This section of the website is primarily relevant to those leading services at St Johns, whether as part of the benefice clergy team, lay leaders or as visiting service leaders.
Contained on this web page:
- Notes for service leaders re inclusion of songs/sung liturgy
- Schedule for Glorias
- Children’s songs
- Song choices
- Blog of songs sung
- Musicians
- Song lists
- Newer songs known
- Song introduction schedule
- Mission Praise index of songs known [historical]
- Release
- Songs known
- Service colour and musicians rota
- Worship for All Guidance
Notes for service leaders re inclusion of songs/sung liturgy
Agreed guidance from the worship committee to service leaders is as follows:
Gloria
| Week 1 | Worship for All |
| Week 2 | Gloria with clapping |
| Week 3 | Appleford Gloria |
| Week 4 | Peruvian Gloria |
Children’s songs
To be sung in week 1 and week 3 and as otherwise felt appropriate by service leaders – see list below.
Song choices
Per service: At least 1x trad hymn; 2 x newer songs [see list below]; at least one other. Children’s songs as per above. Exception is Green Book services where there is flexibility to use more traditional songs. Please ensure though that there is a song from the song introduction list below.
Blog of Songs Sung
Week by week service leaders are requested to send their list of songs to a specific email address and a record will be kept at the following website:
https://stjohnssonglist.wordpress.com
The email address has been circulated and can be obtained from Ben Ling if needed.
Musicians
For details of service book colours and musicians see the bottom of this page after the song lists.
SONG LISTS
Morning Service Newer Songs Known – List up to date to Nov 2018
PLEASE NOTE THAT AFTER THIS LIST FOLLOWS A LIST OF SONGS BEING INTRODUCED IN 2019. PLEASE READ THE TWO LISTS TOGETHER WHEN MAKING NEWER SONG CHOICES
“VT” DENOTES THAT A VIDEOTRACK IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SONG
Not from Mission Praise
From Mission Praise
Children’s songs
| City on a Hill VT | Our God is a good God yes he is |
| Every move I make [Na na na na na na] VT | Our God is a Great big God VT |
| God loves me I want to shout it out | Shine VT |
| I give thanks to you my heavenly father [Slugs and snails] VT | Trust the Lord VT |
| Lubbly Jubbyl VT |
SONG INTRODUCTION SCHEDULE 2019
June
Other services: I’m giving you my heart / You chose the cross with every breath
July
WFA: Praise God from whom all blessings flow / City on a Hill
Other services: All my days / Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Mission Praise Index:
St John’s uses Mission Praise as its primary Hymn Book. The index provided below is sorted alphabetically. Next to the song title is an annotation 1, 2 or 3. Songs marked with a number are known to the St John’s congregation. 3 is a well known song. 1 is a lesser known song. The index is in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file. The list is updated only to 2014/2015. See lists above for newer songs known.
RELEASE
Newer Songs Known
| All my days (Beautiful Saviour) | Nothing can separate (Your love never fails) |
| All who are thirsty [Come Lord Jesus Come] | Oh kneel me down again (Humble King) |
| A thousand times I’ve failed [From the Inside Out] | Spirit Break out (Our father all of heaven roars your name) |
| Befriended | Strength will rise |
| Blessed be your name | The Lord’s my shepherd |
| Bless the Lord O my Soul (10,000 reasons) | There’s nothing worth more [Holy spirit you are welcome here] |
| Build my life (Worthy of every song) | Water you turned into wine |
| Come now is the time to worship | We bow down |
| Everyone needs compassion (Mighty to save) | When the music fades (The Heart of Worship) |
| From the highest of heights (Indescribable) | Who breaks the power [This is amazing grace] |
| God take me back (Simple Pursuit) | Worthy is the Lamb (Revelation Song) |
| Grace you’ve shown me grace (You have won me) | Yes and Amen (Faithful you are) |
| How deep the Father’s love for us | You breathe life (Spirit Fall) |
| How Great is our God (The Splendour of the King) | You give life (Great are you Lord) |
| If faith can move mountains (Waiting here for you) | You were the word at the beginning [What a beautiful name] |
| I have heard so many songs | |
| In Christ alone | |
| I see the King of glory (Hosanna) | |
| I see your face (Beautiful) | |
| I’ve heard a thousand stories (Good Good father) | |
| Let our praise be your welcome (Here for you) | |
| Light of the world (Here I am to worship | |
| Lord let your glory fall (You are good) | |
| May the words of my mouth | |
| More love, more power |
Service Colours and Musicians
2019
| Musician | Service Leader | |||
| June | 2nd | WFA | Sue / Band | Nicola/Iola |
| 9th | Blue | Ben | Student/Jordan | |
| 16th | Yellow | David | Nicola | |
| 23th | Purple | Ben/Clare | Jordan – Joint Benefice Service at St Johns | |
| 30th | Partnership | St Aidans | ||
| July | 7th | WFA | Ben /Band | Pauline/Jo |
| 14th | Green | David | Mary | |
| 21st | Blue | Clare | Mary | |
| 28th | Yellow | Sue | Trevor Denley | |
| Aug | 4th | WFA | Ben / Band | Dave |
| 11th | Purple | Ben | Jordan | |
| 18th | Green | David | Nicola | |
| 25th | Blue | Clare | Paul Denyer | |
| Sep | 1st | WFA | Sue / Band | WFA team |
| 8th | Yellow | Ben | Mary | |
| 15th | Joint | Joint Service at St Michaels | ||
| 22nd | Green | David | Nicola |
| Lead | Additional Musicians | |||
| Oct | 6th | WFA | Ben [Guitar] | Toby [Keys] / Martin [Bass] / Peter IA [Drums] |
| 13th | Blue | Paul [Guitar] | Ben [Keys] | |
| 20th | Yellow | Sue [Piano] | Paul [Guitar] / Ben [Bass] / Peter IA [Drums] | |
| 27th | Purple | David [Organ] | ** Organ only ** | |
| Nov | 3rd | Green swapped | Clare [Piano] | ** Green Book ** |
| 10th | WFA remembrance | Ben [Piano] | ** Remembrance ** | |
| 17th | Blue | Sue [Piano] | Paul [Guitar] / Martin IA or Ben [Bass] / Peter IA or Ben [Drums] | |
| 24th | Yellow | Paul [Guitar] | Toby [Keys] | |
| Dec | 1st | WFA | Ben [Guitar] | Toby [Keys] / Martin [Bass] / Peter IA [Drums] |
| 8th | Purple | Ben [Piano] | Paul [Guitar] | |
| 15th | Green | David [Organ] | ** Organ only ** | |
| 22nd | Blue | Clare [Piano] | Ben & Paul as fits/needed [on Organ, Guitar, Bass] | |
| 29th | Partnership | ALL SAINTS | ||
| Jan | 5th | WFA | Sue [Piano] | |
| 12th | Clare [Piano] | Paul [Guitar] / Peter IA [Drums] | ||
| 19th | David [Organ] | ** Organ only ** | ||
| 26th | Paul [Guitar] | Toby [Keys] / Ben [Bass or Drums] |
Worship for All
Below is a file containing the current worship for all guidelines: [updated October 2018]
