Music Ministries at Auburn UMC, 137 South Gay Street, Auburn, AL (2026)

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Worship is the many ways that we show God our love, adoration, honor and praise. Music and creative arts are some of the ways that we worship at AUMC. These include Adult Choirs, Youth Choirs, Celebration Praise Team, and Handbell Choirs. We also host guest musician performances throughout the year. Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;

it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

07/12/2026

Sanctuary Worship Service

07/10/2026

Psalm 19:14–“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.”

Psalm 119:105–“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”

Matthew 13:9–“He who has ears, let him hear.”

“Word” on the street is that Rev. Dr. Cory Smith is home! And, what’s the good “word”? He will be back in the pulpit this Sunday, July 12. Of course, thanks to all who filled in for him so well during his renewal leave, but it will be a joyful Sunday to have Cory back with us.

“The Word” will play an important part in this Sunday’s worship. Not only will scripture be read and a sermon shared, but music will focus on “The Word.” The opening hymn will be “God Hath Spoken by the Prophets (spoken the unchanging word)”. It concludes with the line, “God abides, the Word unchanging, God the first, and God the last.” We will be singing it to the tune called “Holy Manna”, a tune deeply tied to camp meeting style worship. Sarah Cater’s prelude and postlude will be variations on “Holy Manna”. Our middle hymn will be “Wonderful Words of Life”, a very well known hymn whose tune is called “Words of Life”. The closing hymn is “Thanks We Give and Adoration (for the gospel’s joyful sound)” which is also sung to “Holy Manna”. If this is a tune you did not know prior to this Sunday, surely you will know it well by the end of Sunday’s worship service!

At 11:00 a.m. the Chancel Choir will share an anthem titled “Ancient Words”. Listen carefully to the lyrics of this anthem. They are perfect for Cory’s homecoming—“In this world where-e’er we roam Ancient Words will guide us home.”

We hope you will find your way home to Auburn UMC this Sunday, July 12 as well.

07/03/2026

Joshua 24:5–“…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

On this Friday, July 3, 2026, AUMC Music Ministries wish you a safe and enjoyable July 4th weekend as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

For over 2,000 years we, as Christians, have placed God and Jesus above all earthly powers. We are reminded that no tribulation or distress, no principalities or powers, no things present or yet to come can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:35-39 paraphrased).

On Sunday, July 5, 2026, we will have a single service at AUMC at 11:00 a.m. in the main sanctuary.

This summer there has been an emphasis on service, both locally and abroad. We have also focused on recognizing God’s power and his love in our lives. Hymns and special music this Sunday will reflect on those themes. Reverend Colonel Lisa Pierce, Director of Alabama Rural Ministries will share a sermon based on Joshua 24:14-24. We at Auburn UMC do, indeed, serve the Lord in so many ways. We will also celebrate Holy Communion.

Congregational hymns will be “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”, “Here I Am, Lord” and “Called By Worship to Your Service.

The Chancel Choir’s anthem will be “Forevermore” with original text by Susan Boersma along with Isaac Watts’ “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” incorporated into her words in an arrangement by Dan Forrest. We think you will find the words of this anthem very powerful and fitting for this Sunday.

We hope you will top off your Independence Day weekend by joining us at AUMC this Sunday.

06/26/2026

Psalm 145:8-10–“The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O Lord, and all thy saints shall bless thee!”

Matthew 11:28–“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Through music on Sunday, June 28, we will offer our praises to God at Auburn UMC. Our congregational hymns will include “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” and “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above.” Every Sunday, we sing “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” as our Doxology. Tunes for each of these hymns date back to the 16th and 17th century, but their melodies still speak to us today as we “Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation, the God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation.”

The anthem this Sunday will be the Dan Forrest arrangement of the hymn “Great Is They Faithfulness” offered as a solo at the 8:30 chapel service by Emily Bigler and at the 11:00 sanctuary by the Chancel Choir.

Our congregational response following the benediction will be “Called by Worship to Your Service” after we commission our intergenerational Costa Rica Mission Team. Under the leadership of Alicia Smith, this year’s team is one of the largest we have sent to Costa Rica in several years.

Sarah’s prelude and postlude will be two different arrangements of “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones”.

We look forward to worshipping with you through music, scripture, and spoken word this Sunday at AUMC. All are in invited.

06/19/2026

Psalm 86:5&12–“For thou, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee…I will give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name forever.”

June 21st is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The assigned Lectionary readings focus on trusting God in times of hardship and on valuing discipleship. We will also honor our REACH Ministry and its community of caregivers. The Rev. Lindsey Middleton will be preaching.

Congregational hymns will be “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”, and “I Surrender All”. At the end of the service, we will share a congregational choral response, “Called By Worship to Your Service” set to the same tune as “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”—“Called by worship to your service, forth in your dear name we go to the child, the youth, the ages, love in living deeds to show; hope and health, good will and comfort, counsel, aid, and peace we give, that your servants, Lord, in freedom may your mercy know, and live.”

All are invited to join us in worship at AUMC at 8:30 in the chapel, at 11:00 in the sanctuary, or on-line.

06/12/2026

Psalm 116:1-2–“I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.”

June 14 is the third Sunday after Pentecost, capping off what has been a very busy and joy filled week of VBS at AUMC and the Alabama-West Florida UMC Annual Conference held in Pensacola. At Annual Conference, long time AUMC choir member, Julia Norton, received the prestigious Alice Lee Laity Award.

Our congregational hymns on Sunday will be two very familiar hymns, Charles Wesley’s “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” and Edward Plumptre’s “Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart”.

At 11:00, the Chancel Choir will share an anthem, “O God, Beyond All Praising”. The lyricist, Michael Perry, was a Church of England clergyman and one of the leading British hymnodists of the 20th century. He wrote over 300 hymns before succumbing to a brain tumor in 1996 at age 54. The music for this anthem is Richard Proulx’s setting of Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”, the 4th Movement of his Seven Movement Orchestral Suite, “The Planets”. “Jollity” seems a very British way of expressing joy! The first verse of the anthem is—“O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; for we can only wonder at ev’ry gift you send, at blessings without number and mercies without end; we lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.”

We invite you to join us in worship at AUMC this Sunday, June 14, at 8:30 a.m. in the chapel or at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary and on-line.

Address

137 South Gay Street
Auburn, AL
36830

Telephone

+13348268800

Website

http://www.aumc.net/ministries/music/

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