Overview
2009 How Sweet the Sound Choir Song Selection List
Below you will find the approved song list for How Sweet The Sound 2009. Choirs that move on to the performance round must select a song from this list to perform. Please review Section 3 of the Official Rules for complete details.
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| Song | Performed By | Writer(s) | Publisher | Sheet Music |
| 99 1/2 | Hezekiah Walker | Nathan S McNair | Naymac Publishing (BMI) | Click Here |
| Again I Say Rejoice | New Breed | Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey | Integrity's Praise Music/BMI; Aaron Lindsey Publishing/BMI | Click Here |
| Amazing Grace | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| Anthem Of Praise | Richard Smallwood | Richard Smallwood | UPMG | Click Here |
| Available To You | Thompson Community Singers | Carlis Moody, Jr. | ASCAP | Click Here |
| Awesome God | Helen Baylor | Rich Mullins | BMG Songs | Click Here |
| Bless Me (Prayer Of Jabez) | Donald Lawrence & The Tri City Singers | Donald Lawrence, Andrae Crouch | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Bless The Lord | Richard Smallwood | Richard Smallwood | UPMG | Click Here |
| Blessed And Highly Favored | The Clark Sisters | Karen Clark-Sheard | EMICMG Publishing | Click Here |
| Blessed Assurance | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| Bow Down | Full Gospel Fellowship Baptist Mass Choir | David Baroni and Tony Sutherland | BMI Adm. | Click Here |
| Brighter Day | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Admin. LillyMack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus | Andrae Crouch | Andrae Crouch | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Days Of Elijah | Donnie McClurkin | Robert Francis Mark | ASCAP | Click Here |
| Down By The Riverside | Traditional Spiritual | Arr. Joyce Eilers | Hal Leonard Publishing | Click Here |
| Emmanuel | Norman Hutchins | Norman Hutchins | J Robersongs Inc. | Click Here |
| Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit | Traditional Spiritual | Arr. Moses Hogan, James Rodde | Hal Leonard Publishing | Click Here |
| Everybody Clap Your Hands | Joshua's Troop | Percy Gray | Saved Children's Music/Slickey Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Everything/Bow Before The King | Tye Tribbett & Greater Anointing | Tyrone Tribbett II, Benjamin O'Neill | Greater Anointing Stuff Music (ASCAP) | Click Here |
| Faithful Is Our God | Hezekiah Walker | Jules Bartholomew | Jules Bartholomew | Click Here |
| For Every Mountain | Kurt Carr Singers | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Friend Of God | Israel & New Breed | Israel Houghton, Michael Gungor | Vertical Worship Songs & Integrity Praise Music | Click Here |
| Glory To Glory | Fred Hammond | Fred Hammond | Paragon | Click Here |
| God Blocked It | Kurt Carr | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| God Favored Me, Pt. 1 | Hezekiah Walker | Jules "Judah" Bartholomew | Jules Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| God Great God | Kurt Carr | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| God Is My Everything | Chicago Mass Choir | Percy Gray | Percy Gray | Click Here |
| Goin' Up Yonder | Tramaine Hawkins | Walter Hawkins | Bud John Music/EMICMG (BMI) 100% | Click Here |
| Great Is Thy Faithfulness | William M. Runyan; Thomas O. Chisholm | Hope Publishing (ASCAP) | Click Here | |
| Hallelujah Chorus | George Frederick Handel | Arr. Steve Porter/Alfred Publishing Co., Inc | Click Here | |
| He Will Supply | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Universal/Lilly Mack | Click Here |
| He's Able | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Here I Am To Worship | Wardlaw Brothers | Tim Hughes | EMICMG | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Hold On Old Soldiers | Mississippi Mass Choir | Walter Hawkins peer music | BMI Adm. | Click Here |
| Holy Ghost Power | Chicago Mass Choir | Percy Gray | Saved Children's Music/Slickey Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Holy Holy Holy | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| Hosanna | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Admin. LillyMack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| How Great Is Our God | Anthony Evans | Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash | EMICMG | Click Here |
| I Am God | Donald Lawrence & The Tri City Singers | Donald Lawrence | EMICMG | Click Here |
| I Don't Feel No Ways Tired | Rev. James Cleveland | Curtis Burrell | PEER | Click Here |
| I Go To The Rock | Georgia Mass Choir | Dottie Rambo | Brentwood-Benson Music Pub. | Click Here |
| I Love The Lord | Richard Smallwood; Georgia Mass Choir | Richard Smallwood | MCS | Click Here |
| I Need You To Survive | Hezekiah Walker | David Frazier | ASCAP | Click Here |
| I Trust You | James Fortune | James Howard Fortune, Terence Tamal Vaughn | ASCAP | Avail. Aug 10 |
| I'd Rather Have Jesus | Bill & Gloria Gaither | George Beverly Shea, Rhea Miller | Word | Click Here |
| I'm Not Tired Yet | Mississippi Mass Choir | Stanley Stubbs Jr. | Arisav Music Inc. (SESAC) | Click Here |
| I'm Still Standing | Bishop Paul Morton | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| In The Sanctuary | Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| It Is Well With My Soul | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| Jesus Is My Rock | Rev. Gerald Thompson | Rev. Gerald Thompson | PEER | Click Here |
| Jesus Is Real | John P. Kee, New Life Community Choir | John P Kee | Ja Twan Publishing/Tryscot Songs/Universal Music Z Songs (BMI) | Click Here |
| Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho | Traditional Spiritual | Arr. Ruth Artman | Hal Leonard Publishing | Click Here |
| Joy | Georgia Mass Choir | Kirk Dwayne Franklin | Arisav Music Inc., peertunes Ltd (SESAC) | Click Here |
| Let The Praise Begin | Fred Hammond & RFC | Fred Hammond | BBMP (ASCAP) | Click Here |
| Let Us Worship | Tye Tribbett & Greater Anointing | Tyrone Tribbett II | Greater Anointing Stuff Music (ASCAP) | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Lord Help Me To Hold Out | John P. Kee, New Life Community Choir | Harrison E. Johnson | Screen Gems EMI-Music | Click Here |
| Made Me Glad | New Breed | Miriam Webster | Miriam Webster/Hillsong Publishing; Adm. ASCAP | Click Here |
| Melodies From Heaven | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| My Life Is In Your Hands | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| My Name Is Victory | Jonathan Nelson | Jonathan Nelson, Justin Savage | BMI Adm. | Avail. Aug 10 |
| My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord | O'landa Draper | Douglas Miller | Clevetown Music | Click Here |
| My Time For God's Favor (Remix) | Kurt Carr | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Never Seen The Righteous Forsaken | Tri City Singers | Donald Lawrence | EMICMG (ASCAP) | Click Here |
| Nobody Like Jesus | Dorinda Clark Cole/Chicago Mass Choir | Marlowe Cribbs (JustMike Music/Saved Children S Music BMI) | JustMike Compendia/Sheridon | Click Here |
| O Happy Day | Edwin Hawkins | EMICMG | Click Here | |
| Oh How I Love Jesus | Thomas Whitfield f. Whitfield Company | Thomas Whitfield | Bridge Building Music; Universal Music (BMI) | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Pass Me Not | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| Peace & Favor Rest On Us | Kurt Carr w. Kurt Carr Singers | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Praise Is What I Do | William Murphy | William Murphy III | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Psalm 68 (Let Our God Arise) | Kurt Carr | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music | Click Here |
| Right Place | Rudolph McKissick/Jonathan Nelson & Purpose | Jonathan Nelson | J Toons Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Right Time Right Place | Kurt Carr | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Say So | Israel & New Breed | Isarael Houghton, Michael Gungor | Vertical Worship Songs & Integrity Praise Music | Click Here |
| Seasons | Donald Lawrence & The Tri City Singers | Donald L. Lawrence | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Set Me Free | Myron Butler & Levi | Myron Butler | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Shabach | Byron Cage | Tobias Fox | Lilly Mack Music | Click Here |
| Shout To The Lord | Darlene Zschech | Darlene Zschech | Integrity's Hosannah Music | Click Here |
| Silver & Gold | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| So Amazing | Tye Tribbett & Greater Anointing | Tyrone Tribbett II | Greater Anointing Stuff Music (ASCAP) | Avail. Aug 10 |
| Soon And Very Soon | Andrae Crouch | Andrae Crouch | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Souled Out | Hezekiah Walker | Estee Bullock/Nate McNair | Lil' Bull Music/Ascap;Naymac Publishing/BMI | Click Here |
| Stir Up The Gift | Joe Pace/Colorado Mass Choir | Rudolph Stanfield, Jr | Bridgeport Music Inc. (BMI) | Click Here |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| The Battle Is The Lord's | Yolanda Adams | V Michael McKay | Schaff Music Publishing (SESAC) | Click Here |
| The Battlefield | Norman Hutchins | Norman Hutchins | EMICMG | Click Here |
| The Blessing Is On You | Donald Lawrence | Donald Lawrence | Universal Music/Z Songs/QW Publishing (BMI) | Click Here |
| The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power | Andrae Crouch | Manna Music | Click Here | |
| The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power | West Angeles COGIC | Andrae Crouch | Manna Music | Click Here |
| The Light | Ricky Dillard & New G | Ricky R. Dillard | Nu Gyn Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| The Presence Of The Lord Is Here | Byron Cage | Kurt Carr | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| There Is No Way | Ricky Dillard & New G | Percy Bady (WC - needs to approve) | Dayspring Music (BMI) WC | Click Here |
| This Little Light Of Mine | Public Domain | Arr. Neil Johnson | Click Here | |
| Total Praise | Richard Smallwood w. Vision | Richard Smallwood | Zomba Songs, Inc./ T Autumn Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| Victory | Tye Tribbett & Greater Anointing | Tyrone Tribbett II | Greater Anointing Stuff Music (ASCAP) | Click Here |
| We Worship You | Joe Pace/Colorado Mass Choir | Paul Wright III, Joseph W Pace | BMI Adm. | Click Here |
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus | Public Domain | Click Here | ||
| When The Saints Go To Worship | Tri City Singers | Donald Lawrence | EMICMG | Click Here |
| Why We Sing | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| With All Of My Might | Byron Cage | Byron Cage | Lilly Mack Music (BMI) | Click Here |
| You Brought The Sunshine | The Clark Sisters | Elbernita Clark Terrell | Bridgeport Music, Inc. (BMI) | Click Here |
