Worship Resources



MARTYR'S SUNDAY
(ALL SAINTS DAY)


MUSIC AND WORSHIP RESOURCES

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Joyce Garrett, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Music Ministry Director, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA

1. Call to Worship
(a)

Nothing Shall Separate Us Today.

One: Let nothing stand between you and God today!
Many: We have come to lift you up O God,    
Let nothing separate us from you!
One: Not danger in the streets
or concern over what we eat
Many: We have come to lift you up O God,     
Let nothing separate us from you!
One:

Not a fight with a friend
or work that will never end

Many: We have come to lift you up O God,
Let nothing separate us from you!
One: Lord we come before you today convinced
Many: That neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things
present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love
of God in Christ Jesus our Lord!

Choral Introits
(b) As We Enter. By Stephen Key
(c) Let Heavenly Music Fill This Place. By Gordon Young. For SATB or SAB

Responsive Readings
(d) Matthew 5:1-5 or
(e) Revelation 7:9-17 or
(f) Psalm 23

Litany
(g):
Black Martyrs
Leader:

“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those
who had been slaughtered for the word of God, and for the testimony they
had given.” (Rev. 6:9)

All:

With grateful hearts and uplifted voices, we remember those who held
to the faith, for they gave their lives in the struggle to be free.

Leader:

Thank you, God, for black martyrs. Because of them we are blessed.

All:

Blessed are those mighty men and women of strength, who set a path
for others to follow.

Leader:

Lord, help us, that when our times come, we too may face persecution and
even death with pride and dignity.

All: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
(Matt. 5:10)
Leader:

Nubian queens and great kings foresaw the plight of slavery to be one of
oppression and cruelty. They resisted, preferring death.

All:

Blessed are those who threw off the shackles of powerlessness and
looked to a better day.

Leader:

Crispus Attucks, Nat Turner, John Brown, the Scottsboro boys, Robert
Brown Elliott, Brother Martin, Malcolm and Medgar, as well as Steve
Biko responded to cruel injustice with their lives.

All: In the spirit of Denmark Veasey, we long to see the promise
of freedom blossom in the land of the living.
Leader:

The flowers of freedom are watered with the blood, sweat, and tears of our
ancestors who never gave up the fight!

All:

O Lord, have mercy on our world. It has embarked on a journey that
is in great need of your intervention.

Leader: In the spirit of Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, and
Denise McNair, four girls murdered in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
in Birmingham,
All: We will not shrink in the face of duty. We will not meander in the maze
of mediocrity.
Leader:

Black martyrdom wears many faces, but the response to the call is the same.
God, we know that we will be victorious. We claim victory in your name.

All:

As martyrdom knocks on our hearts even now, may we be willing to
sacrifice everything to insure freedom and deliverance. We give thanks to
God, who leads and guides us all.


2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) For All the Saints. By William W. How. Tune, (SINE NOMINE), by Ralph Vaughn Williams

(b) Just to Behold His Face. Text and Tune, (BEHOLD HIS FACE), by Derrick Jackson

(c) Face to Face. By Carrie E. Breck. Tune, (FACE TO FACE), by Grant C. Tuliar

(d) Abide with Me. By Henry F. Lyte. Tune, (EVENTIDE), by William H. Monk

(e) Life’s Railway to Heaven. By M. E. Abbey. Tune, (LIFE’S RAILWAY), by Charles D. Tillman

(f) When I Can Read My Title Clear. By Isaac Watts. Tune, (PISGAH), by Joseph C. Lowry

3.  Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) I’ll Be Singing Up There.

(b) Goin’ Home. By Antoine Dvorak. Arr. by William Arms Fisher

(c) I Got a New Name. Arr. by Wendall P. Whalum. For TTBB

(d) Jesus Be a Fence All Around Me. Traditional. Performed by the Meditation Singers

4.  Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams     
(a) Soon and Very Soon. By Andraé Crouch

(b) If Heaven Never Was Promised. By Andraé Crouch

(c) Beams of Heaven. By Charles A. Tindley

(d) I Am the Way. By Steven Roberts

(e) Jesus, Lover of My Soul. Arr. Pearl W. Jones and Richard Smallwood

(f) New Name in Glory. Traditional. Arr. by Robert J. Fryson

(g) Revelation 19:1. By Jeffrey LaValley

5.  Liturgical Dance Music  
(a) Jesus Christ Is the Way. By Walter Hawkins

(b) I Shall Wear a Crown. By Shelton Becton

6.  Anthems
(a) Inflammatus et Accensus. By B. Rossini

(b) Day by Day. By Mark Hayes

(c) Let Mt. Zion Rejoice. By J. B. Herbert

(d) Someday. By Charles A. Tindley. Arr. by Nathan Carter

7. Modern Songs
(a) It All Works Together. By Gregory W. Spencer and Myron Williams

(b) Heaven Knows. Deitrick Haddon. For a strong soloist

(c) Stand. By Donnie McClurkin

(d) No Weapon. By Fred Hammond

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Trusting Jesus. By Edgar F. Stites. Tune by Ira D. Sankey

(b) Bless Thou the Gifts. By Robert Schumann

Instrumental
(c) There Shall Be Showers of Blessings. By Daniel Whittle. Tune, (SHOWERS OF BLESSING), with refrain by James McGranahan

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Be Still, My Soul. By Katharina von Schlage. Tune, (FINE ANDIA), by Jean Sibelius

(b) Blessed Quietness. By Manie P. Ferguson. Tune by W.S. Marshall

(c) Come Here Jesus, If You Please. Arr. by Roland Carter

10. Sermonic Selection   
(a) Be Still and Know. By Ruth Schram

(b) There Is a Time. By Crag Courtney. For SATB

(c) When I Die. By Shelton Becton

(d) All The Way My Saviour Leads Me. By Fannie J. Crosby. Tune, (ALL THE WAY), by Robert Lowry

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) The Invitation. By Steven Roberts

(b) Try Jesus, He Satisfies. By Roberta Martin. Arr. by Nathan Carter. For SSATB or SSA trio

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) The Lord Bless You/Sevenfold Amen. Text Numbers 6:24-26. Tune, (BENEDICTION), by Peter C. Lutkin

(b) Christ, We Do All Adore Thee. By Theodore Dubois. For SATB

(c) Till We Meet Again. By Kirk Franklin

(d) Threefold Amen. Tune by John Stainer

Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed

1. Call to Worship
(a)  Nothing Shall Separate Us Today. By Safiyah Fosua
Location:
Bridgeman Davis, Valerie and Safiyah Fosua, eds. The Africana Worship Book –
Year A
.  Nashville, TN: Discipleship Resources. 2006.  Used with permission.

Choral Introits
(b)  As We Enter. By Stephen Key
Location:
StepKey Music
P.O. Box 65
Lanham, MD 20703
Phone: 301-352-3923

(c)  Let Heavenly Music Fill This Place. By Gordon Young. For SATB or SAB
Location:
Shawnee Press, Inc.
1107 17th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 800-962-8584

Responsive Readings
(d)  Matthew 5:1-5 or
(e)  Revelation 7:9-17 or
(f)  Psalm 23

Litany
(g)  Black Martyrs
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #83
Used with permission.

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) For All the Saints. By William W. How. Tune, (SINE NOMINE), by Ralph Vaughn Williams
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #339

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 1987. #105

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. Nashville, TN: Triad Publications, 2005. #301

(b) Just to Behold His Face. Text and Tune, (BEHOLD HIS FACE), by Derrick Jackson
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #584

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #539

(c) Face to Face. By Carrie E. Breck. Tune, (FACE TO FACE), by Grant C. Tuliar
Location:
The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #467

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. #174

(d) Abide with Me. By Henry F. Lyte. Tune, (EVENTIDE), by William H. Monk
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #459

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. Nashville, TN:
A.M.E. Zion Publishing House, 1996. #576

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #313

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #247

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #374

(e) Life’s Railway to Heaven. By M. E. Abbey. Tune, (LIFE’S RAILWAY), by Charles D. Tillman
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #472

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. #555

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #474

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #387

(f) When I Can Read My Title Clear. By Isaac Watts. Tune, (PIGSAH), by Joseph C. Lowry
Location:
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. #506

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #479

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) I’ll Be Singing Up There.
Location:
Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #148

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #463

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #162

(b) Goin’ Home. By Antoine Dvorak. Arr. by William Arms Fisher
Location:
Theodore Presser Company
588 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406 
Phone: 610-592-1222

Online location: www.presser.com

(c) I Got a New Name. Arr. by Wendall P. Whalum. For TTBB
Location:
Morehouse College Glee Club. Morehouse College Glee Club Vol. 10 “For

‘Doc’: A Brothers’ Tribute in Song!” Atlanta, GA: Morehouse College Glee Club, 1990.

(d) Jesus Be a Fence All Around Me. Traditional. Performed by the Meditation Singers
Location:
The Meditation Singers: Good News. Los Angeles, CA: Specialty Records, 1992.

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Soon and Very Soon. By Andraé Crouch
Location:
The Best of Andraé. Alpharetta, GA: Light Records, 2003. New York, NY: Light Records, 2003.

(b) If Heaven Never Was Promised. By Andraé Crouch
Location:
The Best of Andraé. New York, NY: Light Records, 2003

(c) Beams of Heaven. By Charles A. Tindley
Location:
Adams, Oleta. Come and Walk with Me. New York, NY: Harmony/Columbia, 1997.

(d) I Am the Way. By Steven Roberts
Location:
SR Music Publishing Company
P.O. Box 6343
Hayward, CA 94550-6343
Phone: 510-886-1324

Online location: www.stevenroberts.com

(e) Jesus, Lover of My Soul. Arr. by Pearl W. Jones and Richard Smallwood
Location:
Smallwood, Richard. Testimony. New York, NY: Sparrow, 1992.

(f) New Name in Glory. Traditional. Arr. by Robert J. Fryson
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #584

(g) Revelation 19:1. By Jeffrey LaValley
Location:
Hurd, Stephen. My Destiny – I Know Why I’m Here. New York, NY: Integrity, 2006.

5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Jesus Christ Is the Way. By Walter Hawkins
Location:
Classic Gold: Jesus Christ Is The Way. New York, NY: Light Records, 2003.

(b) I Shall Wear a Crown. By Shelton Becton
Location:
Deleon. Straight From the Heart. Atlanta, GA: DeLeon, 2001.

6. Anthems
(a) Inflammatus et Accensus. By B. Rossini
Location:
G. Schirmer, Inc. and Associated Music Publishers
257 Park Avenue South, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-254-2100
# HL50293530

Online location: www.schirmer.com

(b) Day by Day. By Mark Hayes
Location:
Augsburg Fortress
P.O. Box 1209
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209
Phone: 1-800-328-4648
#11-10962

Online location: www.augsburgfortress.org

(c) Let Mt. Zion Rejoice. By J. B. Herbert
Location:
The Lorenz Corporation
501 E. Third Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 937-228-6118

Online location: www.lorenz.com

(d) Someday. By Charles A. Tindley. Arr. by Nathan Carter
Location:
GIA Publications, Inc.
7404 South Mason Avenue
Chicago, IL 60638
Phone: 1-800-GIA-1358 

Online location: www.giamusic.com

7. Modern Songs

(a) It All Works Together. By Gregory W. Spencer and Myron Williams
Location:
Myron Williams. Made to Worship. Atlanta, GA: Flow Records, 2007.

(b) Heaven Knows. By Deitrick Haddon
Location:
Deitrick Haddon: 7 Days. New York, NY: Verity, 2006.

(c) Stand. By Donnie McClurkin
Location:
Donnie McClurkin. Los Angeles, CA: Warner Alliance, 1996.

(d) No Weapon. By Fred Hammond
Location:
Pages of Life: Chapters I and II. New York, NY: Verity/Face to Face, 1998.

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental

(a)  Trusting Jesus. By Edgar F. Stites. Tune by Ira D. Sankey
Location:
Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #97

(b) Bless Thou The Gifts. By Robert Schumann
Location:
Lorenz Publishing
501 E. Third Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 937-228-6118

Online location: www.lorenz.com

Instrumental
(c) There Shall Be Showers of Blessings. By Daniel Whittle. Tune, (SHOWERS OF BLESSING), with refrain by James McGranahan
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #571

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Be Still, My Soul. By Katharina von Schlage. Tune, (FINE ANDIA), by Jean Sibelius
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #135

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. #458

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #163

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #263

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #96

(b) Blessed Quietness. By Manie P. Ferguson. Tune by W. S. Marshall
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #374

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bicentennial Hymnal. #226

Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal. #72

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #130

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #202

(c) Come Here Jesus, If You Please. Arr. by Roland Carter
Location:
Mar-Vel Publications
P.O. Box 6082
Chattanooga, TN 37401
Phone: 423-802-2519

Online location: www.rolandcarter.com

10. Sermonic Selection
(a) Be Still and Know. By Ruth Schram
Location:
Sheet Music Plus
1300 64th Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone: 1-800-743-3868

Online location: www.sheetmusicplus.com

(b) There Is a Time. By Crag Courtney. For SATB
Location:
Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
960 Old Henderson Road
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: 614-451-6461

Online location: www.beckenhorstpress.com

(c) When I Die. By Shelton Becton
Location:
Where Is God? New York, NY: RaeBec Publishing, 2007.

(d) All the Way My Saviour Leads Me. By Fannie J. Crosby. Tune, (ALL THE WAY), by Robert Lowry
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #469

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #236

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #383

11. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) The Invitation. By Steven Roberts
Location:
GMWA Mass Choir. Torchbearers of Excellence: Live in Atlanta. Atlanta, GA: GMWA, 1995.

SR Music Publishing Company
P.O. Box 6343
Hayward, CA 94550-6343
Phone: 510-886-1324

Online location: www.stevenroberts.com

(b) Try Jesus, He Satisfies. By Roberta Martin. Arr. by Nathan Carter. For SSATB or SSA trio
Location:
James Abbington. How Excellent Is Thy Name. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2005.

Sheet Music Available
GIA Publications, Inc.
Phone: 1-800-GIA-1358
Online location: www.giamusic.com

12. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) The Lord Bless You/Sevenfold Amen. Text Numbers 6:24-26. Tune, (BENEDICTION), by Peter C. Lutkin
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #636

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #556

Yes, Lord! Church of God in Christ Hymnal. #525

(b) Christ, We Do All Adore Thee. By Theodore Dubois. For SATB
Location:
Renaissance Music Press
2801 Wade Hampton Blvd
Suite 115
Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: 877-230-8205

Online music sample: http://www.renmusicpress.com/music/ChristWeDoAllAdoreThee.mp3

(c) Till We Meet Again. By Kirk Franklin
Location:
Kirk Franklin and the Family. Brentwood, TN: Sparrow Records, 1993.

(d) Threefold Amen. Tune John Stainer
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. #646

The New National Baptist Hymnal 21st Century Edition. #554

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