Ubc Liturgy Stuff
October 18, 2020
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on October 18 (in the order they are needed). Also you can find UbcKids Sunday School Videos here.
Mystery
Sweet Jesus Christ, my sanity
Sweet Jesus Christ, my clarity
Word Eternal, brought low with me Cup of salvation, poured out to drink Jesus, Mystery
Christ has died and Christ is risen
Christ will come again
Sweet Jesus Christ, my Evergreen Sweet Jesus Christ, my Living Peace Love Embodied, broken for me Trampled Redeemer, raised up and free Jesus, Mystery
Christ has died and Christ is risen
Christ will come again
Celebrate his death and rising
Lift your eyes, proclaim his coming And all who walk in dreadful darkness Lift your head, you’re not forgotten Celebrate his death-subversion Recalibrate fear to purpose
And in the face of oppressive power Don’t calm down—sing it louder
Christ has died and Christ is risen
Christ will come again
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Creator God
desiring an encounter
with the One who formed us from the dust
to enter the story of God
and find the divine imago Dei is reflected
in you and in me
that the Spirit of God might transform our hearts and minds
forming us more fully in the way of Christ
and inspiring us to see God everywhere.
Amen
Twice Begun
Jesus Christ did not cling tight to height nor form divine
but instead emptied himself into the hands of time
the wind drew cracks
in the lips of Love
the sun beat down the Light now life itself
has torn the veil of death that all the rest may rise
now life and death and resurrection are painted over all creation
the colors swirling into one as if every moment is now twice begun
and doesn’t stop
the path, the pulse, the clock
Jesus Christ did not cling tight
to height nor power divine
but instead emptied himself
into breath and blood and spine
as the feeble crowds began to mount
the powers of state and faith aligned
to crush that which might tear their mountains down but he turned not his mind
that all the rest may rise
now life and death and resurrection are painted over all creation
the colors swirling into one as if every moment is now twice begun
so mourn your losses
sing your songs
but build your houses
with fingers crossed
there is a hope now graven in the dawn
and every ending to that burning edge belongs
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Exodus 33:12-23
Moses said to the LORD, "See, you have said to me, 'Bring up this people'; but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.' Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people." He said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." And he said to him, "If your presence will not go, do not carry us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth."
The LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing that you have asked; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name."
Moses said, "Show me your glory, I pray." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, 'The LORD'; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But," he said, "you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live." And the LORD continued, "See, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock; and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen."
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and also Josh’s sermon text, is Matthew 22:15-22
Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's." When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
Giving
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Anthem
The birds they sing at the break of day Start again, I hear them say
Do not dwell on what is passed away Or what is yet to be
Ah, the wars, they will be fought again The holy dove, she will be caught again Bought and sold and bought again
The dove is never free
So ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering
There’s a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the Light gets in
We asked for signs, signs were sent The birth betrayed, the marriage spent The widowhood of every government Signs for all to see
You can add up the parts, but you won’t find the sum You can strike up the march, but you won’t find the drum Every heart, every heart, to love will come
But like a refugee
So ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering
There’s a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the Light gets in
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen
Benediction
As we approach this week
May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest
Amen