December 5, 2021
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on December 5th (in the order they are needed).
O Come O Come Emmanuel
o come o come emmanuel
and ransom captive israel
who mourns in lowly exile here
until the son of god appears
rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
o israel
o come thou dayspring
come and cheer
our spirits by thine advent here
disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death’s dark shadow put to flight
rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
o israel
o come desire of nations,
bind in one the hearts of all human kind
bid thou our sad divisions cease
and be thyself our king of peace
rejoice, rejoice
Emmanuel shall come to thee,
o israel
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Eternal One
our Creator and our Comforter,
our Shelter and our Sustainer
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
to be formed by the Spirit
in the Peace of Christ
that is and is to come
Amen
Wayward Ones
we are the wayward ones
liars and beggars, those who betray
we hand you over, deny your name
cast you aside, yet still you say
this is my body, this is my blood
broken and shed to show my love
we are the broken ones
cowards and fools, all filled with disbelief
we forsake you, deny your name
cast you aside, yet still you say
this is my body, this is my blood
broken and shed to show my love
remember me, remember me
come to the table, take and eat
remember me
Peace
when will the night be turned to day
when will our torches find their flame
when will our eyes have light to see
o god bring peace
when will our weapons have no place
when will our violence be replaced
when will our safety be compete
o god bring peace
o god, if you could change everything
would it be a king or a new way to breathe
neither or both, o god could it be
something we’d never conceive
when will our worries be dissolved
when will our anxious thoughts be lost
when will our minds be put at ease
o god bring peace
o god, if you could change everything
would it be a king or a new way to breathe
neither or both, o god could it be
something we’d never conceive
when will our cells maintain their shape
when will our bodies cease to fade
when will our dying taste defeat
o god bring peace
Like It Was Then
is it true now like it was then?
fleece on the ground: spare me the spin
is there a relief in the clouds?
a lamp to be lit?
is it true now? and what if it is?
is it true now like it was then?
a voice crying out, the end to begin:
”prepare ye the way of the lord
to beat back the hills”?
is it true now? and what if it will be?
will the tender compassion of our god
break like the dawn
will all those who in darkness walk
finally find resolve
and find set their feet on the way of peace
and will it cause a scene?
or be silent as a thief
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Malachi 3:1-4:
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight-- indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?
For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Luke 3:1-6:
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
"The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
'Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
god rest ye merry gentlemen
let nothing you dismay
remember christ our savior
was born on Christmas day
to save us all from satan’s pow’r
when we were gone astray
o tidings of comfort and joy
comfort and joy
o tidings of comfort and joy
In Bethlehem, in Israel
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
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
Amen