Ubc Liturgy Stuff
September 20, 2020
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on September 20th (in the order they are needed). Also you can find UbcKids Sunday School Videos here.
Up On A Mountain
up on a mountain, our lord is alone
without a family, friends or a home
and he cries, “oh, will you stay with me?”
he cries, “oh, will you wait with me?”
up on a mountain, our lord is afraid
carrying all the mistake we have made
and he knew that it’s a long way down
but do you know he came all the way down?
up in the heavens, our lord prays for you
he sent his spirit to carry us through
so it’s true that you’re not alone
do you know, he came all the way down?
and it’s true that you’re not alone
do you know he came all the way down?
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the God who sees
seeking rest in the refuge
of the one in whom we are known and named
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit of God might transform our hearts and minds
forming us more fully in the way of Christ
and drawing us into the work of God in the world
Amen
Look to the Hills
I lift my eyes to the hills
to remind myself this isn’t all there is
I lift my eyes to the hills
and wait for help to appear
my help is from the lord
who breaks past walls and fortress doors
my shade in sun and shield from sword
yes, my help is from the lord
so I look to the hills
and I know the score
the mountains fall
the shadows, they soar
and every rough line
is impeccably placed
as valleys rise
forgetting their place
I look to the hills
and I know what i’m for
and know my help
is going before
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Genesis 16:7-10, 13-16:
The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, slave-girl of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.” The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her.” The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will so greatly multiply your offspring that they cannot be counted for multitude.”
So she named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are El-roi”; for she said, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?”Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.
Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading is Matthew 20:1-16:
Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Eternal Anchor
eternal wisdom, eternal grace
is there a creature you have not named
and known in greater depth
than the cells of which it’s made
and bound up in a love not even death can separate
eternal anchor, eternal grace
wrapped in light like eternal flame
would you incinerate the thorns
stabbing in my brain
and with a word obliterate the cycles I retrace?
would you raise a staff, split the sea
and graft my withered branch into your family tree
and come to my defense if my brother called it cheap
as if my every breath, someone else had planned to breathe?
eternal anchor, eternal love
is there a distance you would not run
with glory gathered up, kicking up the dust
to close the gap I made to try my luck
would you raise a glass, call a feast
and grace my withered hand with your family ring
and as I search for words to try to explain
would they be drowned out with your redemption parade
and as the forests clap their hands
and mountains stomp their feet
would a thousand trumpets roar
as trampled voices sing
and would I be caught up
in that embodied melody
of the all-creation misfit family band of everything
will all that was lost yet be found?
will all that was lost yet be found?
name beyond all naming, love beyond all framing
will all that was lost yet be found?
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
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