Low Light Lake Lure Snow Day Singing

Lake Lure, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Sunday, December 9, 2018

The Lake Lure singing convened in the aftermath of a snow storm following the St. John's Rutherfordton, NC singing the previous day. The assembled were lodging in the hills around Lake Lure, and were without power and with limited outside contact. After a day of informal singing from the Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp, we decided to hold a minuted signing; however, without powered illumination we found ourselves with only the light of a gas powered fireplace.

Sam Kleinman called the class to order with 59, Holy Manna at approximately 6pm on behalf of Chair Jane Cannon and Vice-Chair Thom Fahrbach. Keillor Mose, arranging committee, discussed the opening prayer and its role in the practice of all day singings with Thom Fahrbach before turning the selection of the leaders to the class at their own recognizance.

Leaders: 101t, Canaan's Land - Michael Walker
201, Pilgrim - Alex Forsyth
106, Ecstasy - Cheyenne Ivey
94, Never Part - Michael Walker
39b, Sharpsburg - Lydia Lewallen
128, The Promised Land - Alex Forsyth, for Rodney Ivey who joined briefly by phone
496, The Rock That is Higher Than I - Michael Walker
348b, Fleeting Days - Hayden Arp
131b, Invocation (First) - Alex Forsyth, for Michael Spencer who joined briefly by phone
312b, Restoration (First) - Sam Kleinman
99, Gospel Trumpet - Keillor Mose
318, Present Joys - Lydia Lewallen
440, North Salem - Miriam Delirium
384, Panting for Heaven - Hayden Arp
546, My Brightest Days - Lydia Lewallen.

RECESS

Leaders: 27, Bethel - Thom Fahrbach
32t, Corinth - Keillor Mose
114, Saint's Delight - Em Ekelund
166, Still Better - Cheyenne Ivey
112, The Last Words of Copernicus - Maggie Zhou
144, Jubilee - Michael Walker
196, Alabama - Thom Fahrbach
217, Ballstown - Em Ekelund
392, Manchester - Lydia Lewallen
436, Morning Sun - Michael Walker
411, Morning Prayer - Alex Forsyth
422, Burdette - Keillor Mose
432, Cheves - Hayden Arp and Lydia Lewallen
300, Calvary - Jane Cannon
542, I'll Seek His Blessings - Hayden Arp
532, Peace and Joy - Sam Kleinman
172, Harmony - Cheyenne Ivey.

RECESS

Leaders: 76b, Desire for Piety - Cheyenne Ivey
48b, Kedron - Em Ekelund
48t, Devotion - Alex Forsyth
30b, Prospect - Michael Walker
68b, Ortonville - Lydia Lewallen
388, The Happy Sailor - Thom Fahrbach
386, Christ Our Song - Keillor Mose
386, Christ Our Song - Cheyenne Ivey
441, Raymond - Hayden Arp
267, Parting Friends (First) - Em Ekelund
426t, Kelley - Alex Forsyth, in memory of Hobert Ivey
456, Sacred Mount - Hayden Arp
460, Sardis
475, A Thankful Heart - Sam Kleinman, for B. M. Smith
33b, Abbeville - Miriam Delirium.

RECESS

Leaders: 111t, Journey Home - Keillor Mose
111b, To Die No More - Miriam Delirium
34t, The Gospel Pool - Em Ekelund
73t, Cusseta - Thom Fahrbach
171, Exhortation (First) - Keillor Mose
476, The Throne of Grace - Hayden Arp
483, Eternal Light
336, Eternal Home, for Barret Patton
212, Sharon - Lydia Lewallen
213t, The Good Old Way - Cheyenne Ivey
208, Traveling On - Lydia Lewallen
507, Sermon on the Mount - Hayden Arp
354t, Lebanon - Thom Fahrbach and Michael Walker
430, Arbacoochee - Sam Kleinman
89, The Church's Desolation - Em Ekelund
65, Sweet Prospect
345b, I'm On My Journey Home - Alex Forsyth
269, Bear Creek - Hayden Arp
418, Reese - Cheyenne Ivey
377, Eternal Praise - Em Ekelund
383, Eternal Day - Hayden Arp
414, Parting Friend - Alex Forsyth and Lydia Lewallen
69t, Minister's Farewell - Cheyenne Ivey.

The Vice Chair offered resolutions of gratitude to the organizers and food committee: Em Ekelund; Jane Cannon; and Dann Pell. Keillor Mose offered a report from the arranging committee and provided closing prayer and the class was dismissed at roughly 12am.

Chair—Jane Cannon; Vice-Chair—Thom Fahrbach; Secretary—Sam Kleinman.