Worship Set 4-27-08

Invitation to worship
1.read the Nicene Creed together, with chords played underneath
2.Come, Now is the time to Worship- Minor version, transition into major
3. Hallelujah What a savior-Slower “tribal” version
4. We Fall Down (do the lay down the crown bit…)

5. It is Well- lay it back a bit, instrumental intro for Communion
use the minor version worked up
6. Take my life- outro transitions into a brief version of “All Hail the Power”
7. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name- (first verse only, transition from last song)

We did a few “unorthodox” things this evening- the first being incorporating the Nicene Creed as a starting block for the evening. Not only did it provide a much needed centering to our gathering, it also dovetailed very nicely into our ongoing study of Acts and the Early Church. While not quite as “early”, the creed is the product of the leadership of the Holy Spirit and the faithful yearnings of the Faithful.

Additionally, 2 special arrangements were made, first with “Come, now is the time”, which was dropped to the relative minor (and the chords were played underneath the prayer), and second with “It is well”. Which is a shame, because the traditional hymn is beautiful; but, the arrangement was quite well received, I thought anyway…

Also, we used my old Yamaha CP30- not quite a Rhodes, not quite a synth- it’s its own deal…

Those are the mechanics of things… it’s hard to comment on the spiritual end of things at the moment.