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- Our suggestions of hymns to accompany the Church Lectionary offer a starting point for planning worship. Select the day you need on the calendar (active days marked in yellow). Here you can see the readings for the day and choose from a wide range of hymns from the printed hymn book and from those published specially on this website.
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Acts 2:38 ESV - And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 3:21 ESV - Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Romans 6:4 ESV - We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Baptism Songs and Hymns
Here are seven great hymns for a baptism service.
Blessed Redeemer
Blessed Redeemer by Casting Crowns showcases the walk to Calvary or the so-called 'Via de la Rosa' or 'the way of misery.' Just hearing the lyrics takes you to the cross as it 'Seems now I see Him on Calvary's tree. Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading. Blind and unheeding, dying for me.' That is what made them run to the cross; for mercy and forgiveness and then, not long after that, it is followed up with a believer's baptism. The blessings of being redeemed are incalculable.
There is a Fountain Filled with Blood
This is a very old Christian hymn written by William Cowper in 1772, this majestic work of poetry and song has moved many to faith in Christ. The words are relevant for any time we worship but even more so for the newly converted saint who was just 'plunged beneath the flood,' 'filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel's veins' at the cross. This is how they can sing, 'lose all their guilty stains,' and have 'Washed all my sins away' for this overwhelming flood 'ransomed the church of God.'
Grace Like Rain
The worship song, 'Grace Like Rain' by Todd Agnew is so optimistic and joyful for the person who's had their sins washed away and been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb. It's grace, like rain, that washes us clean and to be seen as having Jesus' righteousness is grace to the greatest (2nd Cor 5:21). All our sins are washed away,' he sings, 'washed away, washed away' so 'Hallelujah.' It's like Todd Agnew took John Newton's 'Amazing Grace' and compared it to an overwhelming flood that washes all our sins and stains away…forever!
Nothing but the Blood
This classic has been redone by dozens of bands, from local church musicians to contemporary Christian rock bands and this song, 'Nothing but the Blood.' written by Robert Lowry in 1876, refers to the blood of Jesus Christ washing away our sins and this 'Oh! Precious is the flow. That makes me white as snow. No other fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.' Jesus is the only way to have our sins washed away (Acts 4:12) and receive eternal life (John 3:16). It is nothing but the blood and nothing plus the blood, but 'nothing but the blood of Jesus.'
Who am I
'Who Am I' was a Christian rock song recorded by Casting Crowns, written by Mark Hall and released in 2004, this song focuses on the humility and unworthiness of the sinner about to be plunged beneath the water and truly I can say, it was 'Not because of who I am. But because of what You've done. Not because of what I've done. But because of who You are.' The Apostle Paul's words to the Romans that 'We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life' (Rom 6:4) as coming up out of the water is symbolic of the death of the old man and the new creation in Christ coming up (2nd Cor 5:17).
Come to the Water
Matt Maher‘s 'Come to the Water,' released in 2006, is a splendid song for baptism because it signals to everyone who's not yet 'come to the water' needs to come today! We can all come, without money and without a price for it's free to all who believe as he sings, 'O let all who thirst. Let them come to the water. And let all who have nothing. Let them come to the Lord' and 'let all the poor. Let them come to the water. And let the ones who are laden. Let them come to the Lord.'
Something in the Water
Carrie Underwood's song, 'Something in the Water,' included vivid images of water baptism as she sings, 'I followed that preacher man down to the river. And now I'm changed. And I'm stronger. There must've been something in the water.' This is just what baptism symbolizes; a new creation because the person being baptized, like all of us, is commanded to repent and be baptized after having placed our trust in Christ. Chris Destefano and Brett James combined to write a moving, passionate song that seems well suited for baptism, either before or after.
Baptism Songs: Conclusion
I am sorry if I left one out that you believe should be included. If so, please comment and let us know what it is. I know that each person may have a special song that they love which for them is perfectly suited for their own baptism. What matters is that they have repented and trusted in Christ and that's what saves them (Acts 4:16:30-31). No one can be saved any other way (Acts 4:12). Have you been saved but never been baptized? Why not? It's an outward, public sign of an inward conversion but it takes humility. By being baptized, you are making a public profession of faith and obeying the command to be baptized, and now it's your turn to go and make disciples of all nations so that they can also be baptized into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19-20).
Article by Pastor Jack Wellman
- Chris BolingerCrosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 202011 Jun
For most Christians, communal singing—or singing with others in the congregation—is an important part of a worship service.
Recognizing this, many churches have tried to include hymns or worship songs in their online services. As these churches transition back to in-person services, however, they are reluctant to include congregational singing in those services.
Singing The Faith (uk 2011)music For Your Church Services Inc
The reason is simple: congregational singing spreads coronavirus.
Or does it? And, if so, how much?
March: Outbreaks in Choirs
Several high-profile coronavirus outbreaks occurred at choir practices and performances in March.
After a rehearsal on February 25, the 130-member Amsterdam Mixed Choir recorded the first official COVID-19 infection in The Netherlands. At the March 3 rehearsal, several sick members sat out. A March 7 dress rehearsal for a concert saw 15 singers sick, with many hoping to feel better in time for the concert. That concert, a performance of Bach's St. John's Passion for an audience of 1,000 in the Concertgebouw, went well, but 30 members sat out. In the ensuing month, 102 choir members contracted COVID-19. One died, as did three partners of choir members.
In Germany, five days after the March 9 rehearsal of the Berlin Cathedral Choir, one of the ensemble's 80 singers contacted the choir director to say that she had tested positive for COVID-19. Within two weeks, about 30 members had tested positive, and another 30, plus the director, were showing symptoms.
On March 10, half of the 122 members of the Skagit Valley Chorale attended a two-and-a-half hour choir practice at a Presbyterian church building in Mount Vernon, Washington. A greeter offered hand sanitizer at the door. Singers refrained from the usual hugs and handshakes, but according to a CDC report, they sat close to each other during the rehearsal, which was held in a room roughly the size of a volleyball court. Some shared snacks, such as mandarin oranges, and others stacked chairs at the end of practice. Unbeknownst to anyone, one person at the practice was infected and symptomatic. Of those who attended practice, 53 became infected (33 confirmed and 20 probable). Three were hospitalized, and two died.
No one is sure how much of the coronavirus spread at these choir practices was due to infected choir members singing. Would social distancing, or having the singers at least six feet apart, have helped slow or even stifle the spread? That depends on how the virus is spread.
How Coronavirus Spreads
Singing The Faith (uk 2011)music For Your Church Services Catholic
After several months of intensive research worldwide, scientists are beginning to understand how the so-called 'novel coronavirus' (2019-nCoV, or SARS-COV-2) and the disease that it causes (COVID-19) spread. That spread is greatest where there is close contact and crowding in closed spaces, says Muge Cevik, a virologist at the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom, who has been collecting and reviewing research papers, primarily from China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
The average infected individual transmits the virus to between two and three others. But that's an average. In the real world, most infected people transmit the disease to one or no others, while a minority infect many others in so-called super-spreading events. In fact, 9 percent of infected people are responsible for 80 percent of the transmissions.
According to Cevik, the disease apparently is very infectious only for a short window, and perhaps only in some cases. Infected people are most infectious right around the onset of symptoms, as well as a couple of days before and after. If someone in that stage spends concentrated time with others in a confined space, many of those people probably will get sick.
Length of exposure matters as much as distance from other people. People passing by you in a supermarket are unlikely to infect you. Outdoor environments appear much safer as well. In one study, which followed hundreds of cases, all but one transmission occurred indoors.
Guidance on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website reflects these research findings. 'COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person,' it says. Transmission is believed to be when 'respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks…land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly [are] inhaled into the lungs.'
The modifier 'possibly' reflects on ongoing debate about whether or not coronavirus is transmitted through the air and inhaled.
Photo Credit: ©GettyImages/Design Pics
The Potential Role of Aerosols
A person who is infected with a respiratory virus expels two types of droplets that may contain the virus. Larger droplets, called respiratory droplets, are greater than five micrometers (5 μm) in diameter and are not thought to be inhaled by others. Smaller droplets (less than 5 μm), called droplet nuclei or aerosols, travel further, stay airborne longer, and can be inhaled by others.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) website, coronavirus transmission through respiratory droplets occurs when:
- A healthy person is within a few feet of an infected person
- The infected person emits infective respiratory droplets
- Those droplets enter the mouth, nose, or eyes of the healthy person
Can someone get coronavirus via airborne transmission, or by inhaling aerosols from an infected person? The WHO maintains that, outside of a few hospital procedures (such as endotracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, and open suctioning), coronavirus is not transmitted through aerosols. In an analysis of 75,465 COVID-19 cases in China, no airborne transmission was reported.
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO technical lead of infection prevention and control, wrote in a May 31 email that, despite theories based on lab simulations, 'there is no evidence of transmission of the virus as an airborne pathogen.' A group of experts that reviews evidence with WHO weekly has 'not judged the existing evidence sufficiently convincing to consider airborne transmission as having an important role in COVID-19 spread.'
Lidia Morawska, an aerosol researcher in Australia, disagrees. She says that WHO's conclusions stem from a belief that aerosols travel only an arm's length in the air. The CDC report on the Skagit Valley Chorale states that the 'act of singing, itself, might have contributed to transmission through emission of aerosols, which is affected by loudness of vocalization.'
A Lack of Research on Singing
The CDC report refers to a 2019 scientific study that examined aerosol emissions not from singing but from talking. In addition to finding that the rate of aerosol emission is positively correlated with the loudness (amplitude) of vocalization, researchers found that a small fraction of individuals are 'speech superemitters,' consistently releasing an order of magnitude more particles than their peers and potentially acting as disease superspreaders.
Does singing act like speech? Few studies have been done. A commonly cited one investigated the potential role of singing in spreading tuberculosis. That study found that singing produced 39% as many droplets as talking and 10% as many droplets as coughing. After 30 minutes, more singing droplets than talking droplets were still airborne (in a confined space, a box).
That study was conducted in 1968. Fortunately, the current pandemic has spurred more studies into singing and its role in spreading viruses.
Carrie Underwood's song, 'Something in the Water,' included vivid images of water baptism as she sings, 'I followed that preacher man down to the river. And now I'm changed. And I'm stronger. There must've been something in the water.' This is just what baptism symbolizes; a new creation because the person being baptized, like all of us, is commanded to repent and be baptized after having placed our trust in Christ. Chris Destefano and Brett James combined to write a moving, passionate song that seems well suited for baptism, either before or after.
Baptism Songs: Conclusion
I am sorry if I left one out that you believe should be included. If so, please comment and let us know what it is. I know that each person may have a special song that they love which for them is perfectly suited for their own baptism. What matters is that they have repented and trusted in Christ and that's what saves them (Acts 4:16:30-31). No one can be saved any other way (Acts 4:12). Have you been saved but never been baptized? Why not? It's an outward, public sign of an inward conversion but it takes humility. By being baptized, you are making a public profession of faith and obeying the command to be baptized, and now it's your turn to go and make disciples of all nations so that they can also be baptized into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19-20).
Article by Pastor Jack Wellman
- Chris BolingerCrosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 202011 Jun
For most Christians, communal singing—or singing with others in the congregation—is an important part of a worship service.
Recognizing this, many churches have tried to include hymns or worship songs in their online services. As these churches transition back to in-person services, however, they are reluctant to include congregational singing in those services.
Singing The Faith (uk 2011)music For Your Church Services Inc
The reason is simple: congregational singing spreads coronavirus.
Or does it? And, if so, how much?
March: Outbreaks in Choirs
Several high-profile coronavirus outbreaks occurred at choir practices and performances in March.
After a rehearsal on February 25, the 130-member Amsterdam Mixed Choir recorded the first official COVID-19 infection in The Netherlands. At the March 3 rehearsal, several sick members sat out. A March 7 dress rehearsal for a concert saw 15 singers sick, with many hoping to feel better in time for the concert. That concert, a performance of Bach's St. John's Passion for an audience of 1,000 in the Concertgebouw, went well, but 30 members sat out. In the ensuing month, 102 choir members contracted COVID-19. One died, as did three partners of choir members.
In Germany, five days after the March 9 rehearsal of the Berlin Cathedral Choir, one of the ensemble's 80 singers contacted the choir director to say that she had tested positive for COVID-19. Within two weeks, about 30 members had tested positive, and another 30, plus the director, were showing symptoms.
On March 10, half of the 122 members of the Skagit Valley Chorale attended a two-and-a-half hour choir practice at a Presbyterian church building in Mount Vernon, Washington. A greeter offered hand sanitizer at the door. Singers refrained from the usual hugs and handshakes, but according to a CDC report, they sat close to each other during the rehearsal, which was held in a room roughly the size of a volleyball court. Some shared snacks, such as mandarin oranges, and others stacked chairs at the end of practice. Unbeknownst to anyone, one person at the practice was infected and symptomatic. Of those who attended practice, 53 became infected (33 confirmed and 20 probable). Three were hospitalized, and two died.
No one is sure how much of the coronavirus spread at these choir practices was due to infected choir members singing. Would social distancing, or having the singers at least six feet apart, have helped slow or even stifle the spread? That depends on how the virus is spread.
How Coronavirus Spreads
Singing The Faith (uk 2011)music For Your Church Services Catholic
After several months of intensive research worldwide, scientists are beginning to understand how the so-called 'novel coronavirus' (2019-nCoV, or SARS-COV-2) and the disease that it causes (COVID-19) spread. That spread is greatest where there is close contact and crowding in closed spaces, says Muge Cevik, a virologist at the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom, who has been collecting and reviewing research papers, primarily from China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
The average infected individual transmits the virus to between two and three others. But that's an average. In the real world, most infected people transmit the disease to one or no others, while a minority infect many others in so-called super-spreading events. In fact, 9 percent of infected people are responsible for 80 percent of the transmissions.
According to Cevik, the disease apparently is very infectious only for a short window, and perhaps only in some cases. Infected people are most infectious right around the onset of symptoms, as well as a couple of days before and after. If someone in that stage spends concentrated time with others in a confined space, many of those people probably will get sick.
Length of exposure matters as much as distance from other people. People passing by you in a supermarket are unlikely to infect you. Outdoor environments appear much safer as well. In one study, which followed hundreds of cases, all but one transmission occurred indoors.
Guidance on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website reflects these research findings. 'COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person,' it says. Transmission is believed to be when 'respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks…land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly [are] inhaled into the lungs.'
The modifier 'possibly' reflects on ongoing debate about whether or not coronavirus is transmitted through the air and inhaled.
Photo Credit: ©GettyImages/Design Pics
The Potential Role of Aerosols
A person who is infected with a respiratory virus expels two types of droplets that may contain the virus. Larger droplets, called respiratory droplets, are greater than five micrometers (5 μm) in diameter and are not thought to be inhaled by others. Smaller droplets (less than 5 μm), called droplet nuclei or aerosols, travel further, stay airborne longer, and can be inhaled by others.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) website, coronavirus transmission through respiratory droplets occurs when:
- A healthy person is within a few feet of an infected person
- The infected person emits infective respiratory droplets
- Those droplets enter the mouth, nose, or eyes of the healthy person
Can someone get coronavirus via airborne transmission, or by inhaling aerosols from an infected person? The WHO maintains that, outside of a few hospital procedures (such as endotracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, and open suctioning), coronavirus is not transmitted through aerosols. In an analysis of 75,465 COVID-19 cases in China, no airborne transmission was reported.
Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO technical lead of infection prevention and control, wrote in a May 31 email that, despite theories based on lab simulations, 'there is no evidence of transmission of the virus as an airborne pathogen.' A group of experts that reviews evidence with WHO weekly has 'not judged the existing evidence sufficiently convincing to consider airborne transmission as having an important role in COVID-19 spread.'
Lidia Morawska, an aerosol researcher in Australia, disagrees. She says that WHO's conclusions stem from a belief that aerosols travel only an arm's length in the air. The CDC report on the Skagit Valley Chorale states that the 'act of singing, itself, might have contributed to transmission through emission of aerosols, which is affected by loudness of vocalization.'
A Lack of Research on Singing
The CDC report refers to a 2019 scientific study that examined aerosol emissions not from singing but from talking. In addition to finding that the rate of aerosol emission is positively correlated with the loudness (amplitude) of vocalization, researchers found that a small fraction of individuals are 'speech superemitters,' consistently releasing an order of magnitude more particles than their peers and potentially acting as disease superspreaders.
Does singing act like speech? Few studies have been done. A commonly cited one investigated the potential role of singing in spreading tuberculosis. That study found that singing produced 39% as many droplets as talking and 10% as many droplets as coughing. After 30 minutes, more singing droplets than talking droplets were still airborne (in a confined space, a box).
That study was conducted in 1968. Fortunately, the current pandemic has spurred more studies into singing and its role in spreading viruses.
In early May, two researchers at the Bundeswehr University in Munich published a paper entitled 'Singing in choirs and making music with wind instruments ‒ Is that safe during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?' Their study showed that singing disturbs air flow only up to 1.6 feet in front of the person. The researchers even made a video to present their findings.
After conducting a similar study with similar results, Freiburg University's Institute for Performing Arts Medicine published guidelines for singing, including limiting the number of people in the room, limiting the length of rehearsals, staying two meters apart, keeping rooms ventilated, screening choir members, and wearing masks. Institute head Bernhard Richter gave one caveat: the researchers did not make any aerosol measurements.
'This is a work in progress,' he said. 'Of course singers want clear statements, black and white, but then you have to say, maybe we don't know yet.'
Singing in Church: Germany vs. The U.S.
When Germany locked down in mid-March, religious services were banned. As restrictions began to ease in late April, Angela Merkel met with leaders of the country's 16 states to coordinate a nationwide set of rules, including rules to govern worship services.
Communal singing proved to be a sticking point in the discussions, with leaders initially proposing a nationwide ban. 'If the distance rules are abided by, there is no reason why singing should be refrained from altogether,' the German Bishops Conference said in its own position paper. A spokesman added, 'We believe quiet singing and praying should be possible.'
In the end, the German federal government did not impose a nationwide ban but stated that singing should be avoided 'because of the increased production of potentially infectious droplets, which can be spread over greater distances'. Several German states have banned all singing from services.
In the U.S., the CDC's 'Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith' initially included this recommendation: 'Consider suspending or at least decreasing use of a choir/musical ensembles and congregant singing, chanting, or reciting during services or other programming, if appropriate within the faith tradition. The act of singing may contribute to transmission of COVID-19, possibly through emission of aerosols.'
That recommendation was removed on the current guidance page, as were recommendations on eliminating lines without six feet between attendees, encouraging the use of cloth face coverings, adding additional services, using video streaming or drive-in options for services and other gatherings, and having clergy hold virtual visits instead of in-home and in-hospital visits.
So, for now, the debate about the safety of worship singing will continue, in the U.S. and around the world.
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Chris Bolinger is the author of Daily Strength for Men, a 365-day daily devotional from BroadStreet Publishing. The book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Christian Book Distributors, DailyStrengthForMen.com, and on the Inspirational Reading rack at many supermarkets, drug stores, gas stations, and gift shops.
