The 132nd Big Singing (Southern Harmony)

Old Marshall County Courthouse
Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky
Sunday, May 24, 2015

The morning session of the 132nd annual Big Singing using The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint, compiled by William Walker, was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Gene Gilliland, who also offered the opening prayer.

Leaders:
103, Holy Manna - William Paris
322, Samanthra - Randy Webber
89b, Happy Land - Gene Gilliland
308, The Young Convert - Erin Fulton
10b, Ortonville - Tom Waggener
144, O Come, Come Away - Kerry Lovett
39t, Bozrah - Don Waggener
16, Star in the East - Marcy Thobaben
3t, Primrose - Tim Reynolds
256, The Lone Pilgrim - David Carlton
11, Jerusalem - Trent Hollinger
166, Sweet Rivers - Matt Meacham
101, Sincerity - Randy Webber
46, Evening Shade - James Thobaben and Marcy Thobaben
283, Northfield - Tim Reynolds
8t, New Britain - Gene Gilliland
31t, Idumea - Erin Fulton
38, Resignation - Janelle Davis
159b, New Haven - Kerry Lovett
322, Samanthra - Don Waggener
299, Coronation - Marcy Thobaben and Carla Kenyon
194, In That Morning - David Carlton
312t, Condescension - Matt Meacham
107, Hallelujah - Janelle Davis
265, French Broad - Randy Webber
276b, China - Vicki See and Billy See
325, Fount of Glory - Tim Reynolds
83, Thorny Desert - Gene Gilliland
50, Captain Kidd - Erin Fulton
51, The Promised Land - Don Waggener and Kerry Lovett.
William Paris closed the morning session with prayer.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was called to order at 1:15 p.m. by Sheriff Kevin Byars, who made welcoming remarks. Gene Gilliland provided a brief introduction to Southern Harmony singing notation.

Leaders:
103, Holy Manna - Gary Clark
51, The Promised Land
71, Green Fields - Gene Gilliland
8t, New Britain
64, Olney - Kerry Lovett
332, Greenland
89b, Happy Land - Amanda Groves
252, Wondrous Love
133, Indian Convert - William Paris
80, Pisgah.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Tom Waggener, who led 322, Samanthra, for Dixie McGregor of Illinois, Francine Longcor of St. Louis, Missouri, Terry Horttner of Huntsville, Alabama, and Henry Cobb of Nashville, Tennessee.

Leaders:
11, Jerusalem - Mark Cain
299, Coronation
164, Babylonian Captivity - Randy Webber
282, Amity
296, Newburgh - Matt Meacham
213, David's Lamentation
83, Thorny Desert - Don Waggener
200, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?)
116, Alabama - Tom Waggener
189, Easter Anthem
4b, Hanover - Nate Zweig
24t, Prospect of Heaven
292, Ripley - Robert Chandler
25b, Indian's Farewell - Erin Fulton
William Paris and Erin Fulton demonstrated William Walker's method of setting tempo with a plumb bob and knotted string;
210, Ode on Science - William Paris
5b, Restoration - Trent Hollinger
310, The Shepherd's Star - David Carlton.

Gene Gilliland led 334, The Christian's Farewell, as the closing song.
Gary Clark dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—Gene Gilliland; Vice Chairman—Ralph Paris; Secretary—Tim Reynolds.