The 17th (?) Annual Webster Singing

Webster United Methodist Church
Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina
Saturday, March 31, 2007

Selections mainly from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint);
from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing) where noted (tagged with `AL').
Singers often led two songs at a time.

Chris Wilhelm opened the singing with
78b, New Britain
June Jolley gave the opening prayer.
152t, Cross of Christ - Mike Nichols
152b, Messiah
60t, Dunlaps Creek - June Jolley
41b, Ardor
269t, Restoration - Don Wiley
289b, Happy Land
179 (AL), Traveling On - Scott Swanton
109 (AL), Not Made with Hands
117, Angel Band - Martha Fields
255t, Watchman
189b, Retreat - Larry Beveridge
316 (AL), This Heavy Load
381B, Babylon is Fallen - Zeb Jolley
21, Webster
261t, The Good Shepherd - Dan Huger
128t, Ninety-Fifth

Break

55b, Idumea - Julianne Wiley
245t, Bozrah
159t, The Saint's Delight - Chris Wilhelm
54b, Newingham
51, Lonsdale - Will Peebles
89b, Northfield
Blessing - Will Peebles

Dinner

163t, Hollis - June Jolley
70b, Brown
86, Ortonville - Don Wiley
171t, Sessions
258, Thorny Desert - Scott Swanton
88, Pisgah
226t, Rock of Ages - Martha Fields
204t, Prayer Meeting
59t, Mear - Larry Beveridge
321t, Olive Shade
208b, French Broad - Dan Huger
120t, The Lonesome Dove
67b, Dundee - Julianne Wiley
129t, Coronation

Break

381A, Not Made with Hands - Dan Huger (requested by Lil Ailsley)
381D, Holy Manna - Don Wiley
339, Samanthra - Scott Swanton
xix_139, O Music! Round in Three Parts - Sarah Tucker
143t, Coleshill - Larry Beveridge
95b, Canaan's Land
136, Sherburne - Don Wiley

Announcements

269b, Invocation

Closing Prayer: Don Wiley

The day was mostly sunny and started chill but warmed up nicely by lunchtime. We had 20–25 singers.

Thank you for Webster Methodist! What a fine space for singing!

Minutes: Mary Baumeister.