The ~27th Swannanoa Valley Singing

St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Saturday, November 11, 2023

All morning selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).

Joe Holbert welcomed the singers and opened the singing with
129t, Coronation
Moment of Silent Prayer
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
128b, Hester - Mary Baumeister
117, Angel Band - Scott Swanton
26b, Ninety-Third - Emma Parrish
31t, Home - Clarke Williams
250, Realms of the Blest - Julie Hornsby
219b, Day-Star - Michael Spencer
268, Come Ye to the Waters - Dan Huger
360, The Saints Bound for Heaven - Dave Farmer
41t, Mediation - Jane Cannon
129b, Christmas - Leslie Booher
201, Mission - Chris Wilhelm
346, Star in the East - Eli Snyder
359, Wondrous Love - Earl Isaak

Moment of silence for Armistice Day

Break

157, Hallelujah - Willie Israel
249t, Green Fields - Grace Spencer
257, Jubilee - Chris Spencer
214, Hosanna - Joe Holbert
89b, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
88, Pisgah - Mary Baumeister
130b, Passing Away - Scott Swanton
339, Samanthra - Emma Parrish
101t, An Address for All - Clarke Williams
178b, Duke Street - Julie Hornsby
38b, Euphrates - Michael Spencer
77t, Rockingham (First) - Dan Huger
67b, Dundee - Dave Farmer
207b, Meditation - Jane Cannon
130t, Broomsgrove - Leslie Booher

Moment of Silence for Grace before...

Lunch

All afternoon selections from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.

1, Weary Rest - Chris Wilhelm
14, I'll Serve My Lord - Eli Snyder
142, The Solid Rock - Grace Spencer
94, Plenary - Chris Spencer
100, Tennessee - Maddy Mullany
228, Pass Me Not - Julie Hornsby
131, Will You Meet Me? - Julius Pasay
455b, Rockbridge - Chris Berg
30b, Dennis - Sarah Kehrberg
189, One by One - Kevin Kehrberg
282, Friendship - Joe Holbert, IMO David Wilson
126, Ocean - Diane Eskenasy
351, Sweet Home - Mary Baumeister, with Yonie Klein
337, To Die No More - Scott Swanton
457t, Ware - Emma Parrish
7, Jehovah is My God - Clarke Williams
410b, Kambia - Michael Spencer

Announcements

Break

185, Corinth - Dan Huger
544, Life's Troubles - Dave Farmer
38, God Is Our Refuge - Jane Cannon
546b, Oak Grove - Leslie Booher
133, Juniata - Chris Wilhelm
362, Shining Light - Eli Snyder
128b, Ninety-Fifth - Chris Berg
138, Rest in the Kingdom - Sarah Kehrberg
248, Twilight is Falling - Grace Spencer
188, He Loves Me - Chris Spencer
209, The Lord's Supper - Maddy Mullany
208b, French Broad - Julius Pasay
149, A Good Time Coming - Kevin Kehrberg
200, Parting Hand - Clarke Williams, as the closing song.

A Moment of Silent Prayer.

Chair—Joe Holbert
Vice-Chair—Libby Barker
Hospitality—Chris Wilhelm
Pitching—Dan Huger and Clarke Williams
Minutes—Mary Baumeister.