Easter Worship Set

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Permalink Reply by Josh Linman on January 25, 2010 at 4:46pm

Thanks for starting this conversation...never too early!

Any of these three could be great opening songs - quiet and dramatic start with big finishes...
I Will Rise - Tomlin
True Love - Phil Wickham - Northland Church in Orlando made this video for their backwall screen:

Jesus Saves - Travis Cottrell (another Northland video, a little more traditional of a song but powerful)

I'll keep thinking about more...everybody else, join in too!

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Greene on February 19, 2010 at 3:46pm

Love the Northland videos! I am thinking of doing Kirk Franklin's "Don't Cry" with my choir. Also on my list Jesus Paid it All (Kristian Stanfill's version), The Wonderful Cross ( Phillips Craig and Dean), Here is our King
(David Crowder), He Lives ( Lakewood). Trying to finalize how much music/preaching we are doing. How much corporate vs. special, etc...

Josh Linman said:

Thanks for starting this conversation...never too early!

Any of these three could be great opening songs - quiet and dramatic start with big finishes...
I Will Rise - Tomlin
True Love - Phil Wickham - Northland Church in Orlando made this video for their backwall screen:

Jesus Saves - Travis Cottrell (another Northland video, a little more traditional of a song but powerful)

I'll keep thinking about more...everybody else, join in too!

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay on February 22, 2010 at 2:07pm

Hey, just logged back onto this side after a while!

I work at a church that has been "traditional" for hundreds of years and has just now brought on this new style of multi-sensory worship. Here are the songs I am using this year for Easter:

These are the songs the congregation will learn:

1. Once Again - Matt Redman
2. Worthy Is The Lamb/Crown Him With Many Crowns - Hillsong/Travis Cottrell (artists)
3. Saviour King - Mia Fields/Marty Sampson
4. Revelation Song (They already know this one)

During times of reflection/special music/whatever we will be doing:
1. How Deep The Father's Love
2. In Christ Alone with a Solid Rock mix
3. At The Cross -

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Permalink Reply by Josh Linman on February 22, 2010 at 2:45pm

thanks melissa and lindsay for the ideas...i love kirk franklin - we did hosanna a while back - which could work for easter too. the mix of worthy is the lamb with crown him with many crowns, especially singing verse two of crown him would be powerful too:

Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing,
who died, and rose on high,
who died, eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.

Thanks for sharing

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Permalink Reply by Phil Greve on February 22, 2010 at 3:34pm

Thanks everyone for the ideas! I've just started looking at options for this year; last year we used:

Mourning Into Dancing - Tommy Walker
Salvation is Here - Hillsong United
I Will Rise - Tomlin
Mighty to Save - Hillsong

- Phil

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Permalink Reply by Dan Bracken on February 24, 2010 at 8:29am

I've been waiting for someone to do "celebrate - He Lives" by Fred Hammond.
Especially 'cause y'all been pickin a bunch o' white songs. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpIHtZzQe8

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Permalink Reply by Josh Linman on February 24, 2010 at 8:55am

we just don't have as much soul as you tipp city people...haha I remember you talking about this guy. have you talked the team into singing it?

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Permalink Reply by Chadron Haymon on February 24, 2010 at 1:08pm

hahah...way to go Dan.

I was a worship pastor in the D.C. area for 12 years so I have a lot of black gospel tunes under my belt as well:))

Here is a fun one if you haven't done it.

Celebrate - Marcus Cole

Dan Bracken said:

I've been waiting for someone to do "celebrate - He Lives" by Fred Hammond.
Especially 'cause y'all been pickin a bunch o' white songs. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpIHtZzQe8

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Permalink Reply by Logan Wang on February 26, 2010 at 10:31am

I love using "Now Behold The Lamb" during Lent, and one year we led off our Easter service with it. Kirk Franklin arrangement. Everyone comes in expecting crazy energy, and we lead with a song that builds slowly, full of emotion, ripe with image possibilities. Plenty to play with in terms of soloist, choir, congregation singing. Traditional, yet can be arranged very modern. I love the arrangement on Kirk Franklin's Christmas album. Check it out.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Cadorette on March 9, 2010 at 10:53am

A few years ago I had the pleasant discovery that the words from the classic Easter Hymn "He Lives" fit nicely into the lyrical form of "Days of Elijah." I rewrote the chorus (yes there's a "doth" in there- I like the way it sounds) and voila! A new Song for Easter that everyone can sing boldly cause they know the words and the tune and yet it's NEW. And then you throw in the original chorus to end tying the resurrection to his coming. Good stuff.

DAYS OF ELIJAH (EASTER)
Chos:
BEHOLD HE LIVES
CONQUEROR OF THE GRAVE
DEATH HAS LOST IT'S STING
DYING ONCE HE ALL DOTH SAVE
SO ENTER IN THE FATHER BIDS YOU COME
ALL HONOR UNTO JESUS CHRIST THE SON

I SERVE A LIVING SAVIOR
HE'S IN MY HEART TODAY
I KNOW THAT HE IS WITH ME
WHATEVER MEN MAY SAY
I SEE HIS HAND OF MERCY
I HEAR HIS VOICE OF CHEER
AND JUST THE MOMENT I NEED HIM I KNOW
IN MY HEART HE'S ALWAYS NEAR

IN ALL THE WORLD AROUND ME
I SEE HIS LOVING CARE
AND THO MY HEART GROWS WEARY
I NEVER WILL DESPAIR
I KNOW THAT HE IS LEADING
THROUGH THE STORMY BLAST
AND THE GREAT DAY OF HIS SWEET APPEARING
WILL FINALLY COME AT LAST

BEHOLD HE COMES
RIDING ON THE CLOUDS
SHINING LIKE THE SUN
AT THE TRUMPET CALL
LIFT YOUR VOICE IT'S THE YEAR OF JUBILEE
OUT OF ZIONS HILL SALVATION COMES
(Robin Mark ©1996 Daybreak Music Ltd.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Gratton on March 11, 2010 at 10:39am

Here's a handful:
Crown Him with many crowns
Christ the Lord is risen today
Easter People, raise your voices
Joyful Joyful we adore thee
My Redeemer Lives
Doxology
I have decided to follow Jesus

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