The 5th Annual Rocky Mount Historic Site Singing

Rocky Mount State Historic Site
Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Saturday, August 13, 2005

The singers were welcomed by host Mary Grace Walrath.

The morning session was sung from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint).
Singers often led two songs at a time.

78b, New Britain - Dan Huger
261t, The Good Shepherd
258, Thorny Desert - Sarah Jane Thomas
299, Green Meadows
59t, Mear - Mary Baumeister
59b, Dove of Peace
56t, America - Robert Handel
31t, Home
171t, Sessions - Don Wiley
55b, Idumea - Dan Huger
381D, Holy Manna (by request)
381B, Babylon is Fallen (by request)
41t, Mediation
215t, In That Morning - Sarah Jane Thomas
42t, Rosalie - Dan Huger (by request) Errata: should be in 3/2, not 3/4 (!!)
89b, Northfield - Sarah Jane Thomas
381A, Not Made with Hands - Mary Baumeister
245t, Bozrah
128b, Hester - Don Wiley
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Dan Huger (by request)
129t, Coronation (by request)

Dinner

The afternoon session was sung from New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001 (with two Christian Harmony songs at the end).

80b, Shawmut - Dan Huger
A52, Evening Shade
37, Hopewell - Mary Baumeister
12, Albion
163, New Topia - Jeff Farr
56b, Warrenton
139, Meditation - Steve Stone
56t, Heavenly Armour (v. 2,3: p. 85)
143, Wondrous Love - Sarah Jane Thomas
18, Windham
124, The Saint's Adieu - Don Wiley
74, Never Part Again
23b, Duke Street - Robert Handel
134, Indian's Farewell
61, Leander - Rosemary Scheiman
53b, Dundee - Dan Huger
68t, Paradise
73t, Oh, Sing to Me of Heaven - Mary Grace Walrath
117 (CHw), Angel Band - Ellie Hjemmet

Announcements

200b (CHw), Parting Hand

Closing prayer, Don Wiley

The day was hot and hazy. We had about 25 singers in the square, and about 20 more singers/listeners, just before dinner.

Minutes: Dan Huger