Sources of Service Music for African American Worship
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Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit: 101 Best-Loved Psalms, Gospel Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the African-American Church. Gwendolin Sims Warren, ed. (NY: Henry Holt and Co., 1997)
Title | Use | Page |
"Ain't Got Time to Die" | Spiritual | 18 |
"Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" | Spiritual | 34 |
"I Know It Was the Blood" | Lent; Spiritual | 56 |
"In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin'" | Spiritual | 63 |
"Sinner, Please Don't Let Dis Harves' Pass" | Women's Choir | 76 |
"Sweet Jesus" | Spiritual | 86 |
"Didn't It Rain" (arr. Roberta Martin) | 111 | |
"I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy" | Traditional Gospel; Prayer | 125 |
"My Soul Loves Jesus" | Spiritual; Praise Song | 159 |
"Yes, Lord" | praise; adoration | 188 |
"The Center of My Joy" (Smallwood) | Praise | 284 |
"God Is" (Fryson) | Adoration | 299 |
"O Happy Day" (Hawkins) | Contemporary Gospel | 311 |
"Savior More Than Life" (Franklin) | Contemporary Gospel | 316 |
"To You Jesus" (Freeman) | Traditional Gospel | 337 |
"Why We Sing" (Franklin) | Traditional Gospel | 347 |
Be Glad. Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Arranged by Carol Cymbala. Word Music, 2002.
Title | Use | Page |
"Be Glad" | Praise; Contemporary Gospel | 6 |
"The Goodness of the Lord" | Praise; Contemporary Gospel | 27 |
"He's God" (Hawkins) | Traditional Gospel | 47 |
"He Reigns Forever" | Praise; Contemporary Gospel | 63 |
"My Life Is in Your Hands" (Franklin) | Traditional Gospel | 78 |
"We Bless Your Name" | Praise; Traditional Gospel | 89 |
"It Was a Great Thing" | Traditional Gospel | 102 |
"This Is How It Feels to Be Free" | Contemporary Gospel | 122 |
"God Is Still Doing Great Things" | Traditional Gospel | 140 |
"I Can Go to God in Prayer" | Traditional Gospel | 157 |
"Go Forth" | Traditional Gospel | 175 |
Alpha Mass: A Kingdom Celebration (Op. 30) by Glenn E. Burleigh. Burleigh Inspirations Music, 1989/1990.
Title | Use | Page |
"The Gathering" | Gathering | 1 |
"Create in Me a Clean Heart" (tenor/baritone duet, choir) |
Gathering | 5 |
"Kyrie" (solo, choir) | Gathering | 9 |
"Gloria" (Latin, English; choir; "Down at the Cross") |
Gathering | 13 |
"Matthew, Mark, Luke and John" (solo, choir, readers) |
Word | 24 |
"Alleluia" (choir) | Word | 28 |
"Credo" (choir, optional congregation) |
Word | 37 |
"Sanctus" (choir, optional congregation) |
Eucharist | 42 |
"Memorial Acclamation" (choir) |
Eucharist | 46 |
"Do This in Remembrance of Me" (choir, congregation) |
Eucharist | 49 |
"For the Kingdom" (Lord's Prayer, choir) |
Eucharist | 51 |
"Agnus Dei" (optional solo, choir) |
Eucharist | 63 |
"Joy" (choir) | Dismissal | 69 |
"There's a King on the Throne" (choir, congregation) |
Dismissal | 73 |
"Go in Peace" (choir) | Dismissal | 75 |
Extended Movement Works by Glenn Burleigh
- Born to Die (Op. 25)— Christmas cantata
- A Psalm, A Hymn, and a Spiritual Song
- The Light
Selected Individual Octavos by Glenn Burleigh
- "Again I Say Rejoice"
- "Bless the Lord O My Soul"
- "Born to Die"
- "Faithful Over a Few Things" (from Easter cantata, Let God Arise)
- "I Come"
- "I'm Gonna Rise" (from Easter cantata, Let God Arise)
- "Jesus Doeth All Things Well"
- "Jesus Is the King"
- "Lay Aside Every Weight"
- "Nia" (from The Nguzo Saba Suite)
- "O Magnify"
- "Order My Steps"
- "Servant Well Done"
Contemporary Choral Series (2003) by Michael Dryver. St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Omaha, Nebraska. http://standrewsomaha.net; [email protected]
Title | Use |
"Great Is the Lord" | Easter |
"'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" | Hymn Medley |
"Praise the Lord the Almighty" | Hymn for Choir, Orchestra |
"Holy Spirit" (Based on "Spirit of the Living God") |
Contemporary Gospel |
"Almighty Father" ("Lord's Prayer") |
Solo; Choir |
"Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray!" | Spiritual |
"One More River" (based on "Wasn't Dat a Wide Ribbah" |
Spiritual |
"Praise Ye the Lord!" (Psalm 113) |
SAB Setting |
"Shepherd Me Lord" (Psalm 23) |
Children's Choir |
"Jesus, Emmanuel!" | Contemporary Gospel |
"The Advent Carol" | SATB a capella; Neo-Baroque Motet |
"Celebrate Joy" | Youth and Children's Choirs |
"Joy to the World" | SAB Youth Choir |
"I Can Not Tell It All!" | Youth and Children's Choirs |
"Psalm 100" | Choir; Piano |
Selected Compositions by Rosephanye Powell
Title | Publisher | Publication Number |
"Ascribe to the Lord" | Gentry | JG2224 |
"Come, Let's Celebrate" | Hal Leonard | 0703284 |
"Drinkin' of the Wine" | Gentry | JG2292 |
"I Wanna Be Ready" | Gentry | JG2194 |
"The Word Was God" | Gentry | JG22196 |
"Wade in the Water" | Gentry | JG2241 |
"Wait on the Lord" | Gentry | JG2202 |
Selected Compositions by Patsy Ford Simms
Title | Publisher | Publication Number |
"Born on Christmas Day" | Belwin-Mills | BSCM00054 |
"He's Callin' My Name" | Alfred | 16173 |
"King Jesus Is A-Listenin'" | Alfred | 16051 |
"Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" | Alfred | 16178 |
"Now Let Us Sing!" | Alfred | 18023 |
"Pray a Li'l More" | Belwin-Mills | BSCM01028 |
"Take Me to the River" | Shawnee | D0600 |
"Take My Hand" | Shawnee | D0565 |
"The Holy One" | Alfred | 19886 |
Selected Compositions by Roland Carter
Title | Publisher |
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Mar-Vel |
"In Bright Mansions Above" | Mar-Vel |
"I Want to Die Easy" | Mar-Vel |
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" | Mar-Vel |
"No Room in the Inn" | Mar-Vel |
"Rise Shine for the Light Is A'Coming" | Mar-Vel |
"Two Spirituals in Tribute to Wings Over Jordan" 1. "Yes, Lord 2. "Leaning on the Lord" |
Mar-Vel |
"You Must Have that True Religion" | Mar-Vel |
Selected Compositions by Moses Hogan
Title | Publisher | Publication Number |
"Abide with Me" | Hal Leonard | 08703227 |
"Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King" | Hal Leonard | 08742097 |
"Great Day" | Hal Leonard | 08741181 |
"Hear My Prayer" | Hal Leonard | 08703308 |
"I Am His Child" | Alliance | 0110 |
"I'm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit Moves In My Heart" | Hal Leonard | 08740284 |
"I Want to Thank You, Lord" | Hal Leonard | 08740200 |
"Jesus Lay Your Head in the Window" | Hal Leonard | 08703199 |
"Like a Mighty Stream" | Hal Leonard | 08551656 |
"Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" | Hal Leonard | 08703140 |
"No Hidin' Place" | Hal Leonard | 08703328 |
"Ride On, King Jesus" | Hal Leonard | 08703210 |
"Ride the Chariot" | Hal Leonard | 08703309 |
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Alliance | 0192 |
"This Little Light of Mine" | Hal Leonard | 08743115 |
Selected Compositions by André Thomas
Title | Publisher | Publication Number |
"African Noel" | Lawson-Gould | 52747 |
"Death is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me" | Fostco | 2098 |
"Goin' Up to Glory" | Heritage | 15/1228H |
"Go Where I Send Thee" | Fostco | 2044 |
"Heaven" | Fostco | 2051 |
"I Open My Mouth" | Hinshaw | 1168 |
"Keep Your Lamps" | Hinshaw | 577 |
"Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells" | Heritage | 15/1592H |
"When the Trumpet Sounds" | Fostco | 261 |
Selected Compositions by Carol Antrom
Title | Publisher |
"God Is for Me" | Marbert Publishing Company |
"God's Mercy" | Marbert Publishing Company |
"Gracious Is the Lord" | Robert Antrom Publishing Company |
"He'll Meet My Need" | Robert Antrom Publishing Company |
"He Shepherds Me" | Robert Antrom Publishing Company |
"I'm Going" | Marbert Publishing Company |
"Just for a Season" | Robert Antrom Publishing Company |
"Singing of Jesus" | Robert Antrom Publishing Company |
"Sovereign" | Marbert Publishing Company |
GIA African American Church Music Series (Selected Works)
Title | Composer | Publication Number |
"Go, Where I Send Thee" | Uzee Brown, Jr. | 5777 |
"Guide My Feet" | Avis D. Graves | 5952 |
"I Want Jesus to Walk with Me" | Colin Lett | 6242 |
"I Want to See My Jesus Someday" | Glenn L. Jones | 5805 |
"If I Faint Not" | Kevin & Celeste Johnson | 5635 |
"In the Beginning, God" | Frank E. Williams | 5849 |
"Lord, I Want to Live for Thee" | Leo H. Davis, Jr. | 5806 |
"It Pays to Serve Jesus" | Nathan Carter | 5875 |
"My God Is So High" | Courtney Carey | 5896 |
"O, Worship the King" | Wendell Craig Woods | 5810 |
"Psalm 1" | Nathan Carter | 6024 |
"Psalm 150" | Nathan Carter | 5591 |
"Sing to the Lord a New Song" | Willis L. Barnett | 5809 |
"The Church's One Foundation" | M. Roger Holland II | 5628 |
"The Lord's Prayer" | Charles Garner | 6026 |
"We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" | Horace Clarence Boyer | 5826 |
"Worthy Is the Lamb" | Lamont Lenox | 5807 |
Selected Spirituals by African-American Composers
Title | Composer | Publisher & Pub. Number |
"Bound for Mt. Zion" | Robert L. Morris | Hidden Gems |
"Don't You Let Nobody Turn You 'Roun'" | Phillip McIntyre | Fostco, 294 |
"Glory Hallelujah! Since I Laid My Burdens Down" | Wallace Cheatham | Mar-Vel |
"Guide My Feet" | Jacqueline Hairston | Gentry, 2287 |
"He's Got the Whole World" | Keith Hampton | Augsburg, 11-11099 |
"Hold Out Your Light" | Albert McNeil | Gentry, 520 |
"Home In-A Dat Rock" | Marvis Curtis | Fostco, 290 |
"Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name" | Jewel T. Thompson | MorningStar, 50-8803 |
"I Get Joy" | Cynthia Baldon | Voice of One |
"I Know I've Been Changed" | Damon H. Dandridge | Alliance, 0370 |
"I'll Stand" | Raymond Wise | Raise, 203-95 |
"I've Got a Robe" | Raymond Wise | Raise, 100-87 |
"I Thank You Jesus" | Robert L. Morris | Fostco, 2034 |
"I Want to Be Ready" | Betty Jackson King | Mar-Vel |
"I Will Trust in the Lord" | Undine Smith Moore | Augsburg Fortress |
"Jacob's Ladder" | David Morrow | Hal Leonard, 08703248 |
"Lay Your Healing Hands Upon Me" | Rollo Dilworth | Hal Leonard, 08711370 |
"Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" | Jewel T. Thompson | Morningstar, 50-9038 |
"My Soul Is a Witness for My Lord" | Phillip McIntyre | Shawnee, 1883 |
"No Rocks A-Cryin'" | Rollo Dilworth | Hal Leonard, 08711307 |
"Oh, the Savior's Comin', Hallelu!" | Uzee Brown, Jr. | Roger Dean, 10/1683R |
"Save Me, Lord" | Robert L. Morris | Hidden Gems |
"There Is a Balm in Gilead" | Raymond Wise | Raise, 201-96 |
"This Little Light of Mine" | Robert L. Morris | Hidden Gems |
"True Religion" | Eugene Simpson | Bourne, 231985-358 |
"Wake Me Up, Lord" | Uzee Brown, Jr. | Roger Dean, 10/1262R |
Selected Hymn Arrangements and Ethnic Anthems by African American Composers
Title | Composer | Publisher & Pub. Number |
"Abide With Me" | Wendell Whalum | Lawson-Gould, 52648 |
"All the Earth Sing Unto the Lord" | Lena McLin | Kjos, 5459 |
"Amazing Grace" | Diane L. White | Santa Barbara, 61 |
"Beams of Heaven" | Tindley/Winder | Mar-Vel |
"Be Thou Exalted" | Diane L. White | LCW |
"But Lord, I Cannot Speak" | Eugene Hancock | Mar-Vel |
"Canticle: The Hungry Angels" | Robert A. Harris | Fostco, 191 |
"Commandment IV" | Don Lee White | Mar-Vel |
"Come, Ye Disconsolate" | Keith Hampton | DR. K.T. |
"Creating God" | David Hurd | GIA, 2891 |
"Fanfare of Praise" | Doris Wilson | Wilson Music |
"Father in Heaven" | David Hurd | Paraclete, 08608 |
"Give God the Glory" | Judith M. Baity | Lawson-Gould, 52711 |
"Great Is the Lord" | Henry L. Parker, Jr. | Master’s Manuscript |
"Hear My Earnest Plea" | Julius Dabbs | Unpublished |
"He Is Risen" | Larry Farrow | Gentry 2232 |
"I Am Only One" | Adolphius Hailstork | Alliance, 0467 |
"I Thirst for the Living Water" | Teri Simmons | Simmons Music Source |
"Like as a Father" | Ulysses Kay | Peters, 6222a |
"Lord, I Love You, Yes I Do" | Raymond Wise | Raise, 108-98 |
"Lore, Make Me More Holy" | Lena McLin | Kjos, 8848 |
"Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord" | Judith M. Baity | Lawson-Gould, 52707 |
"Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord" | Willis L. Barnett | Mar-Vel |
"O Praise the Lord" | Ulysses Kay | Peters, 6229a |
"Psalm of Celebration" | Marvin Curtis | Fostco, 2084 |
"Praise Ye Jehovah" | Glenn L. Jones | Tehillah |
"Remember Now Gethsemane" | Lena McLin | General Words & Music |
"The Lord's Prayer" | Raymond Wise | Raise, 0151-82 |
"'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" | Zachary W. Lavender | Unpublished |
Two Introits 1. "The Lord Is in His Holy Temple" 2. "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow" |
Lena McLin | Kjos |
"Where Shall I Go But Unto Thee" | Oliver H. Owens | Mar-Vel |
Selected Contemporary and Traditional Gospel by African American Composers
Title | Composer | Publisher & Pub. Number |
"All Is Well" | Al Hobbs | HOBEAL |
"Anticipation" | W. Michael McKay | Scharff Publishing |
"Bless His Holy Name" | James Bignon | Bignon Publishing |
"Covered by the Blood" | Diane L. White | LCW Publishing |
"Glory to His Holy Name" | James Bignon | Bignon Publishing |
"God Is Great" | James Bignon | Bignon Publishing |
"God Will Take You Through" | Margaret Douroux | Pleasant Publishing |
"Holy, Holy, Holy" | A. Jeffrey LaValley | Hal Leonard, 08551643 |
"How Excellent Is Thy Name" | James Bignon | Bignon Publishing |
"I Want to Be More Like Jesus" | Malcolm Speed | Light of the World |
"I Will Praise Thy Name Forever" | Douglas Leacock | Leacock & Tailor |
"I Woke Up this Morning" | Sylstea Sledge | Selmar Publishing |
"Jesus, I Love to Praise Your Name" | Gregory Allen | Tygmar Publishing |
"Jesus Purchased My Salvation" | Robert Fryson | Bob Jay Publishing |
"Let the People Praise Thee" | Arvis Strickling-Jones | Strickling Publishing |
"Lord You Have Been My Dwelling Place" | Suzanne Williams | Joy Songs |
"Magnify Him" | Timothy Wright | Arisav Music |
"Praise His Holy Name" | Keith Hampton | Earthsongs |
"Revelations 19:1" | Jeffrey LaValley | DR. K. T. |
"Shout Glory" | Byron J. Smith | Gentry |
"True Light" |
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