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It's for a CU at my secondary school, with an average of maybe 20 people.
At the moment we seem to use 'Strength will rise' and 'Blessed be your name' every other week, and not a lot else.
Looking essentially for songs that are easy to sing, with a small range, that can be led with one guitar
That's good if you miss out the octave jump for 'Name above all names', will try
Here you go, here's my regular song bank. I've been through and fished out those that I don't think can be done easily with a solo worship leader, but everything else is do-able... and people can always sing more than they think! If it's too high, drop it down a tone or so, and that should work.
Have fun!
Adoration - Brenton Brown
Agnus dei (Holy) - Michael Smith
All of me - Tre Sheppard
Amazing grace - trad
As I bow down - Nige Briggs
Awesome God - Vicky Beeching
Beautiful One - Tim Hughes
Before the throne of God above - Charitie Lees Bancroft
Breathe - Marrie Barnett
Can a nation be changed - Matt Redman
Can I ascend - Matt Redman
Come now is the time to worship - Brian Doerksen
Consuming Fire - Tim Hughes
Draw me close - Kelly Carpenter
Dwell - Casey Corum
Everyday - Joel Houston
Facedown - Matt Redman
Faithful one - Brian Doerksen
Fall on me - Lisa Wellbanks & Ron Wilding
Famous One - Chris Tomlin
From the Inside Out - Joel Houston
Furious - Jeremy Riddle
Give thanks to the Lord - Chris Tomlin
Glorious - Chris Tomlin
Hallelujah - Brenton Brown
He is the Lord and he reigns on high - Kevin Prosch
Here I am once again - Craig Musseau
Holy holy, God almighty - Brenton Brown
Hosanna - Brooke Fraser
How deep the Father's love for us - Stuart Townend
How great is our God - Chris Tomlin
How great thou art - Stuart Hine (trans)
How lovely is your dwelling place - Matt Redman
Hungry - Kathryn Scott
I can only imagine - Bart Millard
I could sing of your love forever - Martin Smith
I know you love an offering - David Gate
I sing a simple song of love - Craig Musseau
I will love you for the Cross - Matt Redman & Beth Redman
Isn't this the way you are - Billy Somerville
I will offer up my life - Matt Redman
I will worship - David Ruis
In Christ Alone - Stuart Townend
In the glory of your presence - Darren Clarke & Jesse Lane
Isn't He? - John Wimber
It's rising up - Martin Smith
Jesus Christ I think upon your sacrifice - Matt Redman
Jesus you alone - Tim Hughes
Jesus, be the centre - Michael Frye
Jesus, Jesus, holy and anointed one - John Barnett
Jesus, lover of my soul - Paul Oakley
Jesus' name - Ryan Delmore
Let everything that has breath - Matt Redman
Let my words be few - Matt Redman
Let the sea resound - Kat Regester
Light of the world - Tim Hughes
Lord let your glory fall - Matt Redman
Lord of all creation - Chris Tomlin
Mighty to Save - Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding
More than a Friend - Jeremy Riddle
My Jesus, My saviour - Darlene Zschech
My times are in your hands - Nigel Briggs
Nothing but the blood - Matt Redman
Nothing is as lovely - Scott Underwood
Now and Ever - Nigel Briggs
O Happy Day - Tim Hughes
One day every knee will bow - Martin Reardon
Open my eyes - Nigel Briggs
Our God Saves - Paul Baloche
Over all the earth - Brenton Brown
Perfect Sacrifice - Nigel Briggs
Praise awaits you - Matt Redman
Hosanna - Brenton Brown
Rain down - Martin Smith
Refiner's fire - Brian Doerksen
Revelation Song - Jennie Lee Riddle
Send revival - Matt Redman
Skin & Bones - Nigel Briggs
Surrender - Marc James
Thank you for saving me - Martin Smith
The father's song - Matt Redman
The Lord is gracious and compassionate - Graham Ord
The Stand - Hillsong
There is a day - Phatfish
They that wait on the Lord - Kevin Prosch
This is my desire - Darlene Zschech
Til I See You - Joel Houston & Jad Gillies
To Him Who Sits On The Throne - Debbye Graafsma
Turn it all down - Nigel Briggs
Unfailing love - Nigel Briggs
What a friend I've found - Martin Smith
When I survey - Isaac Watts
When the music fades - Matt Redman
When the tears fall - Tim Hughes
Whole World in his hands - Tim Hughes
Yesterday, today and forever - Vicky Beeching
You are God of the heavens - Scott Underwood
You Never Let Go - Matt Redman
Your love never fails - Chris McClarney & Anthony Skinner
Your love reaches me - Darren Clarke
Your name is holy - Brian Doerksen
Yours Forever - Nigel Briggs
Hey thanks! That's a great list
The problems are there isn't a massive group, so people feel self concious singing high as they can hear themselves and everyone else can.
Also, people walk past the room all the time which makes people self concious too, not necessarily feeling able to worship freely in front of non Christian strangers, or just too embarrassed to sing.
But that list is excellent Joe, cheers!
I do see how they could be self-conscious. That is an extensive and impressive list though!
If you want to avoid songs that may be too high then I would be go easy on Hillsong's and also Chris Tomlin's stuff can be quite high. Tim Hughes, Matt Redman and Ben Cantelon are just a few I would recommend for good, easy to sing songs.
I would suggest the song that was used at Soul Survivor this summer. You Never Give Up.
Also a good one in our small group, Beautiful One. And Hallelujah by Ben Centelon.
Hi there,
I find it depends a lot on whether you give out words to the people in the group, have words on a screen or just hope they know words. If you have access to and have the words on a screen, you're pretty much sorted (as long as you have someone who knows how to use the software!).
If you give out words, sometimes that can lead to people hiding behind them and lots of shuffling of sheets but it's still generally ok. If you don't have either (which is usually the case in small settings as you don't have access to a screen and don't want to print out at least 15 copies of every song), you have to make sure people know the songs or you can say the start of the next line before it comes in.
Even well known songs like 'Mighty to Save' or 'Salvation Belongs to Our God' can easily get mixed up if those singing don't know what the next line is. This can throw people out of worship when they're not confident about what's coming next. Lots of the songs mentioned above by Joe leave enough space to say or sing out a line before you come in. That way, people have confidence in what you're singing next. It's also helpful to those who are newer in the group who know or can guess the tune, but haven't had years of memorising the words! There are also the classics like Ben Cantelon's Hallelujah which are simple enough not to get too mixed up. As you rightly say, you just have to make sure you choose the right key or don't attempt an octave jump as the group will likely try and follow you in a smaller setting!
Ones that I've found work in this context:
Mighty to Save - Hillsong
How Great is Our God - Chris Tomlin
Hallelujah - Ben Cantelon
Gracious and Astounding (Stand in Awe) - Jeremy Riddle
Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin
Open the Eyes of My Heart - Michael W Smith
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord - Dave Fellingham
Furious - Jeremy Riddle
Jesus, Be the Centre - Michael Frye
Our God - Matt Redman/Chris Tomlin
Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Paul Oakley
One Thing Remains (in E or lower!) - Brian Johnson
Faithful One - Brian Doerksen
Your Love Never Fails (again, put it down several tones!) - Chris McClarney
Hope this helps.
If you're one of those trendy worship leaders with an apple and a fringe you could give this a look http://www.isingworship.com/isingworship/Home.html - does all the backing for you but still gives you the flexibility to lead a song. It even displays the words!
It would be interesting to see what would happen if you give it to someone in the CU to lead worship from. I think you can even have the track with and with the vox, do drum breakdowns etc. Have a vocal on the track might help with the self concious singing.
There is a limited but decent selection of songs on there
Hi, we do have access to a screen for words so we're alright there, Hallelujah seems to have been suggested a lot!
I had a look at that ising thing, problem is it's quite expensive seeming as you have to pay per song and we're pretty happy just leading from a guitar sometimes with a djembe
Hey Richie thanks for that iSing link. I just downloaded it on my ipad and it's going to be brilliant for a small group (7 to 10 people) I'm involved in. We've been using CDs and a laptop for words but this is light years better than doing that. The break downs are so useful, the songs on there are a good choice for small groups but i can't wait for more. Very nice.
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