Here's another resource to help you add creativity to your services and church meetings:
This is a setting of the blessing given by God to Aaron through Moses in Numbers 6. It was written to be used at the end of a service, for the congregation to sing to one another. The repeated lines at the end are optional, and give space for lyrical and musical improvisation should the mood take you. It could also be used at times of prayer ministry, to help people recieve God's grace and peace.
Sara uses a Swedish version of this blessing to sing to our daughter every bedtime; the ways and places where this song can be used are endless. Download the chord charts and sheet music from www.resoundworship.org.
May the Lord bless you, May the Lord bless you, Optional tag: © Sam Hargreaves / RESOUNDworship.org, Administered by The Jubilate Group 4 Thorne Park Road, Torquay TQ2 6RX, UK copyrightmanager@jubilate.co.u
may the Lord keep you,
may the Lord's face shine down on you
and show you grace.
may the Lord keep you,
may the Lord turn his face to you
and give you peace.
And give you peace,
and show your grace,
and give you hope,
and show you love,
and give you peace.
Sam co-leads engageworship.org with his wife Sara. He completed the LST degree in Theology, Music and Worship, and now teaches in the department two days per week. He also co-leads RESOUNDworship.org, the free worship song website, and has led musical and creative worship at events like Spring Harvest, New Wine North and the Baptist Assembly alternative stream. Their book 'How would Jesus lead worship' was published by BRF in 2009.
