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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, December 5, 2010

W. Patrick Alston, Sr., Lectionary Team Liturgist

Worship Planning Notes

This Sunday we continue the season of Advent. It is not yet time for Christmas carols. Instead, this is our season of anticipation and preparation of the Savior’s birth. It is the responsibility of the Worship and Arts Ministry to create the right worship atmosphere. Be sure to teach members of your congregation about the Advent Season. Do not rush past it to get to Christmas.

Special thanks to Sharon L. Fuller, who was our Guest Lectionary Liturgist for the First Sunday of Advent, for providing great worship recommendations. I have repeated some of them below.

(a) Crafts and Tapestry

• Banners should be made to provide visual display of the symbols and colors Advent. See The African American Lectionary Liturgical Colors Corner for assistance.
• Discuss Advent in Sunday School classes and during other periods of Christian education.

(b) Create a newsletter: Place in it information on the season of Advent.

(c) Get the Word Out
Use Social Networking Sites

• Prepare an eCommercial to promote the observance of Advent offered by your ministry. Post it on various networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, etc. to use for evangelism purposes.

1. Litany

Leader:	*During this Advent season the whole Church, the body of Christ, looks forward to the second coming of the promised Messiah, Jesus our Lord.
Congregation:	*God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth to announce to the virgin Mary that she found favor with God. Her cousin Elizabeth said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb (Luke 1:42).
Leader:	We long for and anticipate your coming, and on this Sunday we pledge to do our part to prepare for the coming of the Lord. The promise that you will come to lead the way out of suffering comes with a divine call for us to participate in the process of deliverance.
Congregation:	Before all lists we make this season, first will be those things that make us agents of deliverance, not agents of strife or agents of pain or confusion. We will not put first those things that make our hearts merry but instead will first seek to be your angels pointing the way to you.
Leader:	Just as the North Star pointed our ancestors toward freedom, we will pursue the light that only you provide which leads us out of every darkness: the darkness of materialism, the darkness of war, and the darkness of apathy.
ALL:	We herald your coming, Wonderful Counselor, for you are our direction when the world spins out of control. You are our peace when the enemy attempts to disturb our very souls. You are the keeper of our souls and the guider of our destiny. We love you, we adore you, and we will forever follow you. You alone are worthy of our praise!

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) There’s a Sweet Spirit in This Place. By Doris Akers

(b) Standing on the Promises. By R. Kelso Carter. Tune, (PROMISES).

(c) Holy Spirit. By Richard Smallwood. Arr. by Nolan Williams, Jr.

(d) Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (HYFRYDOL), by Rowland H. Prichard

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) This Joy I Have. By Shirley Caesar

(b) Every Time I Feel the Spirit. By Moses Hogan

(c) I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart. By Moses Hogan

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Peace and Favor. By Kurt Carr

(b) Blessed and Highly Favored. By Donald Lawrence

(c) I Hear the Music in the Air. By Sharon S. Riley and Renetha Muldrew

(d) The Lord Is Blessing Me. Traditional. Arr. by Mark Hubbard

5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Group Music
(a) Be Blessed. By Yolanda Adams

(b) Move of the Spirit. By David Frazier

6. Anthems
(a) Hallelujah! From the “Mount of Olives.” By Ludwig V. Beethoven

(b) And the Glory. From “Messiah.” By George. F. Handel

(c) Awake the Harp. From “The Creation.” By Franz J. Haydn

7. Modern Songs
(a) When the Saints Go to Worship. By Donald Lawrence

(b) Bless the Lord O My Soul. By Richard Smallwood

(c) We’re Blessed. By Fred Hammond

8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) I Believe. By Dorothy Norwood

(b) I Will Bless the Lord. By Isaiah Thomas

(c) I Feel the Spirit Moving. By J.C. White

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Only Believe. By Paul Rade

(b) Lord Keep Me Day by Day. By Eddie Williams

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Lord I Believe. By Darius Brooks

(b) Sweet Holy Spirit. Anonymous

(c) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. By J. S. Bach

(d) The Promise. By Darius Brooks

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Spirit of God Descend Upon My Heart. By George Croly. Tune, (MORECAMBE), by Frederick C. Atkinson

(b) I’ve Decided to Make Jesus My Choice. By Harrison Johnson

 12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Bless the Lord. By Andraé Crouch

(b) Blessed Quietness. By Marie P. Ferguson. Tune, (BLESSED QUIETNESS), by W. S. Marshall

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany by Martha Simmons. Verses preceded by an asterisk are used courtesy of the African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. Used with permission.

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) There’s a Sweet Spirit in This Place. By Doris Akers
Location: (b) Standing on the Promises. By R. Kelso Carter. Tune, (PROMISES).
Location: (c) Holy Spirit. By Richard Smallwood. Arr. by Nolan Williams, Jr.
Location:
(d) Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (HYFRYDOL), by Rowland H. Prichard
Location: 3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) This Joy I Have. By Shirley Caesar
Location:
(b) Every Time I Feel the Spirit. By Moses Hogan
Location: (c) I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til The Spirit Moves in My Heart. By Moses Hogan
Location:
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Peace and Favor. By Kurt Carr
Location:

(b) Blessed and Highly Favored. By Donald Lawrence
Location:

(c) I Hear the Music in the Air. By Sharon S. Riley and Renetha Muldrew
Location:

(d) The Lord Is Blessing Me. Arr. by Mark Hubbard
Location:

5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Group Music
(a) Be Blessed. By Yolanda Adams
Location:

(b) Move of the Spirit. By David Frazier
Location:

6. Anthems
(a) Hallelujah! From the “Mount of Olives.” By Ludwig V. Beethoven
Location:
(b) And the Glory. From “Messiah.” By George F. Handel
Location:
(c) Awake the Harp. From “The Creation.” By Franz J. Haydn
Location:
7. Modern Songs
(a) When the Saints Go to Worship. By Donald Lawrence
Location:

(b) Bless the Lord O My Soul. By Richard Smallwood
Location:

(c) We’re Blessed in the City. By Fred Hammond
Location:

8. Song or Instrumental for the Offertory Period
(a) I Believe. By Dorothy Norwood
Location:

(b) I Will Bless the Lord. By Isaiah Thomas
Location:

(c) I Feel the Spirit Moving. By J.C. White
Location:

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Only Believe. By Paul Rade
Location: (b) Lord Keep Me Day By Day. By Eddie Williams
Location:

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Lord I Believe. By Darius Brooks
Location:
(b) Sweet Holy Spirit. Anonymous
Location:
(c) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. By J. S. Bach
Location:
(d) The Promise. By Darius Brooks
Location:
11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Spirit of God Descend Upon My Heart. By George Croly. Tune, (MORECAMBE), by Frederick C. Atkinson
Location: (b) I’ve Decided to Make Jesus My Choice. By Harrison Johnson
Location:

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Bless the Lord. By Andraé Crouch
Location: (b) Blessed Quietness. By Marie P. Ferguson. Tune, (BLESSED QUIETNESS), by W. S. Marshall
Location:

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