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How to Create a Chorus

Filed under: Intercession

I want to start by breaking this down a bit and answering the question “what is a chorus?” A chorus is a simple phrase or sentence sung repetitively. The main point of a chorus is to bring a group to singing in unison.

More people will sing the chorus if it is easy to sing. Many worship leaders and chorus leaders get caught up in the complexity and poetry of creating the “perfect” chorus and create more difficulty for themselves. The easier for the non-musical person to sing the better, especially in a prayer meeting. In most situations about 80-90% of the people in any given prayer meeting or church service are not gifted musically, but love to sing and love music.

The Purpose of Choruses in Prayer Meetings

Corporate Prayer Choruses are sung to help everyone in the prayer meeting to intercede in unison. Also, when you sing your prayers your heart connects at a much deeper level than when you speak your prayers.

In a prayer meeting choruses are created spontaneously, are sung AFTER a person has prayed and are PRAYERS (in song) on the same topic of the person that just prayed. They are not generic choruses about anything and everything, but specific to the prayer that was just offered to God. When the chorus is created it should be sung at minimum 8-12 times.

Choruses should be easy on-ramps for everyone to join in so that we can have as many people in the prayer meeting as possible singing the same prayer. They should be easy melodies, with phrases that are easy to remember, in an easy vocal range without forcing too many words in so that it is easy for ungifted singers to participate quickly.

If you haven’t added choruses to your prayer meetings yet, I would recommend finding a worship leader and giving it a try. Once you do you’ll be surprised at the level of enjoyment it brings to your prayer meeting.

Tags: Choruses, Intercession, Music, Prayer, Prayer Meeting