9th Harmonia Sacra Singing on New Year's Day

Chapel of the Sermon on the Mount, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Saturday, January 1, 2000

All selections from The Harmonia Sacra, 25th ed., 1993.

The Ninth Annual New Year's Day Harmonia Sacra Singing was held at the Chapel of the Sermon on the Mount at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries. James Nelson Gingerich commenced the Singing with the song on page 85t, Dundee.
Christine Guth said the morning prayer. Matthew Lind sang 53, Old Hundred, and Samuel Sommers 126b, Boyleston.
James Nelson Gingerich welcomed the class and spoke briefly about shape notes and the songbook.
Other leaders:
232t, New Year - Rachel Miller Jacobs
60t, Wells - Kent Beck
279, Voice of Peace - Martha Beverly
100t, Awful Majesty - Christine Guth.

Matthew Lind and James Nelson Gingerich encouraged anyone or everyone present to choose and lead a song. Or a person might request a song without leading. Such a requester will be named in these minutes, with the name of the leader, if there be one, and the number of the page where the song may be found.

The singing continued with:
223, Zion - Samuel Sommers (requested by James Brownsberger)
347, Amboy - Matthew Lind (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
188t, Bethany - Samuel Sommers (requested by Barbara Nelson Gingerich)
75, Bridgewater - Malinda Berry and James Nelson Gingerich
106b, Consolation - Rachel Miller Jacobs
89t, St. Olaves - Christine Guth
210t, Morning Light - Heather Brown and Rachel Miller Jacobs
227b, Hail To The Brightness - Phil Hertzler and Matthew Lind.

RECESS

James Nelson Gingerich brought the class back with 83t, Mear.
Other leaders:
221, Daughter Of Zion - Michael Miller
269, Loud Hallelujah - Samuel Sommers
142b, Laban - Kent Beck
354, Evening Hymn - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Jo Schultz)
342, Garden - Martha Beverly
355, The Rose Of Sharon - Orwin Youngquist and Samuel Sommers
161t, Rock Of Ages - Michael Miller
98t, Ortonville - Matthew Lind
350, The Rock - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Bill Beverly)
112b, Elizabethtown - Carl Yoder
112t, Evan - ?? (requested by Neil Dufallo)
223, Zion - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by James Brownsberger)
290, Dedication Anthem - Dirk Lind and Matthew Lind.

LUNCH

James Nelson Gingerich brought the class back with 63b, Tender Thought.
Then followed:
139, Hants - ?? (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
192t, Amherst - Malinda Berry
260, Parting Hymn - Matthew Lind (requested by Barbara Nelson Gingerich)
115, Greenville - ?? (requested by Margie Davis)
114b, Ninety-Fifth - ?? (requested by Kate Lind)
204, Amsterdam - Matthew Lind (requested by Janet Wright)
264, Gracious Reward - Danile Martens
227t, Star In The East - Rachel Miller Jacobs
304, Easter Anthem - James Nelson Gingerich
268t, Social Band - Christine Guth
333, Jerusalem My Glorious Home - Samuel Sommers
218b, New Concord - Kent Beck
349, Homeward Bound - Martha Beverly
216t, Olivet - Matthew Lind (requested by Mary Helmuth)
220, Eden Of Love - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Orwin Youngquist).

RECESS

Matthew Lind brought the class in with 92, Solemn Praise.
344t, The Happy Land.
Others:
328, Land Of Promise - Shannon Wolf and Jenell Wolf and Jeremy Wolf and Janna Wolf and James Nelson Gingerich
161t, Rock Of Ages - Matthew Lind
109b, Solon - Phil Hertzler
184, Leaming - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Orwin Youngquist)
230t, Oporto - Matthew Lind.

Using the tune of the last part of Dedication Anthem, the class sang "Happy Birthday" to Toby.

96, Geneva - James Nelson Gingerich (requested by Margaret McLaughlin)
199, Christian Farewell (requested by Barbara Nelson Gingerich)
69b, Migdol - ?? (requested by Malinda Berry)
206, Missionary Hymn - ?? (requested by Hilda Brenneman)
109t, Bangor - Jan Wright
219, Exultation - Rachel Miller Jacobs
332t, Be Joyful In God - Christine Guth
282b, The Royal Proclamation - Samuel Sommers
326, O Love The Lord - James Nelson Gingerich
252, Wethersfield - Martha Beverly
140b, Words Of Peace - ?? (requested by Mary Helmuth)
387, Portsmouth - Matthew Lind.
Christine Guth prayed and the class sang 354, Evening Hymn.

Minutes submitted by Samuel Sommers, secretary.