Worship Music 20 July 2008

FirstLight worship will begin this week with the hymn "Come, Christians, join to sing" and a contemporary song that may as well be a hymn, "Glorify thy name." Doris Akers' classic praise chorus has been around now 32 years! We’ll also sing Chris Tomlin’s “Forever.” The Prophets will sing “With all of my heart” at the offering. We’ll conclude worship with “Blest be the tie that binds.” Other music will include our fun version of “Halle, halle, hallelujah,” the Iona “Glory and gratitude and praise,” and a musical setting of the Lord’s Prayer.

Worship at 11AM will include the hymns “The church’s one foundation” (AURELIA); “Blest be the tie that binds” (DENNIS); and “Called as partners to Christ’s service” (BEECHER). Special music at this service will be provided by Anna McClintock, trumpet. She’ll play an exquisite aria from a Handel opera at the prelude and a setting of BEACH SPRING and CONVERSE at the readings. This is actually a choral work, using the hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus.” The two tunes are interwoven between the trumpet and accompaniment. Folks at church are accustomed to hearing trumpets loud and brassy and fanfare-y. Anna will let the more melodious side of the instrument shine this week. Other music will include “Jesus calls us” using the tune PLEADING SAVIOR; the Caribbean “Halle, halle, hallelujah,” and “The trees of the field.” Organ music will include a short voluntary and fugue by Handel and Jacques Lemmens’ glittery “Fanfare.”