A Special Greenville-Pioneer Day Sacred Harp Singing

The Church of Greenville
Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina
Saturday, September 12, 2020

(All selections from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Singers often led two songs at a time.)

The Greenville-Pioneer Day singing was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. However, our family met to sing while observing social distancing and face coverings as desired by state authorities.

Frances Carnell called the class to order leading 479, Chester - Frances Carnell.
Stephen Eastland, Sr. offered the opening prayer. Leaders: 84, Amsterdam - Frances Carnell
168, Cowper - Leon Carnell
163b, China - Leon Carnell
58, Pisgah - Stephen Eastland
59, Holy Manna - Stephen Eastland
171, Exhortation (First) - Jesse Roberts
178, Africa - Jesse Roberts
143, Pleyel's Hymn (First) - Frances Carnell
183, Greenwich - Frances Carnell
40, Lenox - Noah Crosby
45t, New Britain - Noah Crosby
117, Babylon is Fallen - Lydia Crosby
77t, The Child of Grace - Lydia Crosby
32t, Corinth - Heather Crosby
198, Green Street - Heather Crosby
63, Coronation - Esther Bennett
178, Africa - Esther Bennett
133, Hebrew Children - Matthew Bennett.
39, ?No such tune? - Matthew Bennett.

RECESS

Frances Carnell called the class back to order by leading 270, Confidence - Frances Carnell.
Leaders: 107, Russia - Leon Carnell
278, ?No such tune? - Chris Carnell
48b, Kedron - Chris Carnell
45t, New Britain - Miriam Carnell
48t, Devotion - Jesse Roberts
49b, Mear - Jesse Roberts
354b, Happy Land - Gloria Carnell
569b, Sacred Throne - Noah Crosby
72b, Bellevue - Noah Crosby
68b, Ortonville - Miriam Carnell
81t, Beach Spring - Frances Carnell
569t, Emmaus - Eric Carnell.
150, Amity - Eric Carnell.

LUNCH

Frances Carnell called the class back to order by leading 350, Nativity - Frances Carnell.
The class conducted a business session during which the current officers were reelected. Leaders: 144, Jubilee - Lydia Crosby
312b, Restoration (First) - Lydia Crosby
277, Antioch - Heather Crosby
446, Infinite Day - Heather Crosby
171, Exhortation (First) - Megan Carnell
146, Hallelujah - Megan Carnell
478, My Rising Sun - Molly Carnell
189, Montgomery - Molly Carnell
546, My Brightest Days - Esther Carnell
183, Greenwich - Charity Carnell
107, Russia - Esther Carnell
122, All Is Well - Charity Carnell
445, Passing Away - Grace Carnell
127, Green Fields - Lydia Crosby
268, David's Lamentation - Jonathan Carnell
547, Granville - Jonathan Carnell
78, Stafford - Chris Carnell
467, Lisbon - Jesse Roberts
163b, China - Molly Carnell
277, Antioch - Charity Carnell
198, Green Street - Gloria Carnell
114, Saint's Delight - Miriam Carnell
128, The Promised Land - Megan Carnell
112, The Last Words of Copernicus - Eric Carnell
159, Wondrous Love - Grace Carnell
192, Schenectady - Esther Carnell
454, The Better Land - Heather Crosby.

Following announcements, Frances Carnell led 267, Parting Friends (First) - Frances Carnell, as the closing song, and Jonathan Carnell offered the closing prayer.

Chairman pro tem—Frances Carnell; Secretary pro tem—Leon Carnell.