John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing

Old Courthouse Museum
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
Saturday, May 26, 2018 and Sunday, May 27, 2018

The following books were used:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition,
The Sacred Harp, J. L. White 4th Edition with Supplement, 1911, republished 2007,
The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition, and
The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision.

Saturday, May 26

The 7th annual John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing was called to order by Henry McGuire leading 47t (SH), Primrose.
Elder Robert Vaughn offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Henry McGuire
31b (SH), Webster - Mark Davis
76b (SH), Desire for Piety
484 (CB), My Country 'Tis of Thee (America) - Darlene Reynolds
411 (CB), The Finest Flower
31t (SH), Ninety-Third Psalm - Robert Vaughn
339 (SH), When I Am Gone
546 (SH), My Brightest Days - Lisa Geist
228 (SH), Marlborough
181 (SH), Exit - Will McGuire
180 (SH), Vermont
268t (CB), Restoration - Sonja Kirkham
330t (CB), Love Divine.

RECESS

Leaders:
487t (WB), Manoah - Hugh McGuire
196 (WB), Alabama
455 (SH), Soar Away - Jamira Jackson
57 (SH), Christian Soldier
198 (SH), Green Street - Andy Davis
436 (SH), Morning Sun - Amber Davis
500 (SH), Living Hope
36t (SH), America - Regina Derstine
390 (SH), New Prospect
39t (SH), Detroit - Wilma Mitchell
204t (CH10), What a Day
392 (SH), Manchester - Susan Dickey
159 (SH), Wondrous Love
298 (CH10), My Shepherd Guides - Carole Watts
189 (CH10), One by One
128 (SH), The Promised Land - Todd Derstine
84 (SH), Amsterdam
86 (SH), Poland - Carol Selman.
Chris Nicholson offered prayer before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Leaders:
140 (CB), Chicago - Henry McGuire
155 (SH), Northfield - Natalie Davis
273 (SH), Milford
32t (SH), Corinth - Chris Nicholson
34b (SH), St. Thomas
210 (CB), Minnesota - Robert Vaughn
211 (CB), Whitestown
182 (SH), Newburgh - Lisa Geist
472 (SH), Akin
450 (SH), Elder - Mark Davis
316 (SH), New Hope
214 (CH10), Hosanna - Will McGuire
314 (CH10), The Christian
480 (SH), Redemption - Sonja Kirkham
63 (SH), Coronation
163t (CH10), Hollis - Hugh McGuire
354 (CH10), Summer
109 (CH10), Not Made with Hands - Jamira Jackson
369 (CH10), Easter Anthem
208 (SH), Traveling On - Andy Davis
212 (SH), Sharon
327 (SH), Invitation - Regina Derstine and Todd Derstine
410t (SH), The Dying Californian
507t (CH10), Union - Susan Dickey
470 (CH10), Duke Street
572 (CB), We Will Sing with Angels There - Carole Watts
573 (CB), Trusting Jesus
490 (CH10), Creation (Second) - Chris Nicholson
76b (CH10), Night - Henry McGuire
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain.

Mark Davis, Hugh McGuire, and Henry McGuire led 549b (CH10), The Drone, as the closing song.
Elder Robert Vaughn dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, May 27

The class was brought to order by Henry McGuire leading 33b (SH), Abbeville.
91 (SH), Assurance.
Mark Davis offered the opening prayer.
Leaders:
179 (SH), The Christian Warfare - Mark Davis
416 (SH), The Christian's Nightly Song
137 (SH), Liberty
200 (SH), Edom - Nicholas Thompson
318 (SH), Present Joys
93 (CH10), Something New
507 (SH), Sermon on the Mount - Amber Davis
306 (SH), Oxford
381 (SH), Sing On
129 (SH), Heavenly Armor - Will McGuire
483 (SH), Eternal Light
142 (CH10), The Solid Rock
128t (CH10), Hester - Sonja Kirkham
255 (CH10), Watchman (Second)
355 (CH10), Homeward Bound
527 (SH), My Life and Breath - Lisa Geist
528 (SH), Showers of Blessings
215 (SH), New Topia.

RECESS

Leaders:
256t (CH10), Pleading Savior - Hugh McGuire
82t (CH10), Lady, Touch Thy Harp Again
145t (SH), Warrenton
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands - Jamira Jackson
383 (CB), Eternal Day
282 (CB), I'm Going Home
192 (SH), Schenectady - Natalie Davis
340 (SH), Odem (Second)
460 (SH), Sardis
86 (CB), Guiding Spirit - Regina Derstine
264 (CH10), Harwell
64 (CH10), Youthful Blessings
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet - Lisa Davis
276 (SH), Bridgewater
434 (SH), Fillmore.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Lisa Geist and Amber Davis.
Amber and Lisa led 199 (CB), City of Light, in honor of the following sick and shut-ins:
Ron Davis, Curtis Owen, Alice McGuire, Charlene Wallace, Roni Robbins, Esther Mann, Nancy Van Den Akker, and Ozella Blackmon.

Lisa and Amber led 559 (CB), Will You Meet Me?, in memory of the following deceased:
Daphne Causey, Glenda Hopper, Marion Grant, Elder Lowell McLain, Eloise Wootten, Floy Wilder, Darrell Swarens, Steve Helwig, Lily Hopper, Edith Owen, and Caleb Allred.
Mark Davis closed the memorial lesson with prayer.
Nicholas Thompson offered the prayer to bless the food.

LUNCH

Leaders:
492 (WB), Love at Home - Henry McGuire
30b (CB), Prospect - Chris Nicholson
264t (CB), Great God, Attend (Duke Street)
264b (CB), Hebron
277 (SH), Antioch - Carol Selman
46 (SH), Let Us Sing
569b (SH), Sacred Throne - Bentley Rose and Nicholas Thompson
486t (WB), Trusting - Darlene Reynolds
145t (SH), Warrenton
454 (SH), The Better Land
328 (SH), Praise God - Nicholas Thompson
216 (SH), Delight
234 (SH), Reverential Anthem - Amber Davis
542 (SH), I'll Seek His Blessings - Lisa Geist
236 (SH), Easter Anthem - Will McGuire and Henry McGuire and Charlie McGuire
499t (WB), My Jesus, I Love Thee - Hugh McGuire
546t (WB), Abide with Me - Chris Nicholson
85 (SH), The Morning Trumpet - Jamira Jackson
189 (SH), Montgomery - Lisa Davis.

Mark Davis, Henry McGuire, and Hugh McGuire led 549b (CH10), The Drone, as the closing song.
The closing prayer was offered by Nicholas Thompson.

Chairman—Henry McGuire; Vice Chairman—Mark Davis; Secretary—Darlene Reynolds.