27th Harmonia Sacra Singing on New Year's Day

Chapel of the Word, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Monday, January 1, 2018

All selections from The Harmonia Sacra, 26th ed., 2008.

Matthew Lind called the twenty-seventh annual singing to order with the song on page 53, Old Hundred.
Michael Miller said an opening prayer.
Leaders:
347, Amboy - James Nelson Gingerich
184, Leaming - Cecelia Kramer
221, Daughter Of Zion - Will Fitzgerald and Bess Fitzgerald
303, Zerah - Kate Lind and Karen Andrews
337, Cranbrook - Samuel Sommers
302b, Lingham - Marian Mitchell
351, Hosanna - Michael Miller
121b, Suffield - Christine Guth
96, Geneva - Samuel Sommers (requested by Rich Meyer)
326, O Love The Lord - Gillian Inksetter
204, Amsterdam - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Margaret McLaughlin).

At about this point, a fire alarm disrupted the singing. A recess was necessarily taken while singers found their way to Wadsworth Hall, where the sound was less unsettling.

The singing resumed with Beth Bontrager leading the song on page 99t, Union.
Leaders:
227b, Hail To The Brightness - Matthew Lind
220, Eden Of Love - Will Fitzgerald and Bess Fitzgerald
194b, Unitia - Jan May
311, Brown - Cecelia Kramer
270, Blessed Be the Lord God... - Samuel Sommers
310t, Salvation - Marian Mitchell
175, Sacred Herald - Michael Miller
56t, Salem - Christine Guth
140b, Words Of Peace - Matthew Lind (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
75, Bridgewater - Jan May (requested by Rich Meyer)
224t, Gospel Trumpet - Michael Wiebe
264, Gracious Reward - Danile Martens
218t, Harwell - Beth Bontrager
211, New Salem - Gillian Inksetter.

Recess

Matthew Lind brought the class together with the song on page 260, Parting Hymn.
Leaders:
183, Vernon - Adam Tice
353, I Have Set Watchmen... - James Nelson Gingerich
151, New Monmouth - Bess Fitzgerald and Will Fitzgerald
392t, Stafford - Jan May
164t, Pleyel's Hymn - Kate Lind
333, Tallis' Evening Hymn - Cecilia Kramer
261, Manoah - Marian Mitchell
88t, Warwick - Michael Wiebe
164b, Hendon - Michael Miller
108b, Miles' Lane - Samuel Sommers
268t, Social Band - Christine Guth
176b, Sweet Affliction - Samuel Sommers (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
109b, Solon (requested by Rich Meyer)
304, Easter Anthem - Gillian Inksetter (requested by Beth Bontrager)
355, The Rose Of Sharon - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Danile Martens)
344t, The Happy Land - Beth Bontrager.

Recess

Gillian Inksetter brought the class back with the song at 230t, Oporto.
Leaders:
378b, Love at Home - Matthew Lind
393, Frankfort - James Nelson Gingerich
345, Newkirk - Will Fitzgerald
323, The Star Of Bethlehem - Jan May
227t, Star In The East - Kate Lind
62t, Kedron - Cecelia Kramer
213, Salisbury - Marian Mitchell
188t, Bethany - Michael Miller
219, Exultation - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
63t, Sterling (requested by Rich Meyer)
131b, Idumea - John David Thacker
290, Dedication Anthem - Dirk Vardaman
James Nelson Gingerich led 354, Evening Hymn, as a closing song.

Special thanks to Gillian Inksetter, arranging officer. The singers went to Wadsworth Hall and sang a pub carol,    “The Holly and the Ivy” and Will Fitzgerald said a prayer.

Minutes: Samuel Sommers