Gordon Boice

These hymns arose from the life experience of poor folk struggling to survive in the early 19th century South. Their haunting music embodies the struggles and dreams of generations singing and praying for the coming of Christ. This service is designed to rekindle this longing for Christ.

Southern Folk Advent utilizes  Sacred Harp tunes as a structure through which preacher  John Freeman of Emory's  Candler School of Theology will weave brief folk-style sermons. The tunes are presented in a variety of formats, with the Meridian Chorale singing some in original arrangements and the congregation singing others both a cappella and with folk instrumental accompaniment. Steven Darsey will lead the music. His Georgia heritage and graduate work on the Sacred Harp have engendered a deep love for this music and the people from whom it sprang.

There will be two presentations of a Southern Folk Advent:  Friday November 30,  7:30 PM and Saturday December 1,  10:30 AM. The service will be presented in  Oxford, Georgia, in  historic Old Church, near the Oxford College of Emory University campus. Oxford is located 38 miles east of Atlanta, out I20. (see link above for directions)  There is no admission charge and no tickets are required.  A free-will offering will be taken. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.