I'll Fly Away--Words & Music by Albert E. Brumley

Normally, I pray about which songs God thinks are right for that service and at some point I get the feeling that it is time to get my hymnal out and pick the songs.  This week, I never got the feeling.  Last night I figure it has to be done, so I got my book out and start looking.  Several songs stood out, but the ones I went with were "I'll Fly Away" and "What a Day That Will Be" with words and music by Jim Hill.  As I picked these songs it was like I had church in my room.  I got a real blessing.

When the choir went to go into the choir loft I found out that Rick, the guy who normally leads the congregational songs, was out of town.  This means I had to lead those as well, something I had never done before.  I can't remember what my first congregational song was (I was that nervous), but the second was "To God Be the Glory".  Halfway through the third verse I realize I have to tell everyone to shake hands.  All I know is that it ended with "Uh, yeah."  That was the low point of my first time doing music for the whole service.

For the special music, Karen Spurlock led the Youth and members of the praise team in singing "Holy is the Lord" and "Mighty to Save".  Karen led the music at Labor Day Camp.  Singing with the Youth was such a blessing.

Karen sang "How Great is Our God" for the invitational.  Another blessing.