Hi Song Leaders! Here is a beautiful prayer song by Debbie Holloway. (Some of you have heard it.) It can be accompanied by the shruti box on the blue setting, and as you can hear on the recording, this lovely melody provides abundant opportunity for harmonies. You can hear a recording of it here: My-Soul-Waits Sheet […]
Hello Song Leaders! Below you will find all the songs we’ll be singing from July 17-September 5, as we explore the foundations of St. Lydia’s theological identity throughout the summer! Gathering Song “Sing God’s Praises Glory Hallelu” or “Jesus We Are Gathered” or “Come, All You People” Candle Lighting Song “Come Light […]
Hello Song Leaders! Below you will find all the songs we’ll be singing for our celebration of Pentecost (May 15 and 16) and several weeks following! Gathering Song “Come, Holy Spirit” Candle Lighting Song “Evening Lamps Are Lit” Table Acclamation “Summer Table Acclamation” Prayer Song Click here to choose a Prayer […]
Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s. Song Leaders and singers, here’s the place to find and practice ALL the music we’ll be singing during the season of Easter in 2016! Bookmark this page so that you can check in […]
We’ll sing I Cry to You in Weakness, written by our own Jake Slichter, on Palm Sunday and Palm Monday at St. Lydia’s as a Psalm Refrain The words are drawn from Psalm 69: “I cry out in my weakness, My eyes are dim with waiting for my God.” Sheet music is here. The […]
Lent is here! We’ll be focusing on the theme of Confession during the season, and here are some songs to help us along! Gathering Song A Kyrie Eleison, which means, “Lord, Have Mercy.” You may choose either this one, written by our own Rebecca Stevens-Walter: Stevens-Walter Kyrie Or this one, from the […]
This is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s. Here’s all the music you’ll need for the Advent Season at St. Lydia’s this year. Advent is usually a four week season that leads into Christmas, but we’re reclaiming an earlier tradition […]
The marvelous Meave Shelton, congregant at St. Lydia’s, has written us a gorgeous, simple-yet-complex Table Acclamation for our use in the season of Advent. Click here to hear her teach it!
We sing this lovely hymn on All Saints Sunday. Here is the sheet music! And here is a sweet congregation singing the tune!
Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s. This Fall we’ll be talking about sexuality, gender, identity, and faith, and we’ll be singing songs to support and expand that conversation. More to come, but here’s enough to get you started! […]