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SONGS THAT FIT THE FLOW

The list below illustrates song possibilities for each of the five worship phases. The assigned categories are not rigid; a song may serve in more than one category. The list below includes both choruses and hymns.

Invitation

We Bring a Sacrifice of Praise

Don’t You Know It’s Time to Praise the Lord

I Just Came to Praise the Lord

Let’s Forget about Ourselves

Spirit Song

Come, Worship the Lord

As We Gather

This Is the Day That the Lord Has Made

Come Christians Join to Sing

Praise the Savior Ye Who Know Him

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

Let’s All Go Up to Zion

Come We That Love the Lord

Engagement

Our God Is an Awesome God

How Majestic

Rejoice in the Lord Always

He Is the King

Great and Mighty Is He

The Celebration Song

I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord

I Shall Prepare Him My Heart

O Worship the King

All Creatures of Our God and King

Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah

Come Thou Almighty King

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Exaltation

All the Earth Shall Worship

Let There Be Glory and Honor and Praises

All Hail King Jesus

We Exalt Thee

Our God Reigns

Thou Art Worthy

Majesty

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Immortal, Invisible

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

How Great Thou Art

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Adoration

We Worship and Adore You

Glorify Your Name

His Name Is Wonderful

I Love You, Lord

Emmanuel

Lord, We Praise You

Father, I Adore You

Praise Song

Fairest Lord Jesus

My Jesus I Love Thee

Be Thou My Vision

Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

He Hideth My Soul

Intimacy

O Lord, You’re Beautiful

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

My Delight

Alleluia, Alleluia

As the Deer

Sweet Perfume

Holy Ground

In Moments Like These

Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting

Jesus the Very Thought of Thee

Children of the Heavenly Father

Close to Thee

O to Be Like Thee

Savior, Like a Shepherd

I Need Thee Every Hour

In the Garden

Close-out

We Are One in the Spirit

In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified

Holy, Holy, Holy

Shine, Jesus, Shine

He Is Able, More than Able

Thank You, Lord, for Saving My Soul

Our God Reigns

It Is Well with My Soul

My Tribute

To God Be the Glory

And Can It Be

Our Great Savior

May the Mind

Fairest Lord Jesus

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Because He Lives

You can arrange your own chorus and hymn repertoire into these phases. Notice I have chosen upbeat choruses in the first three phases. You, however, might fill these cells with an entirely different array of choices and obtain a quite different mood and feel, and yet be guided by the same principles and techniques, namely:

worship that has a goal and direction

worship that respects the psychological dimension

worship that reflects the character of God (both transcendence and intimacy)

lyrics that point to function (singing “about” and later “to” God)

mixing of hymns and choruses (richness, variety)

smooth transitions (linking both pieces and phases)

avoiding distractions (not “jumping around”)

common tempos

common words

common keys

adequate preparation yet open to the leading of the Spirit.

– Barry Liesch

Summer/93 LEADERSHIP 103

Copyright © 1993 by the author or Christianity Today/Leadership Journal. Click here for reprint information on Leadership Journal.

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