{"id":1124,"date":"2012-07-18T20:32:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T20:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybirminghamgospel.com\/staging\/9111\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2012-07-18T23:03:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T23:03:16","slug":"commentary-top-10-must-know-songs-for-a-choir-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybirminghamgospel.com\/staging\/9111\/commentary-top-10-must-know-songs-for-a-choir-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentary | Top 10 Must-Know Songs for a Choir Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds0--><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"choir\" src=\"http:\/\/media-2.web.britannica.com\/eb-media\/20\/91620-004-54878B23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"270\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since turning 21 <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">6 years ago<\/span> last year, I have been a part of 10 groups\/choirs. Yes, I have been in 10 groups or choirs. In every choir or group I was a part of, I was caught off guard by random songs that would\u2019ve had me looking like<em> scoop ball the fool<\/em> had I not listened to gospel music during my personal time. I have compiled this list of <em>must-know<\/em> choir songs to prepare the novice choir member for their years of service. I tried to make this a top ten, but they aren\u2019t necessarily ranked after #5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Well, here are the top 10 songs a choir member <em>should<\/em> know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. <strong>Total Praise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This song, penned by <strong>Richard Smallwood<\/strong>, is the top choir song to know. It may be pulled out during any service, at any church, on any given Sunday; so be prepared. It seems as if everyone is taught the parts of the verse differently, but that \u201cYou are the source of my strength\u201d may land in any medley of songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object style=\"width: 250px; height: 150px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Vv9-WlymKg0\" \/><embed style=\"width: 250px; height: 150px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Vv9-WlymKg0\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. <strong>How Excellent (Perfect Praise)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This song, made popular by the <strong>Walt Whitman &amp; Soul Children of Chicago<\/strong> and <strong>Lecresia Campbell<\/strong>, may have been one of the first songs you were taught in the youth choir. It will carry you all the way into adulthood. The \u201cIn all the earth\u201d line may be a part of a random medley also. The \u201cIn all the earth\u201d line is also a test of how powerful your tenor section is. lol<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3w1S5xbeSO0\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3w1S5xbeSO0\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. <strong>We Offer Praise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This song, written by Ricky Minor and made popular by Rodney Bryant and the CCMC, is a \u201cchoir out\u201d song. &#8220;Choir out&#8221; means it is a song that can get a choir director <em>out <\/em>of a Sunday of bad music ministry. It works <em>almost<\/em> every time, usually because people think about what they did before coming to church. If you sing this song, the songs that were rehearsed may not be <em>working<\/em> during service. That last inversion may leave chairs scattered around the room and people screaming, so move out of the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/j7inK8OmS64\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/j7inK8OmS64\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. <strong>Amazing Grace<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is an old standard that transcends denominational and generational lines. This can be sang as a preparation hymn or during devotion at church. When it gets to the 2nd and 3rd verses just<em> humm<\/em> along, no one will know you don\u2019t know the words, they don\u2019t either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9nayjJbG--s\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9nayjJbG--s\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. <strong>Order My Steps<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is a song that is mainly carried by the lead singer, but the choir also plays an important role. We all wait in anticipation for two points during this song, the first is \u201cBridle my tongue.\u201d When the lead sings this you want to stand to your feet and say \u201cYaaaaaaaaas!\u201d The 2nd point is during the last part of the song when the note is held, \u201cIn yooooooooooooour.\u201d lol This song is usually led by the sister or brother that \u201cwent to school\u201d to sing or wanted to go to school to sing but got a job at the Post Office and dropped out. lol<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/GrQkWBXZvuQ\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/GrQkWBXZvuQ\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. <strong> Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross<\/strong><\/span><\/p><!--CusAds0-->\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This hymn was revamped by <strong>Mississippi Mass Choir<\/strong> and hasn&#8217;t been sang the same ever since. It can be a bore or high spirited during communion depending on the version sang. It is usually congregational, but you should still know it to keep the legacy of congregational music going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C6HbStyGqe0\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C6HbStyGqe0\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7. <strong>More Abundantly (The end of it)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A hyped choir director may pull the ending of this song out at any moment. Ricky Dillard set a standard in gospel music with this recording. Now choir directors will change the words to this portion of the song to fit whatever song you&#8217;re singing and bend all the way back to the ground, meanwhile you\u2019re off-beat trying to watch his\/her hands about to pass out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3dfeV0VXZqo\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3dfeV0VXZqo\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8. <strong>Available to You<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This song will be on another list of songs later on called \u201cSongs choirs are most likely to mess up.\u201d This is a <em>must-know<\/em> for a choir member. The verses are kind of confusing though. The \u201cAhh Ahhh Ahh\u201d part at the end usually sounds a mess if you don\u2019t rehearse. Lol It sounds easier than what it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/L-GZEruATaA\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/L-GZEruATaA\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9. <strong>All In His Hands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A song that will at least get half of the church to stand and praise is this one. Even the most anti-participating churchgoer will feel this <em>churchy<\/em> tune, but many musicians mess up the drive of the song. You have to push that thang and be in the pocket on that thang!! Lol One of the best versions of the song is by the <strong>Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FHa2apGEJIw\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FHa2apGEJIw\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10. <strong> Just Want to Praise You Forever<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is one of those songs you can begin almost any service with. It was made popular within the past 10 years. You can sing along and clap like you are at a non-denominational church with flags, video screens, smiling ushers, a step team and dancers, even if you are at Mt. NoNo where the pastor won&#8217;t let you cushion the pews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><object width=\"250\" height=\"150\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sizxR098JRQ\" \/><embed width=\"250\" height=\"150\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sizxR098JRQ\" \/><\/object><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Honorable mentions<\/strong>: (This is cheating, I know.):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pentecostal Medley<\/strong> (Bless that Wonderful Name of Jesus, I Love to Praise Him, Can\u2018t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus)-This is an old standard used for praise and worship at more traditional churches. You may get any random song during this medley, so be prepared for call &amp; response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>God Is<\/strong>-This James Cleveland classic is a <em>must-know<\/em>. A heavy-set lady named <em>Gwen<\/em>, <em>Pam or Val<\/em> usually leads this song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Let Everything that have Breath (Psalm 150)<\/strong>-I believe it&#8217;s an unwritten <strong>COGIC<\/strong> rule that you must sing this once in a mass choir that consists of 8 year olds to 79 year olds. You know, the classic COGIC Mass Choir; little kids on the front row, elder members on the middle row, tall teenagers on the back row, no matter what part you sing. lol<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let us know your top 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 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