John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing

Old Courthouse Museum
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
Saturday, May 25, 2019 and Sunday, May 26, 2019

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 25

The 8th annual John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing was called to order by Henry McGuire leading 32t (SH), Corinth.
Elder Robert Vaughn offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
131 (CH10), Will You Meet Me? - Henry McGuire
36t (SH), America - Mark Davis
281b (CH10), Palmetto
484 (CB), My Country 'Tis of Thee (America) - Darlene Reynolds
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Bentley Rose
155 (SH), Northfield - Amber Davis
157 (SH), Essay
153 (SH), Resurrected - Robert Vaughn and Gabe Monroe
72b (SH), Bellevue
178 (SH), Africa - Sister Susan Dickey
274t (SH), The Golden Harp
480 (SH), Redemption - Wilma Mitchell
460 (SH), Sardis - Will Gatewood and Henry McGuire
45t (SH), New Britain
99 (CB), Gospel Trumpet - Sonya Kirkham
269 (CB), Nightfall.

RECESS

Leaders:
196 (WB), Alabama - Henry McGuire
392 (CB), Little Pilgrim - Carole Watts
361 (CB), Loving Jesus
486t (WB), Trusting - Charlie McGuire
480 (WB), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?)
42 (SH), Clamanda - Jamira Jackson
455 (SH), Soar Away
360 (SH), The Royal Band - Will McGuire
142 (CH10), The Solid Rock
569b (SH), Sacred Throne - Gwen Reiner
47t (SH), Primrose
315 (SH), Immensity - Ben Fink
520 (CB), Rest for the Soul.
Chris Nicholson offered prayer before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Leaders:
67 (SH), Columbus - Ben Fink
49t (SH), Old Hundred - Scott Reiner
548 (WB), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?)
45b (CB), Supplication - Regina Derstine
98 (CB), Glory Shone Around
212 (CB), Sharon - Chris Nicholson
95b (CB), The Christian's Love
273 (SH), Milford - Lisa Geist
528 (SH), Showers of Blessings
486 (CB), No Night on That Golden Shore - Robert Vaughn
514 (CB), Wiley
546 (WB), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?) - Charlie McGuire
476 (WB), The Christian's Flight
270 (SH), Confidence - Sonya Kirkham
385t (CB), Fight On - Will McGuire
582 (CB), Long Ago, Comrades - Ben Fink and Henry McGuire
38t (CB), Sessions - Chris Nicholson
36b (CB), Ninety-Fifth Psalm - Carole Watts
546 (SH), My Brightest Days - Lisa Geist
192 (SH), Schenectady - Amber Davis
65 (WB), Sweet Prospect - Will Gatewood
39t (SH), Detroit - Wilma Mitchell
198 (SH), Green Street - Jamira Jackson
47b (SH), Idumea - Gwen Reiner and Chris Nicholson
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Darlene Reynolds and Henry McGuire and Ben Fink
117 (CH10), Angel Band - Sister Susan Dickey
81t (SH), Beach Spring - Scott Reiner
393 (CB), I'm Wandering To and Fro - Regina Derstine
492 (SH), Invocation (Second) - Henry McGuire.

Mark Davis and Henry McGuire led 62 (SH), Parting Hand, as the closing song.
Elder Robert Vaughn dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, May 26

The class was brought to order by Henry McGuire leading 138t (CB), Song to the Lamb.
140 (CB), Chicago.
Leaders:
100 (SH), The Bower of Prayer - Mark Davis
220 (SH), Mount Zion
80 (CH10), The Blind Girl - Nicholas Thompson
93 (CH10), Something New
472 (SH), Akin - Anne Steel
65 (SH), Sweet Prospect
572 (CB), We Will Sing with Angels There - Carole Watts
573 (CB), Trusting Jesus
196 (SH), Alabama - Andy Davis
434 (SH), Fillmore
226t (CH10), Rock of Ages - Charlie McGuire
162 (CH10), Redeemed Singers
454 (SH), The Better Land - Bentley Rose and Mark Davis
282 (SH), I'm Going Home
411 (SH), Morning Prayer - Warren Steel
102 (SH), Fulfillment.

RECESS

Leaders:
264t (CB), Great God, Attend (Duke Street) - Chris Nicholson
255 (CH10), Watchman (Second) - Sonya Kirkham
450 (CH10), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?)
274t (WB), The Golden Harp - Will McGuire
243 (CB), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?)
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet - Lisa Davis
200 (SH), Edom
489t (WB), All Hail the Power (Miles Lane) - Will Gatewood
163t (SH), Morning
515 (CB), When the Lord Shall Come for Me - Darlene Reynolds
145t (SH), Warrenton
89 (CB), The Church's Desolation - Ben Fink
486 (CB), No Night on That Golden Shore
559 (CB), Will You Meet Me? - Lisa Geist
269 (SH), Bear Creek
477 (SH), Lord, We Adore Thee - Chris Nicholson
216 (SH), Delight
300 (SH), Calvary - Amber Davis
224 (SH), Save, Lord, or We Perish.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Ben Fink and Nicholas Thompson.
Ben and Nicholas led 448b (SH), The Grieved Soul, for the following sick and shut-ins:
Roy Davis, Alice McGuire, Elizabeth Van Horn, Judy Mincey, Velton Chafin, Ottis Sides, Nate Green, Norma Green, Charlene Wallace, Jan Murray, Curtis Owen, and Hugh Bill McGuire, Jr.

They led 544 (SH), Praise Him, in memory of the following deceased:
Eugene Forbes, Willodean Barton, Ronald Gilmore, and Hazel Gilmore—Alabama;
Adelaide Vaughn—Texas;
Concetta Branson—Oregon;
Paul Wilson—Minnesota.
Mark Davis closed the memorial service with prayer.
Chris Nicholson offered the prayer to bless the food.

LUNCH

Leaders:
495 (WB), Mother Tell Me of the Angels - Henry McGuire
578 (CB), God's Wondrous Love - Carole Watts
275t (WB), Loving-Kindness - Will McGuire
481 (SH), Novakoski - Ben Fink
573 (SH), Harpeth Valley - Charlie McGuire
129 (SH), Heavenly Armor - Anne Steel
39 (CB), Eden of Love - Sonya Kirkham
297 (SH), Conversion - Andy Davis
478t (WB), Brown - Will Gatewood
304 (SH), Morgan - Lisa Geist
76b (CH10), Night - Chris Nicholson
208 (CH10), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?) - Mark Davis
392 (SH), Manchester - Nicholas Thompson
203 (CH10), Cumberland - Warren Steel
391 (SH), Sounding Joy - Amber Davis
511 (WB), Willie - Henry McGuire
85 (CH10), Mercy Seat (for Sandra Melsheimer).

Ben Fink, Mark Davis, and Henry McGuire led 549b (CH10), The Drone, as the closing song.
The closing prayer was offered by Chris Nicholson.

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