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    Our church had a successful bluegrass Christmas service in December. Since it was so popular we might have a bluegrass service at Easter too. I have a few ideas for songs that would be good for an Easter service but I'd love to get your imput as well. So - song suggestions anyone?
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    MAybe a bluegrass version of "Christ Our Lord is Risen Today."
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    Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
    What a Friend we have in Jesus
    Power in the Blood of the Lamb
    Just a Closer Walk With Thee
    In the Sweet By and Bye

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    Were You There comes immediately to mind. Hard to sing that high, though.

    Remember The Cross is a really good quartet number, but the drawback is that everybody has to know all the words.
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    old rugged cross
    where the soul never dies
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    a wonderful song (because he lives) very nice with mandolin lead also (low in the grave he lay)
    I HAVE PLAYED THESE AS WRITTEN IN THE HYMN BOOK-play each note as written on mandolin with guitar playing chord (very pleasant to listen just musical)
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    Dallas Holm: 'Rise Again'.....of course, you'll need a singer with strong pipes for this one.

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    Three Rusty Nails, a Ronnie Bowman song

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    Flatt and Scruggs' "Upon The Rugged Cross of Calvary", and a second vote for "Where The Soul Never Dies".

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    Check out In The Garden played by Johnny Statts and Robert Shafer in their CD Homecoming Favorites. Johnny's mandolin work is just Beautiful!
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    What about 'What Wondrous Love' - the version that Bluegrass Highway does is electrifying! Or He Lives (I Serve A Risen Savior)
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    Wow, nobody's mentioned, By the Mark.

    We didn't get chance to play it last year.
    We're on it this year!

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    Topic : Spring and Sunrise , since that's what it's about.
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    Scarlet Purple Robe by the Stanley Brothers, Barrabus by Patent Pending these are 2 of my favorites.
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    Lots of great suggestions everyone. Thanks.
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    In the Garden
    There is a Fountain
    At the Cross
    Near the Cross

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