The African American Lectionary

Worship Resources

JESUS AND HIP HOP CULTURE (YOUNG ADULT SUNDAY)

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Nolan Williams, Jr., Lectionary Team Liturgist

Worship Planning Notes
This is a Sunday that your church can use to celebrate the involvement of young adults. On this Sunday they should lead all areas of worship. If possible, have a young adult minister deliver the sermon. The attire should be young adult driven (casual Sunday). The music and the elements of worship should be designed by and with young adults in mind.

1. LitanyFor Young Adults

Young Adult:	For all the young adults who struggle to find meaning in their lives, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For those young couples who have committed to each other in the sacrament of marriage, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults looking for work, both the unemployed and the under-employed, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults whose jobs are not life-giving or fulfilling, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For all the young adults graduating from college, technical schools, and military academies, for the realization of their dreams and for a welcome in their faith communities, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults experiencing a loss due to death, miscarriage, or alienation, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young couples awaiting the birth of a child, for a reverence and joy in parenting, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults who are experiencing financial difficulties, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For those young people who are discerning their life vocation to [ministry], single life, or marriage, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults who are experiencing any sort of mental illness, depression, physical limitation, or loss of hope, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults who have just moved, especially for those in the military, in college, in prisons, on assignment for work, searching for their place in the world, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	For young adults who are divorced, widowed, or suffer the pain of broken relationships, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.
Young Adult:	And for all the young adults in our own families, churches, and communities, we pray…
ALL:	Lord, hear and help.

Response: May the God of hope fill us all with joy and peace in believing, that we may welcome more young adults into the living Body of Christ, the Church. Amen.

2. Congregational Songs
(a) I Am on the Battlefield for My Lord. By Sylvanna Bell and E. V. Banks

(b) Oh How I Love Jesus. By Frederick Whitfield

(c) Standing on the Promises. By R. Kelso Carter

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) The Lord Will Make a Way (Somehow). By Thomas A. Dorsey

(b) Lily in the Valley. By John P. Kee

(c) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus (There’s Something about That Name). By Gloria Gaither and
William Gaither

4. Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Never Could Have Made It. By Matthew Brownie and Marvin Sapp

(b) Hero. By Kirk Franklin

(c) Day by Day. By Yolanda Adams

(d) Let It Rain. By Michael Farron

(e) Incredible. By Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, and J. J. Campbell

(f) I Never Lost My Praise. By Brooklyn Tabernacle

(g) Keep Your Head. By Kirk Franklin

5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Group Music
(a) I Want It All Back. By Tye Tribbett

(b) Taste 'n' See. By Tye Tribbett

6. Modern Songs
(a) 2nd Chance. By Karen Clark Sheard and James Moss

(b) Shabach: Psalm 47:1. By The Cruzaiders

(c) Welcome to the Faith. By Da’ T.R.U.T.H.

(d) I Know the Truth (Lies). By Shirley Caesar, featuring Tonéx

7. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) I Give You My Heart. By Derrick Horne

(b) God’s Got a Blessing (with My Name on it). By Norman Hutchins

8. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Everything Will Be Alright. By Tye Tribbett

(b) Someone Watching Over You. By Gordon A. Chambers and Barry Eastmond

(c) You Have Longed for Sweet Peace (Is Your All on the Altar?). By Elisha Hoffman

9. Sermonic Selection
(a) Can’t Give Up Now. By Erica Atkins, Curtis Burrell, and Warryn Campbell

(b) Silver and Gold (I’d Rather Have Jesus). By Kirk Franklin

10. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) A Change Has Come Over Me. By Walter Hawkins

(b) You Can Change. By Tye Tribett and Greater Anointing

(c) Let Go, Let God. By PJ Morton

11. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Go Ye Now in Peace. By Joyce Eiler

(b) The Lord Bless You and Keep You. By Peter C. Lutkin

12. Audio Visual Suggestions
Use images on bulletins and screens that are reflective of the culture of young adult (persons ages 18-35).

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Litany - ”Litany for Young Adults.” written by Ronald Bagley. From Becoming a Young Adult Responsive Church: A Guide for Implementing Sons and Daughters of the Light—A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults. Eds. Ronald Bagley, Joan Weber, and John Roberto. Naugatuck, CT: CMD, 1997. Used with permission.

2. Congregational Songs
(a) I Am on the Battlefield for My Lord. By Sylvanna Bell and E. V. Banks
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #480

African Methodist Episcopal Church. African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. Nashville, TN: African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2006. #390

(b) Oh How I Love Jesus. By Frederick Whitfield
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #291

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. #141

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. #440

African American Heritage Hymnal. #373

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. #424

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #105

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) The Lord Will Make a Way (Somehow). By Thomas A. Dorsey
Location:

Green, Al. Greatest Gospel Hits. Hollywood, CA: The Right Stuff, 2000.

(b) Lily in the Valley. By John P. Kee
Location:

Kee, John P. Music & Art Seminar Mass Choir. Lily in The Valley. New York, NY: Zomba, 1993.

African American Heritage Hymnal. #301

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal. #187

4. Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Never Could Have Made It. By Matthew Brownie and Marvin Sapp
Location:

Thirsty. New York, NY: Zomba, 2007.

(b) Hero. By Kirk Franklin
Location:

Hero. Inglewood, CA: Gospocentric, 2005.

Day By Day. New York: NY: Atlantic, 2005.

(d) Let It Rain. By Michael Farron
Location:

Morton, Paul. Let It Rain. Nashville, TN: Verity, 2006.

(e) Incredible. By Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, and J. J. Campbell
Location:

Mary, Mary. Incredible. New York, NY: Columbia, 2002.

(f) I Never Lost My Praise. By Brooklyn Tabernacle
Location:

I'll Say Yes. New York, NY: Integrity Music, 2008.

(g) Keep Your Head. By Kirk Franklin
Location:

Hero. Inglewood: CA, Gospocentric, 2005.

5. Liturgical Dance or Mime Group Music
(a) I Want It All Back. By Tye Tribbett
Location:

Victory Live! New York, NY: Urban Music/Columbia, 2006.

(b) Taste 'n' See. By Tye Tribbett
Location:

Life. New York, NY: Sony, 2004.

6. Modern Songs
(a) 2nd Chance. By Karen Clark Sheard and James Moss
Location:

2nd Chance. New York, NY: Elektra, 2002.

(b) Shabach: Psalm 47:1. By The Cruzaiders
Location:

Judah, and The Cruzaiders. Free. Myrtle Beach, SC: Independent Artists (INDIE), 2007.

The Faith. Deptford, NJ: Cross Movement Records, 2005.

(d) I Know the Truth (Lies). By Shirley Caesar, featuring Tonéx
Location:

Caesar, Shirley, Tonéx, and Russell White. I Know the Truth. New York, NY: Artemis Gospel, 2005.

7. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) I Give You My Heart. By Derrick Horne
Location:

My Purpose. Houston, TX: Yokebreaker Productions, 2005.

(b) God’s Got a Blessing (with My Name on It). By Norman Hutchins
Location:

Nobody But You. Los Angeles, CA: JDI Records, 1999, 2002.

8. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Everything Will be Alright. By Tye Tribbett
Location:

Victory Live! New York, NY: Sony, 2005.

(b) Someone Watching Over You. By Gordon A. Chambers and Barry Eastmond
Location:

Adams, Yolanda. Day by Day. New York, NY: Atlantic, 2005.

African American Heritage Hymnal. #393

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #300

9. Sermonic Selection
(a) Can’t Give Up Now. By Erica Atkins, Curtis Burrell, and Warryn Campbell
Location:

Mary Mary, CeCe Winans, Tye Tribbett, Oleta Adams, LaShell Griffin, Nancey Jackson, and Tramaine. Celebrate! Songs of Worship. New York: Legacy, 2007.

(b) Silver and Gold (I’d Rather Have Jesus). By Kirk Franklin
Location:

Kirk Franklin & The Family. Inglewood, CA: Gospocentric, 1993, 2001.

10. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) A Change Has Come Over Me. By Walter Hawkins
Location:

Hawkins, Tramaine. Love Alive II. Los Angeles, CA: Platinum, 1995.

(b) You Can Change. By Tye Tribett and Greater Anointing, featuring Kim Burrell
Location:

Lindsey, A., Poyser, and Tye Tribbett. Life. New York, NY: Sony, 2005.

Woods, DeWayne, and Candy West. Introducing DeWayne Woods & When Singers Meet. New York, NY: Quiet Water/Verity/Zomba, 2006.

11. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) Go Ye Now in Peace. By Joyce Eiler
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #637

(b) The Lord Bless You and Keep You. By Peter C. Lutkin
Location:

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #142