Companion to Songs of Zion; discusses liturgical time, spirituals, gospel songs; includes Scripture/ lectionary index.

William B. McClain is Professor of Homiletics and Worship at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he was named founding Executive Director of the Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church

Foreword	p. 13
Acknowledgments	p. 17
Introduction: God Sends Sunday	p. 21
Come Sunday	p. 27
The Importance of Sunday	p. 27
Sunday and Slavery: Time on the Cross	p. 28
The Importance of Time in Christian Worship	p. 30
The Black Church and the Lord's Day	p. 31
The Liturgy of Zion and the Lectionary	p. 34
The Black Church: A Mirror of Tragedy and a Vision of Hope	p. 37
Christianizing the Africans	p. 38
The Black Church Born: A Response to the American Dilemma	p. 40
A Spiritual Response to the American Dilemma: Birth of the African Churches	p. 42
The Liturgy of Zion: The Soul of Black Worship	p. 45
Black Worship and Black Theology	p. 45
Songs of the Soil and the Soul	p. 46
Black Worship and White Fundamentalism	p. 47
Toward a Definition of Black Worship: The Re-shaping of Worship	p. 48
Is Black Worship Distinctive?	p. 49
Ritual: "What Meaneth These Stones?"	p. 51
Music: Is There a Song?	p. 54
Black Preaching and Its Message: "Is There Any Word from the Lord?"	p. 59
Black Preaching and Black Theology	p. 59
The Black Preacher as Leader	p. 60
The Role of Black Preaching in Worship	p. 61
Black Preaching Characterized	p. 62
A Plea for Preaching: "There Is a Word from the Lord"	p. 70
The Songs of Zion in the Liturgy of Zion	p. 73
The Variety of Songs of Zion	p. 73
Negro Spirituals	p. 74
Negro Spirituals and the Old Testament	p. 74
Hymns	p. 75
Gospel Songs	p. 77
Songs of Zion and Liturgical Time	p. 79
Easter	p. 79
Easter Day (First Sunday of Easter)	p. 79
Second Sunday of Easter ("Thomas Sunday")	p. 80
Third Sunday of Easter ("Meal Sunday")	p. 80
The Great Fifty Days	p. 80
Fourth Sunday of Easter ("Good Shepherd Sunday")	p. 81
Fifth Sunday of Easter	p. 81
Sixth Sunday of Easter	p. 82
Seventh Sunday of Easter ("Ascension Day")	p. 82
Pentecost	p. 82
Lent	p. 83
Holy Week	p. 85
Christmas	p. 86
Advent	p. 87
The Spirituals in Songs of Zion	p. 89
How to Sing the Songs of Zion	p. 125
Hymns	p. 125
Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs	p. 129
Gospel Songs	p. 134
Songs for Special Occasions	p. 139
Service Music	p. 142
Afterword: When Sunday Comes: "Walk Together Children"	p. 145
A Liturgy	p. 151
Discography	p. 157
Selected Bibliography	p. 161
Notes	p. 165
Scripture Index to Songs of Zion	p. 167
Topical Index to Songs of Zion	p. 169
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