The 2nd Annual Polk County Singing

Polk County Courthouse
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina

Saturday, April 26, 2003

Most selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint), with one from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing) (tagged with `AL'), and one from from The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 1992 Revision (tagged with `CB').
Singers usually let two songs at a time.

Greeting, Larry Beveridge
Opening prayer, Jim North

381D, Holy Manna - Larry Beveridge
95b, Canaan's Land
95t, The Trumpeters - Dan Huger
110t, Volunteers
117, Angel Band - Dorothy Lane
55b, Idumea
381A, Not Made with Hands - Jim North

Mr Beveridge introduced Mrs Sarah Egerton, who spoke of her late husband, Mr James Egerton: "he heard of a Christian Harmony singing, and we were packed and out the door."

89b, Northfield - Larry Beveridge

Break

221t, Pleyel's Hymn - Joel Jones
179t, Laurell
245t, Bozrah - Sarah Jane Thomas
255t, Watchman
226t, Rock of Ages - Martha Fields
254b, Sicily
322b, Boerne - Mary Baumeister
207t, Windham
59t, Mear - Larry Beveridge

Grace, Dan Huger

DINNER

153, Columbus - Larry Beveridge
210t, Old Hundred - Dan Huger, with, and by request of Lucy Roberts, visitor from New York, sister of Beth Semadeni
149t, Fiducia
105b, Resignation - Dorothy Lane
91 (AL), There is a Fountain - Jim North
587 (CB), Nearer, My God, To Thee (Bethany)
223t, Hendon - Joel Jones
40b, Silver Street
215t, In That Morning - Sarah Jane Thomas
225b, Martin
204t, Prayer Meeting - Martha Fields
323b, Angels Singing
103b, Fish Pond - Mary Baumeister
60b, China
88, Pisgah - Larry Beveridge
287, Indian Convert
143b, Burford - Dan Huger
339, Samanthra

Dismissal, Marshall Burgess
200b, Parting Hand