I hope you're looking forward to Easter Sunday tomorrow - I am. We had a great music rehearsal on Thursday night, that went for a good 2 hours. Should be an exciting morning of singing and preaching. We'll be having 2 services, at 9:00 and 10:45, and Pastor John will be preaching from Matthew 28:1-10, unpacking the glory of the resurrection for us. Check out our song list below!1. Happy Day
The kick-off for our morning of worship. It's a punchy, up-tempo song that exults in the resurrection as "the greatest day in history," when "death was beaten" and Christ rescued us from sin! By the way, I love how the music compliments the lyrics of this tune.
2. Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) Interesting fact: there isn't anything that's necessarily Christmasy about this hymn, other than that's when we usually sing it. It was written by Isaac Watts as a hymn of the church in praise to Christ. So we're going to sing it tomorrow, because Christmas and Easter are two key points in the same good news of the Gospel.
3. Sunday School special music: The Gospel Song
We'll worship by listening to this song, sung by our Sunday School kids. Give it a listen - super powerful and worshipful!
5. How Deep the Father's Love for Us
We're playing this song the fast way, and I think the only "recorded" version of it around is the one I recorded for our band, linked above. Please excuse any lameness. :)
6. You Are My King
A familiar tune, with a them of confidence in our risen King, and the amazing love He has given us on the cross and in the resurrection. A Christian is eternally alive because Jesus Christ is alive!
7. Closing song: The Love of God
God's love for us is most clearly displayed in the death and resurrection of His Son. God did not spare His own Son to raise our souls from darkness and death and make us worshipers of Him - "O love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong; it shall forevermore endure, the saints' and angels' song!" If you haven't listened to the version at the link above, do it - it's MercyMe, playing (in my opinion) the best version of this hymn ever.
Christ is risen indeed! We'll see you tomorrow morning.
Josh
Sweet! We were listening to The Love of God while driving home today, and I found myself thinking how cool it would be to sing it in church for Easter. I wasn't sure if it was "Easter-y" enough to make the cut, but imagine my (pleasant) surprise to see it listed as the closing song.
ReplyDeleteGreat set of worship songs. I can't wait for my favorite Sunday of the year tomorrow.