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Offline dcrosby

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Opening Songs
« on: May 16, 2007, 07:55:22 PM »
What are some hot opening songs that you've done to begin a service and welcome the spirit in?
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2007, 08:15:35 PM »
Welcome to the LGM family "dcrosby"......

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007, 08:48:41 PM »
.....Regarding your question, over here in our service I usually play a devotional song in a higher octave closely sticking to the medley line. This not only gets the congregations attention but also lets them now its time for church. Songs like…
  • I Am Thine O Lord [Draw Me Nearer]
  • Hallelujah
  • There Is None Like You
  • As The Deer

….The reason why I highlighted usually is because this is my plan, but our services rarely go according to our plan..... ;). Sometimes you have to search the spirit and atmosphere and play what you feel is appropriate for that service.

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2007, 10:19:35 AM »
What denomination? Is this just instrumental music or singing also?

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2007, 12:45:04 PM »
What denomination? Is this just instrumental music or singing also?

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This my same question as well!  Bishop Cole
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2007, 03:16:27 PM »
Baptist. With Choir.
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2007, 10:46:05 AM »
Ok...

So you have a choir singing BEFORE the church service actually starts?

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2007, 03:16:16 PM »
we like to start off kinda strong like:
Hosana
How great
Jesus be a fence
High and lifted up etc...
Let your voice, be one voice, to Glorify the Lord.

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 11:16:59 PM »
Yeah after the ministers go into the pulpit, we do an opening song to set the atmosphere. Any suggestions?!
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2007, 07:37:06 AM »
let us go into the house....Joe Pace
We have come to Glorify Your name....William Murphy
It's time to Praise the Lord....John P. Kee
Shabach....Byron cage
Praise the Lord with Me....public domain
just to name a few I can give you some more if you need it!
Peace!
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2007, 06:28:32 PM »
Yeah bradley keep em coming. Here's some that we do.

I Just Came to Magnify (Bishop Clarence McClendon)
The Lord is Blessing Me (Bishop Larry Trotter???)
Come Thou Almighty King (Timothy Wright)
Everybody Clap Your Hands (Joshua's Troop) this is really good for youth

I have more too, just let me know..
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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2007, 08:23:39 PM »
Yeah bradley keep em coming. Here's some that we do.

I Just Came to Magnify (Bishop Clarence McClendon)
The Lord is Blessing Me (Bishop Larry Trotter???)
Come Thou Almighty King (Timothy Wright)
Everybody Clap Your Hands (Joshua's Troop) this is really good for youth

I have more too, just let me know..


Come Thou Almighty King is right up there with All Hail King Jesus as far as praise songs go. I love it.

What about:

Let's just praise the Lord (Bishop T.D. Jakes)
We Magnify Your Name (Stephen Hurd, 'Call to Worship')
Look Where He's Brought Me From (Bishop Dennis Leonard, 'Everybody Ought to Know')
Let it Rise (Stephen Hurd's version, 'Call to Worship')
High and Lifted Up (Joe Pace, 'Sunday Morning Service')

If I can think of others, I'll let you know. ;)


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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2007, 08:32:00 AM »
I like Earnest Pugh's rendition of 'High & Lifted Up'.

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Re: Opening Songs
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2007, 12:31:31 PM »
Yeah, I love getting ideas from others. Here's some more.

Gonna Have a Good time (Steve Hurd)
Give God the Glory (Brooklyn Tabernacle Mass)
Give Him Glory (Minister Deandre Patterson ???)
I Hear the Music (Vickie Winans)
Everybody (Youth for Christ)
1. "How you live is how you play." Is your music worth listening to?
2. Satan was a musician too!
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