October 24, 2021

Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on October 24th (in the order they are needed).

Crown Him With Many Crowns

crown him with many crowns
the lamb upon his throne
hark how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own
awake my soul and sing
of him who died for thee
and hail him as thy matchless king
for 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

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

Call to Worship

we have gathered to worship
the Eternal One

the One who has done great things for us
who gathers us up when our hearts are scattered

to enter the story of God

and find our own stories reimagined

that the Spirit might form us in the way of Christ

teaching us to love God
and love our neighbor as ourselves
in our ordinary lives

Amen

Every Tree

god is our refuge and strength
an ever-present help in time of need
sure as the ground beneath all being
the comfort of the eternal’s within your reach
and every tree has its root in the stream

god comes prowling like a thief
through the windows of time to the terrace of your grief
to rid your sorrow of its sting
and though it might take a while, there’s a dawn within your reach
for every tree has its root in the stream

so clap your hands and stomp your feet
lift up your voice like the breakers from the deep
to sing of the slaughtered/standing king
by whom death is a vapor and life is a diamond ring

and every tree has its root in the stream

Mother

is there a hair on my head
you haven’t numbered yet
in the night, crying in the cold
is there a pain of mine you haven’t called your own
o mother comfort, mother known?

though our minds so well ignore your grace
you bring it just the same, you bring it just the same
we reside in your self-giving love, and you’ve somehow found enough
for all the space that we take up
o mother wisdom, mother love
mother comfort, mother enough

through life and death, that cradled set
beginning and the end, Beginning and the End
you are a shield, a beacon of defense
and our weaknesses align as you gather us in
o mother warrior, mother age-to-age
mother wisdom, mother grace
mother comfort, mother love-that-can’t-be-bought
mother faithful, mother god

Someday I’ll Start Again

someday i’ll start again
but i’ve got promises to keep
someday i’ll start again
first I have to do something
but I don’t know what I don’t know
I guess that’s just the way it is

someday i’ll start again
for now i’m trying to slow the tape
and for a moment get a grip
on all i’ve tried to hide away
but I don’t know what I don’t know
and i’ve practiced it for years

someday i’ll start again
and I hope that it’s enough
I pay a man twice a month
to make sure I haven’t given up
and I don’t know what I don’t know
but something has to give
I don't know what I don’t know
but I know where to begin
and someday i’ll start again

Old Testament Reading

Today’s Old Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Job 42:1-6, 10-17:

Job answered the Lord:

“I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

‘Hear, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you declare to me.’
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes.”

And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job’s daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. After this Job lived for one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children’s children, four generations. And Job died, old and full of days.

New Testament Reading

Today’s New Testament reading is Mark 10:46-52:

Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

Giving

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Because He Lives

God sent God’s son
they called him Jesus
he came to love, heal, and forgive
he lived and died
to buy my pardon
an empty grave is there to prove my savior lives

because he lives I can face tomorrow
because he lives all fear is gone
because I know he holds the future
and life is worth the living just because he lives

how sweet to hold a newborn baby
and feel the pride and joy she brings
but greater still, the calm assurance
this child can face uncertain days because he lives

because he lives I can face tomorrow
because he lives, all fear is gone
because I know he holds the future
and life is worth the living just because he lives

and then one day i’ll cross the river
i’ll fight life’s final war with pain
but then as death gives way to victory
i’ll see the lights of glory and i’ll know he lives

because he lives I can face tomorrow
because he lives, all fear is gone
because I know he holds the future
and life is worth the living just because he lives

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below
Praise God above, ye heavenly hosts
Praise Timeless, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen.

Benediction

As we approach this week

May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest