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Song Leader FAQ page

Hello, Song Leaders! Here are some answers to some of your most frequently-asked questions.   Q.  What if I’m scheduled as a trainee but I really don’t feel ready to sing? A.  No problem at all.  We will have you paired with a veteran Song Leader (and we have many veterans on standby).  As a […]

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Songs For Summer at St. Lydia’s

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Hello Song Leaders! Below you will find all the songs we’ll be singing this summer at St. Lydia’s.  Since the Summer takes us through three whole months, there are a selection of songs […]

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Songs We Sing: Sing God’s Praises Glory Hallelu

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   This song, written by Cristi Cary Miller and Kathlyn Reynolds, and originally titled “Antiphonal Glory Hallelu,” creates an warm invitation into worship as a Gathering Song in the summer months.  It begins as a […]

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Songs We Sing — Prayer Songs

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   At Saint Lydia’s our prayers begin and end with a song that the song-leader chooses from a list of options.  Below, you’ll find links to recordings of those songs made by our own […]

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Songs We Sing: The Lord is My Light and My Salvation

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.    During Easter, we’ll sing this piece by Lillian Bouknight, “The Lord is My Light” as our candle lighting song.  The text is drawn from Psalm 27.

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Songs for Epiphany, Lent, and Easter, 2013

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 fist few months of 2013!  Bookmark this page so that you can check in […]

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Songs We Sing: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.   Here is “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise,” which will be our final hymn during Epiphany.   We’ll sing the first verse in unison and then break out into harmonies on the second verse. […]

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Songs We Sing: Lent Table Acclamation

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.    We’ll use this simple setting for our Eucharistic Prayer during the season of Lent.  Click here to learn the Lent Table Acclamation.

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Songs We Sing: Arise, Shine

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.    We’ll sing this two part piece, “Arise, Shine” as a gathering song during the season of Epiphany.  With many thanks to the composer, Ruth Cunningham, for allowing us to post this recording of […]

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Songs We Sing: The Light of Christ Has Come Into the World

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.    We’ll sing this simple chant with a lovely little echo during the season of Christmas, and into Epiphany.  Click here to learn to lead “The Light of Christ” by Donald Fishel.

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