The African American Lectionary

Worship Resources

STEWARDSHIP OF TITHES AND TALENTS

MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Nolan Williams, Jr., Lectionary Team Liturgist

1. Introit or Processional
We Are an Offering. By Dwight Liles

2. Litany	Stewardship
Leader	O God, we desire to be good stewards of all that you have made: the earth, the world, and all that dwells therein. All that we have comes as a trust from you.
Congregation	God, Elohim, we give thanks for your gifts to us.
Leader	We are called by God to use whatever gifts we have been given in service to others.
Congregation	As you have so freely given to us and lovingly made us what we are, we now freely give back to you the substance of our lives—our time, talent, and money.
Leader	We are reminded in the gospel that from the poverty of the cross we have gained the richness of life.
Congregation	Thank you, Lord, for allowing us to give to the work you have assigned our hand to do in this your earthly kingdom.
Leader	You have put your divine stamp upon us, endowed us with honor, and created us in your likeness. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. Through providence and grace we offer our tithes and offerings on your altar.
Congregation	Lord, Adonai, where our hearts and hands are closed, open them. Where our resolve is weak, strengthen us.
Leader	Our health and strength have come from you and it is you who make our financial resources possible.
Congregation	Teach us to give as we have received. Remind us that what we claim as ours is really yours. Without your gifts to us we have nothing.
Leader	We are called by you, O Lord, to be good stewards of all that has been entrusted in our care. You have called us to honor your name with our presence and our service.
Congregation	Gracious God, our prayer is that we may give a good accounting of our stewardship.
Leader	We have received the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ as a gift, and we have been made his disciples.
ALL	We pray that we shall be good and faithful stewards, sharing with others the light that Jesus has given to us, ever giving and serving from a willing heart. We have freely received, now let us freely give!

3. Congregational Songs
(a) A Charge to Keep I Have. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (BOYLSTON), by Lowell Mason

(b) Renew Thy Church, Her Ministries Restore. By Kenneth L. Cober. Tune, (ALL IS WELL), from J. T. White’s Sacred Harp

(c) Give of Your Best to the Master. By Howard B. Grose. Tune by Charlotte A. Barnard

(d) Is Your All on the Altar? By Elisha A. Hoffman

(e) Stand, Stand Up for Jesus. By George Duffield Jr. Tune by George Webb

4. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) This Little Light of Mine.

(b) Take My Life and Let it Be Consecrated. By Frances R. Havergal. Arr. by H. A. Malan

5. Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) My Offering. By Nolan Williams, Jr.

(b) All That I Have. By Andraé Crouch

(c) My Life Is Available to You. By Timothy Clifton

(d) Never Too Busy. By Brent Jones. For Solo

(e) I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes. By Judith Christie McAllister and Jason White

6. Liturgical Dance Music
My Life Belongs to You. By Derek Thomas

7. Anthems
(a) God Made Our Hands. By T. Miller. Arr. by Hawley Ades

(b) Great Is Thy Faithfulness. By Thomas O. Chisholm and William M. Runyan

8. Modern Songs
(a) Go. By Leon Patillo

(b) Give Till It Feels Good. By Glenn Evavold

(c) Things We Leave Behind. By Michael Card

9. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Trust, Try, and Prove Me. By Lida S. Leech

(b) Bring a Gift of Love. By Mary Kay Bottens

(c) You Can’t Beat God Giving. By Doris Akers

(d) Offertory. By John Ness Beck. For SATB with optional String Quartet

10. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Spirit of the Living God. By Daniel Iverson

(b) ‘Tis So Sweet (To Trust in Jesus). By Louisa M. Stead. Arr. by Fred Hammond. Tune, (TRUST IN JESUS), by William J. Kirkpatrick

11. Sermonic Selection
Only What You Do for Christ Will Last. By Raymond Raspberry

12. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Just as I Am. By Charlotte Elliott. Tune, (WOODWORTH), by William Bradbury

(b) Jesus Is Calling. By Fanny J. Crosby. Tune, (CALLING TODAY), by George C. Stebbins

13. Benediction Song or Instrumental
Songs
(a) God Be with You. By Jeremiah E. Rankin. Tune, (GOD BE WITH YOU), by William G. Tomer

(b) Joy in Serving Jesus. By Oswald J. Smith and Bentley Ackley

Instrumental
(c) Threefold Amen. Traditional

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Introit or Processional
We Are an Offering. By Dwight Liles
Location:

Radical for Christ. Praise in the House. New York, NY: Integrity, 1996.

2. Litany—Stewardship, used with permission.
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #101

3. Congregational Songs
(a) A Charge to Keep I Have. By Charles Wesley. Tune, (BOYLSTON), by Lowell Mason
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #468

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. #330

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. Nashville, TN: Triad Publications, 2005. #436

(b) Renew Thy Church, Her Ministries Restore. By Kenneth L. Cober. Tune, (ALL IS WELL), from J. T. White’s Sacred Harp
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #343

African American Heritage Hymnal. #465

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #446

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #369

(d) Is Your All on the Altar? By Elisha A. Hoffman
Location:

Adams, Yolanda. The Best of Yolanda Adams. New York, NY: Verity, 1999.

African American Heritage Hymnal. #393

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal, Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 1987. #277

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #220

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

(e) Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus. By George Duffield Jr. Tune by George Webb
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #476

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #29

4. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) This Little Light of Mine.
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #549

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #190

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #511

(b) Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated. By Frances R. Havergal. Arr. by H. A. Malan
Location:

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #337

5. Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) My Offering. By Nolan Williams, Jr.
Location:

Williams, Nolan Jr. inSpiration. Washington, DC: NEWorks Productions, 2006.

Online location: www.newinspiration.us

(b) All That I Have. By Andraé Crouch
Location:

This Is Another Day. Alpharetta, GA: Light Records, 2003.

Hobbs, Darwin, T.D. Jakes. A Wing and a Prayer. Brentwood, TN: Dexterity Sounds/EMI Gospel, 2003.

(d) Never Too Busy. By Brent Jones. For solo
Location:

Cage, Byron. Byron Cage. Inglewood, CA: Gospocentric Records, 2003.

(e) I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes. By Judith Christie McAllister and Jason White
Location:

McAllister, Christie, Judith. Send Judah First: A Live Praise & Worship Experience. Los Angeles, CA: Judah Music, 2000.

6. Liturgical Dance Music
My Life Belongs to You. By Derek Thomas
Location:

Israel, and Keith Staten. New Season. New York, NY: Integrity/Epic, 2001.

7. Anthems
(a) God Made Our Hands. By T. Miller. Arr. by Hawley Ades
Location:

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

Pine Forge Academy
P. O. Box 338,
Pine Forge, PA 19548
Phone: 610-326-5764

(b) Great Is Thy Faithfulness. By Thomas O. Chisholm and William M. Runyan
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #158

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #242

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #45

8. Modern Songs
(a) Go. By Leon Patillo
Location:

Caesar, Shirley. Shirley Caesar: Her Very Best. New York, NY: Word Entertainment, 1998. For solo or choir

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #66

(b) Give Till It Feels Good. By Glenn Evavold
Location:

Glenn Evavold
401 W. Arrowhead Road
Duluth, MN 55802
E-mail: bcpapeva@infionline.net

Scribbling in the Sand: The Best of Michael Card, Live. Franklin, TN: M2 Communications, LLC, 2002.

9. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Trust, Try, and Prove Me. By Lida S. Leech
Location:

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #353

(b) Bring a Gift of Love. By Mary Kay Bottens
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #669

African American Heritage Hymnal. #671

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #528

(d) Offertory. By John Ness Beck. For SATB with optional String Quartet
Location:

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

Online location: www.beckenhorstpress.com

10. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Spirit of the Living God. By Daniel Iverson
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #320

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #126

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #133

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #197

(b) ‘Tis So Sweet (To Trust in Jesus). By Louisa M. Stead. Arr. by Fred Hammond. Tune, (TRUST IN JESUS), by William J. Kirkpatrick
Location:

Commissioned. The Commissioned Reunion: "Live". New York, NY: Verity, 2002.

African American Heritage Hymnal. #368

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #236

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #102

11. Sermonic Selection
Only What You Do for Christ Will Last. By Raymond Raspberry
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #548

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #531

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #197

12. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Just as I Am. By Charlotte Elliott. Tune, (WOODWORTH), by William Bradbury
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #345

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #167

(b) Jesus Is Calling. By Fanny J. Crosby. Tune, (CALLING TODAY), by George C. Stebbins
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #351

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #303

13. Benediction Song or Instrumental
Songs
(a) God Be with You. By Jeremiah E. Rankin. Tune, (GOD BE WITH YOU), by William G. Tomer
Location:

African American Heritage Hymnal. #634

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #309

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #560

(b) Joy in Serving Jesus. By Oswald J. Smith and Bentley Ackley
Location:

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #479

Instrumental
(c) Threefold Amen. Traditional
Location:

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #524