November 22, 2020
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on November 22nd (in the order they are needed). Also you can find UbcKids Sunday School Videos here.
Crown Him
crown him with many crowns
the lamb upon his throne
hark how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but it’s own
awake, my soul and sing
of him who died for thee
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity
crown him the son of god
before the worlds began
and ye who tread where he hath trod
crown him the son of man
whom every grief hath known
that wrings the human breast
and takes and bears them for his own
that all in him may rest
that all in him may rest
crown him the lord of peace
whose power a scepter sways
from pole to pole that wars may cease
and all be prayer and praise
his reign shall know no end
and round his pierced feet
fair flowers of paradise extend
their fragrance ever-sweet
crown him the lord of love
behold his hands and side
those wounds, yet visible
above in beauty, glorified
crown him with many crowns
as yours before him fall
crown him, ye kings and queens with crowns
for he is king of all
for he is king of all
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Eternal One
in whose hands
are the caverns of the earth
and the heights of the hills
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit of God might transform our lives
that we might find Christ
in the midst of the greatest need
and join in the work of God in the world
in loving our neighbors as we love ourselves
Amen
Rise Up
for the lowly and forgotten
for the weary and distressed
for the refugee and orphan
and for all who are oppressed
for the stranger who is pleading
while insulted and despised
will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
may your kingdom come
o, rise up
hear how Rachel, she is weeping
how she will not be consoled
and the children in our keeping
are their bodies bought and sold
and the watchman, he is sleeping
but do you see them with your eyes?
and will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
may your kingdom come
o, rise up
as your will is done in heaven
may it now be done below
may our daily bread be given
may your kingdom come and grow
but lead us not into temptation
but deliver us, we cry
will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
and bare your holy arm
to keep them safe from harm
may your kingdom come
may your kingdom come
may your kingdom come
o, rise up
After the Dust Clears
after the dust clears and the newness is all
our feet will carve pathways down a familiar road
we’ll gather around a table for twelve
and struggle to find the anger we held
and just as the wine makes its third trip around
we’ll fail to remember what the fight was about
the details are faded, but the broad strokes remain:
we all chose a side, then we all walked away
now peering across into reddening eyes
we’ll find there a mirror of the passing of time
and wait for a beat, til the silence is spent
and wonder aloud just where the time went
then, raising a glass to the years that slipped by
we’ll conjure the memory of simpler times
and, ignoring the fact that we cannot go back
we’ll wander the shores of our lives
after it’s over, before we part ways
we’ll pick up the pieces with a final embrace
and linger a moment ‘round a grave dug for one
to bury our regret with joy on our tongues
see, joy is a song that you sing into strife
not to relieve it, but to keep you alive
and love is an anchor when the truth is laid bare
not to erase it, but to keep you there
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Ezekiel 24:11-16, 20-24:
Thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Matthew 25:31-46:
Jesus said, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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All Hail
all hail the power of Jesus’ name
let angels prostrate fall
bring forth the royal diadem
and crown him lord of all
sinners whose love can ne’er forget
the wormwood and the gall
go spread your trophies at his feet
and crown him lord of all
let every kindred, every tribe
on this terrestrial ball
to him all majesty ascribe
and crown him lord of all
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