Sunday Setlist - 5/11/2008 - Mother's Day

Today was a really great day at church. Some days you work really hard and plan a lot of things and it doesn't quite work out... every now and then, it all seems to click and today was one of those days.

We hired a harpist to come and play in the lobby while people came in. I shared that we were doing this with a few people beforehand and they looked at me like I was crazy. I don't know what they were thinking because it was really, really nice. Elizabeth Farr is the name of the harpist we used and she did a great job... she mixed hymns with some classics (Over the Rainbow, What a Wonderful World) and also played some classical and I think I even heard some Enya in there. Come on, you know you had that one Enya album and loved it. Don't even try to deny it!

For our worship set this morning, we went for kind of a pop-jazz feel. I played piano, Adam played drums, Rob played bass, Jim played guitar, and our new friend Dave played some really amazing saxophone. Our men's quartet joined us on one song and Sarah and Michelle sang too... Michelle did a great job singing lead on "Indescribable". I can't even tell you how much fun it is to get to play music every week with such a talented group of people. I'm the musical weak link on stage... I'm not half the player a lot of these guys and gals are but they tolerate me and I'm having so much fun. Here's our setlist:

Opener / Walk-In
"You are so Beautiful" - Joe Cocker (we played this instrumentally... I can't pull off Cocker!)

Worship Set
Pass me Not oh Gentle Savior - traditional (Lyle Lovett arrangement)
Love the Lord - Lincoln Brewster
Indescribable - Laura Story
Friend of God - Israel Houghton

Closing Song
Lord I Give You My Heart - Jeff Deyo

I also have to mention that Renee Denney did a hilarious version of the "Mom's Anthem" that's been going around youtube this past year. Some lady took everything she says to her kids in one day and condensed it into three minutes and set it to the tune of the William Tell Orchestra. Renee memorized every word and performed it for us this morning. HERE'S THE AMAZING PART... I found out after church that Renee had been in the emergency room almost all night and had gotten almost zero sleep. She had to be there at 8:15 for a sound check and she didn't complain, didn't even mention it! I found out from someone else.. she never said anything about it. So Renee, you're already first in line for a Powelly Award next year!

If you've never seen the original song on youtube, here it is: