The ~23rd Swannanoa Valley Singing

St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Saturday, November 12, 2016

(No one remembers exactly when Willie Israel started the singings at Highland Farms)

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

Joe Holbert welcomed the singers. Opening, we had a moment of Silent Prayer.

129t, Coronation - Joe Holbert
120b, Spartanburg - Mary Baumeister by request (Don Wiley - 10 years)
136, Sherburne - Kevin Kehrberg
204t, Prayer Meeting - Maggie Lauterer
267, Louisiana - Andrew Windham
332, Babylonian Captivity - Dan Huger
41t, Mediation - Libby Barker
289b, Happy Land - Phil Perrin
93, Something New - Eli Snyder
123t, Rapturous Scene - Abigail Beavin
342t, Blest Morn - June Jolley
221t, Pleyel's Hymn - Diane Eskenasy
219b, Day-Star - Michael Spencer
171t, Sessions - Leslie Booher
35b, Boylston - Zack Allen

Break

170t, Refuge - Chris Wilhelm, for the firefighters and victims, Lake Lure fire
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Joe Holbert
87b, Hicks' Farewell - Mary Baumeister
215t, In That Morning - Maggie Lauterer
207b, Meditation - Andrew Windham
207t, Windham - Dan Huger
343, Tell the Story - Libby Barker
249t, Green Fields - Phil Perrin
144b, Walk with God - Eli Snyder

Announcements
Moment of Silent Prayer as Grace for lunch.

Lunch

All afternoon selections from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.

31t, Home - June Jolley, IMO Mr. J.B. Parker
91, There is a Fountain - Abigail Beavin
51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
465t, Breaker - Michael Spencer
180, The Sinless Summerland - Leslie Booher
339, Samanthra - Dorothy Lane
312, Penitence - Jane Cannon
424, Nightingale - Chris Wilhelm
282, Friendship - Joe Holbert
427, Naomi - Mary Baumeister
393b, China - Andrew Windham
338t, How Firm a Foundation - Libby Barker
117, Angel Band - Phil Perrin
105t, Tender Care - Eli Snyder
128t, Hester - June Jolley
85, Mercy Seat - Abigail Beavin
89, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
310t, Our Journey Home - Michael Spencer
546b, Oak Grove - Leslie Booher
327, The Christian's Hope - Dorothy Lane
1, Weary Rest - Jane Cannon
217, Jerusalem - Chris Wilhelm
490, Creation (Second) - Joe Holbert
471b, Hesperia - Andrew Windham
470, Duke Street - Libby Barker
88, Pisgah - Phil Perrin
29, The Midnight Cry - Eli Snyder
360, The Saints Bound for Heaven - June Jolley
364, Redemption (Second) - Abigail Beavin
432b, Fish Pond - Diane Eskenasy
510b, Invitation - Michael Spencer
255, Watchman (Second) - Leslie Booher

We closed with Silent Prayer and
200, Parting Hand

Chair—Joe Holbert
Hospitality and Arranging—Chris Wilhelm
Minutes—Mary Baumeister.


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