Worship music November 18

The week in worship we will be welcoming Harry and Debbie Horne, PC(USA) missionaries in Peru. First appointed as missionaries in Grand Cayman Island and Guatemala, the Hornes have been in Peru since 2004, teaching at the Lima college of the Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana (UBL). Here is a bit of bio on them.

Congregational song at FirstLight this week will feature a couple of oldies-but-goodies: “Be still for the presence of the Lord,” and Michael W. Smith’s “How majestic is your name" (is that song really 26 years old!?!?). Also in the opening set we will sing two currently popular songs, “We fall down” (ask Caroline P. what the rest of the title is!!) and “That’s why we praise him.” Other music will include the Caribbean “Halle, halle,” Harry Smith’s classic “Give Thanks,” and Richard Gillard’s “The Servant Song.” The Prophets will be introducing us to a fantastic new song, “With all of my heart.” The song itself has been around a while, but it’s new to us; with a cool beat, we are certain you will enjoy it, and want to turn it quickly into a congregational song!

Hymns at 11 AM will include “Rejoice ye pure in heart” (Marion), “As those of old their firstfruits brought” (Forest Green) and “We give thee but thine own” (Schumann). The choir will lead us with the Cameroon worship song, “Praise the Lord;” (try and listen without tapping or shaking something, or without singing along!) the standard Greatorex “Gloria Patri,” and the familiar two-fold Dresden “Amen.” The anthem will be Jack Noble White’s “First Song of Isaiah,” written about here. Caroline P. and others of the Prophets of Praise and a couple of bell ringers will accompany the choir. Instrumental music for worship will include the Adult Handbell ensemble ringing Tim Waugh’s “Come Thankful People,” a medley of Thanksgiving tunes, and at the organ a bit of French baroque music at the offering and Sigfried Karg-Elert’s timeless setting of “Now Thank We All Our God.” Here’s a clip on the organ at Trinity Church, Boston, a nice, large instrument in a wonderful acoustical setting; wish the poster had given us the performers name!