Worship Music June 22, 2008

This week FirstLight continues its summer series on Old Testament characters and stories by remembering the story of Hagar and Ishmael, slaves of Abraham and Sarah. Karen Haak will use this story to explore the relationship among Christians, Jews and Muslims. There are relatively few songs about Hagar and Ishmael in any musical idiom (read “exactly none”) so songs will be more general at both services. We’ll be singing “Shine Jesus Shine” and “Shout to the Lord” at FirstLight. The band will sing “Cry of my heart” at the offering, and we’ll close worship with “Change my heart O God.”

Hymns at 11 AM will include “Morning has broken” (BUNNESAN); “Today we are called to be disciples” (KINGSFOLD); and “The church of Christ in every age” (WAREHAM). Keithie Knowles will play violin for the prelude, anthem and offertory. We’ll hear the famous Bach/Gounod “Meditation on the First Prelude,” a movement from a Handel sonata, and the familiar “Sicilienne” by Maria Theresia von Paradis.