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August 15, 2009
SCEFC Set List (16 Aug 2009)
I've been looking forward to this weekend for awhile, because Alex is coming down here for a visit!! He was originally supposed to be here yesterday, but for various reasons he was delayed until today. He's on his way from Michigan now, and should be here around 5pm. One of the things we're doing this weekend is coordinating worship together at E-Free. Over the course of a couple phone conversations last night and today, we came up with a set list that we want to do. And we'll have a full band too, with me on piano/keyboard, Alex on guitar/keyboard, Ben on guitar, Rick on bass, Mary Kay on flute, Lance on drums, and Mike & Sue on vocals. Should be a blast!
Prelude: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus - by Samuel Trevor Francis
I'll start this song a bit before 10:30, as a cue for the congregation to come in. With there being a baptism service later in the afternoon (Kerrie's getting baptized!!), I thought this old Welsh tune would help set the stage with all the water imagery in the lyrics. I love this hymn. I expect it'll be primarily me & Alex doing this one, with the rest of the band getting set up while we're playing.
Song #1: Come, Now Is the Time to Worship - by Brian Doerksen
A classic praise chorus with which to start off the service, I hope this will get the congregation in the right frame of mind, and realizing that we don't have to be perfect to worship God. We can come just as we are. The last stanza closes with the line, "Come, just as you are to worship, come just as you are before your God, come." That'll be a perfect segue into...
Song #2: Before the Throne of God Above - by William Bradbury and Charitie Bancroft
The first of a string of hymns we'll do, this hymn sings about how Christ is our Great High Priest, our Savior and our Redeemer. Blair introduced this song to E-Free a couple months ago, and I loved it. Like Blair did, we'll also include an additional chorus that the group Shane & Shane added in their version of this. To hear the version of the song we're doing (but in a lower key), click here. I'm thinking I might move over to the keyboard for this one.
Song #3: In Christ Alone - by Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend
Following on to the previous hymn, this modern hymn extols Christ as sufficient, through his birth, death and resurrection. It is truly through Christ alone that we are saved. Alex might jump over to the piano for this one, as there's an intro from the Newsboys song that he'd like to do. That might prove a bit complicated in the middle of the set though, we'll see how it goes tonight.
Song #4: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - by Robert Robinson and Margaret Clarkson
With this song we'll start pivoting toward the topic of the sermon, which is "Growing a Life-Changing Community." It's a prayer for God to bring us back to him, and to teach us to sing His praises. I also think the last line of the 3rd verse, "Here's my heart, O take and seal it; seal it for Thy courts above" is a great transition to the final song of the main set...
Song #5: Take My Life and Let It Be - by Chris Tomlin, Frances Havergal, Henri Abraham Cesar Malan, and Louie Giglio
This is Chris Tomlin's adaptation of an old hymn, with a completely different melody and rhythm. This hymn calls for God to take every aspect of our lives and shape them for His glory. Everything we have, including our hands, our intellect and our wealth, are gifts from God, and we should honor Him with all that we have. To do that takes a radical change in our lives, to realize that we are not the rulers of our own lives.
Closing Song: From the Inside Out - by Joel Houston
I think this will be a very good song to go out on following the sermon about growing a life-changing community. That can't happen unless our lives are changed and transformed. In order for that to happen, the Holy Spirit truly must consume us from the inside out. This is also one of the all-time favorite songs for both me & Alex. Alex will switch to electric guitar for this one.
Well, I should probably head over to the church and start taking care of some of the coordinator responsibilities, like making copies of the music and getting the lyrics typed up on the computer for the projector. Hopefully Alex doesn't take any more wrong turns, so that he can get here on time. :-) I'm excited about this set though, and to play with a full band and with Alex!!
Posted by Jared at August 15, 2009 02:50 PM