A SERVICE OF HEALING
(For those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments)
MUSIC & WORSHIP RESOURCES
Sunday, January 13, 2008
L’Tanya Moore, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Music, St. Philip AME Church, Atlanta, GA
Worship Planning Notes
See the recommendations at the end of this worship design (#12) before the cites section.
1. Invocation
Our Healer and our Redeemer, we present ourselves to you just as we are. We invoke your presence in this service. Breathe on us. Breathe on us. Let your healing power resonate today and all the days of our lives. Let the healing begin. Amen.
2. Hymn or Anthem
(a) Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul. By Andraé Crouch
(b) There Is a Balm in Gilead. Traditional
3. Traditional Songs
(a) Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus. By Andraé Crouch
(b) Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior. By Fannie Crosby
4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) God Still Heals. By Dewayne Woods
(b) I Never Lost My Praise. ByTramaine Hawkins
(c) How Deeply I Need You. By Shekinah Glory Ministry
5. Liturgical Dance Music
(a) Healing. By Richard Smallwood.
(b) My Everything (Praise Waiteth). By Richard Smallwood
6. Congregational Songsor Songs for Praise Teams
(a) Somebody Prayed for Me. By Dorothy Norwood
(b) Lord, You Are Welcome. By Warren Jones
(c) Why Should I Feel Discouraged? (His Eye Is on the Sparrow). By Civilla D. Martin
(d) He Touched Me. By William J. Gaither
7. Offertory Song or Instrumental
(a) Your Grace and Mercy. By Mississippi Mass Choir
(b) Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand. By Jennie Wilson
8. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Deliverance Is Available to You. By V. Michael McKay
(b) Peace, Be Still. By Mary A. Baker
9. Invitational Song or Instrumental
Song
(a) Leave It There. By Charles A. Tindley
Instrumental
(b) Healed by the Power of His Word. By Stephen Hurd
10. Benediction Song or Instrumental
(a) As You Go, Tell the World. Arr. by Valeria Foster
(b) God Be with You. By Thomas A. Dorsey
11. Audio Visual Suggestions
For screens - Use images of persons embracing, images of persons being prayed
for in hospitals, and other images that display various scenes of healing.
(a) Images that indicate healing should be used on the morning bulletin/order of worship and on church screens.
(b) Persons and groups in the congregation who provide healing ministries should
have lead roles in the morning, evening, or afternoon worship. If your church does
not have ministries specifically devoted to healing, it would be good to inaugurate such ministries during a service of this type.
(c) A period should be provided during the service for a testimony from a person in the congregation who has been healed.
(d) Yellow ribbons can be placed in prominent places in the sanctuary to represent missing children.
Cites and Additional Information for Music and Material Listed
1. Invocation: written by the African American Lectionary Worship Resource Team
2. Hymn or Anthem
(a) Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul. By Andraé Crouch
Location:
African American Heritage Hymnal. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2001. #105
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. #109
(b) There Is a Balm in Gilead. Traditional
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