Many Colors Paint the Rainbow: A Service of Scripture Proclamation, Choral, and Congregational Song

What a glorious day it will be when “all are welcomed and bound by Christ in unity.” As the Psalmist says, “how good it is when all earth’s people dwell in peace together.” In this service of Scripture proclamation, choral and congregational song, may these words guide our worship and guide us as we leave this place to carry the light of Christ—the light of ultimate peace—into a broken, hurting, and weary world. The songs that follow will guide us in our meditation as we look forward to that great day when we will all gather around the throne of grace, united in our praise to the risen and reigning Lord. Alleluia! Come quickly, Lord Jesus.

There’s a Great Day a Coming  

_{arr. Patsy Ford Simms; Words: African American Spiritual; arr. Patsy Ford Simms
© 1998 BriLee Music Publishing Co.}

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty                        

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 538}

Gloria                                                                                       

_{Ariel Ramírez; Words: Ariel Ramírez; English tr. Louise Dobbs
© 1965 Editorial Pigal (Argentina), admin. French Music Ltd.}

One Generation Will Call to the Next                         

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 562}

Caritas et amor/Where Charity and Love Are                   

_{Z. Randall Stroope; Words: Antiphon, attr. 10th century anonymous author}

Ubi caritas et amor/Live in Charity                              

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 154}

Many Colors Paint the Rainbow                                                   

_{Roy Hopp; Words: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr. © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc.}

Koinonia                                                                      

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 258}

Miren qué bueno/Oh, Look and Wonder                                  

_{Pablo Sosa; Words: based on Psalm 133, Pablo Sosa © 1972 GIA Publications, Inc.}

In Christ There Is No East or West                             

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 268}

This Little Light of Mine                                                        

_{arr. Nick Page; Words and Music: traditional African American spiritual; arr. Nick Page
© 2008 Hal Leonard Corporation}

How Great Thou Art                                                                   

_{Dan Forrest; Words: Stuart K. Hine
© 1949 and 1953 The Stuart Hine Trust, admin. Hope Publishing Company.}

Here from All Nations                                                 

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 490}

May the Love of the Lord                                            

_{Lift Up Your Hearts, 939}

_{Leaders: James Abbington, alumni from the James Abbington Church Music Academy, ACTion Choir under the direction of Erinn Epp, Calvin Alumni Choir under the direction of Pearl Shangkuan, Coro Polifónico under the direction of Constanza Bongarrá, dancers from Church of the Servant, Kenneth Bos, Norma de Waal Malefyt, Kathy Smith, Paul Timmermans, and Steven Timmermans}