leads Us Along. Text and Tune, (GOD LEADS US), by G. A. Young
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #136

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #261

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. #386

(b) He Leadeth Me. By Joseph H. Gilmore. Tune, (HE LEADETH ME), by William B. Bradbury
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #142

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. Nashville, TN: A.M.E. Zion Publishing House, 1996. #292

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #235

The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. #537

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #391

(c) Does Jesus Care. By Frank E. Graeff. This is a hauntingly beautiful Southern Gospel arrangement for quartet.
Location:

The Isaacs. The Isaacs Naturally: An Almost A Capella Collection. Alexandria, IN: Spring House Music, 2009.

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Stand by Me. By Charles Albert Tindley
Location:

Staples, Mavis. Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson. France: Universal Music Jazz, 1996.

(b) Do What the Spirit Say Do. Traditional. By Ysaye M. Barnwell
Location:

Sweet Honey in the Rock. Experience 101. West Chester, PA: Appleseed, 2007.

Norman, Jessye. Sacred Songs & Spirituals. London, UK: Decca Music Group, 2005.

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) The Praise. By LeJeune Thompson
Location:

Metamorphosis. Charlotte, NC: LeCe Entertainment, 2008.

(b) Praise and Worship. By Romel Gibson and John W. Jackson, Jr.
Location:

The Anointed Pace Sisters. Access Granted. Indianapolis, IN: Tyscott Records, 2009.

Jones-Moffett, Sheri. Renewed. Brentwood, TN: EMI Gospel, 2009.

(d) Home in Glory. By Shawn McLemore
Location:

Lyricsings. Brand New Day. Houston, TN: Canvas Records/Lyric, 2006.

5. Music for Liturgical Dance or Mime Group
(a) As the Deer Medley: Thirst for You. By John Ragsdale, Jr.
Location:

Alessi, Mary. When Women Worship. Miami, FL: Miami Life Sounds, 2007.

(b) I Am Your Servant, Lord. By Donnie McClurkin
Location:

The McClurkins. We Praise You. New York, NY: Zomba Gospel, 2006.

6. Anthems
(a) The Righteous Cry Out. By Rosephanye Powell. From Three Psalms of David, for SATB.
This is an adaptablework that can be used in a concert or in a regular Sunday worship
service.
Location:

Hal Leonard Publishing
P.O. Box 13819
Milwaukee, WI 53213
Product #HL 08739096

Online location: www.halleonard.com

(b) Pie Jesu (from Requeim, Op. 48: IV). By Gabriel Faure
Location:

Battle, Kathleen. Twentieth Century Masters—The Millennium Collection: Kathleen Battle. Santa Monica, CA: Universal Music, 2004.

7. Modern Songs
(a) Please Help Me Now (A Sistah’s Cry). By Herb Middleton
Location:

McClendon, Lisa. Reality. Jacksonville, FL: BluSoul Entertainment, 2009.

(b) We Cry Out. By Kim Walker. This selection is a Christian-Rock tune.
Location:

Walker, Kim. Jesus Culture: We Cry Out. Redding, CA: Jesus Culture, 2008.

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Thank You (Asante!). By E. Brailsford and David Stevens
Location:

McClendon, Lisa. Reality. Jacksonville, FL: BluSoul Entertainment, 2009.

(b) Coming Home. By Madeleine Yayodele Nelson. This is an uplifting steel pan instrumental.
Location:

Women of the Calabash. The Kwanzaa Album. New York, NY: Bermuda Reefs Records, 1998.

Battle, Lanee. There Are Times. Lemongrove, CA: Kingdom Records, 2002.

(d) I’m Encouraged. By Thomas Whitfield
Location:

Morton, Paul S., Sr. and Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Women’s Mass Choir. Daughters of the Promise (Live) [Featuring Vanessa Bell Armstrong]. Nashville, TN: Light Records, 2003.

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) I Need You. By Antonio Neal and Ayiesha Woods
Location:

V3. V3. Brentwood, TN: EMI Gospel, 2006.

(b) Faith That Conquers All. By Gerald Scott
Location:

Watts, Melinda. People Get Ready. New York, NY: Razor and Tie, 2009.

Shine on Us. Dallas, TX: Lewis Warren, Jr., 2009.

(d) God of Comfort. By Marvin Winans and Vickie Winans
Location:

Winans, Vickie. Woman to Woman: Songs of Life. New York, NY: Zomba Gospel, 2006.

(e) Prayer from Hansel and Gretel. By Englebert Humperdink. Arr. by Sondra Tucker. This selection is for handbells, Handbell Level 3.
Location:

Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
960 Old Henderson Road
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: 614-451-6461

Online location: www.beckenhorstpress.com

Product: #HB355

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) I Look to You. By R. Kelly
Location:

Houston, Whitney. I Look to You. New York, NY: RCA/Jive Label Group, 2009.

(b) Great Is Thy Faithfulness. By Thomas O. Chisholm
Location:

Pine Forge Academy Choir. Rock in a Weary Land. Pine Forge, PA: Pine Forge Academy, 2007.

Burrell, Kim. No Ways Tired. Newton, NJ: Shananchie Entertainment, 2009.

(d) Jesus the Same. By Sunny Hawkins
Location:

More of You. Santa Monica, CA: Still Waters Recordings, 2007.

(e) Come Boldly. By Joe Guildry, Aaron Lindsey, and Melinda Watts
Location:

Watts, Melinda. People Get Ready. New York, NY: Razor and Tie, 2009.

(f) Be Merciful. By Eddie Robinson
Location:

Peoples, Dottie. Do It. Atlanta, GA: DP Muzik Group, 2008.

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Midnight Cry. By Greg Day and Chuck Day
Location:

Boyd-Gillis, Veronica. The Lord Is Good. Waldorf, MD: Veronica Boyd-Gillis, 2004.

(b) I Pray. By Jessica Greene and J. Pidgen
Location:

Greene, Jessica. 4 The World. Baltimore, MD: Habakkuk Music, 2007.

Shine on Us. Dallas, TX: Lewis Warren, Jr., 2009.

(d) Redeemer. By Nicole C. Mullen
Location:

Nicole C. Mullen. New York, NY: Word Entertainment, 2000.

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) God Be with You. By Thomas A. Dorsey
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #639

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 1987. #308

(b) Finale: The Lord Is with Us in This Place. By Fred Hammond
Location:

Adams, Yolanda. The Essential Yolanda Adams. New York, NY: Provident Label Group, 1992/1995.

Cheri, Richard and Jalonda Robertson. Good Ground. Franklin Park, IL: J.S. Paluch Company/World Library Publications, 2007.