Hello again~

It's still the joyous season of Easter and spring, but summer is coming. Yesterday, our congregation's choir finished up their "singing year." With that, we especially wanted to highlight congregational hymns or solos for you to consider as special music for summertime Sundays.

Lectionary readings for June 1st can mark Jesus' Ascension or the 7th Sunday of Easter. If you're using the Easter-season reading from Revelation 22, look at our new setting of I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say for special music. (Its second verse references the living water of the reading.) Another special music possibility for this Sunday is our arrangement of Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Both of these are for voice(s) and guitar.

For Pentecost, June 8th, we offer our hymn At Pentecost. It has different versions for slightly different emphases and accompaniments.

June 15th marks Trinity Sunday, so consider Creation. Cana. Pentecost. It can be a hymn (with a number of well-known tunes) or a solo with guitar. Another solo which suits Trinity Sunday, or more general use, is Morning Prayer. It is accompanied by piano and offers some choices of text.

Two pieces with particular application to summer, but flexibility, too, are A Summer Thanksgiving and Holy Places. A Summer Thanksgiving (hymn) or solo celebrates God, gardens and fresh produce. Holy Places is a solo or praise team song which relates to summer travel.

A hymn that covers several Gospel lessons in Ordinary Time, Year C, is Jesus, Guest of Many People. Consider it for July 20th or August 31st (and possibly, November 2nd). There are choices of tunes, to help suit your congregation.

Finally, here's a note that we'll be releasing a new hymn or solo specifically for the Gospel lesson of July 27th.

Do check back!