November 7, 2021
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on November 7th (in the order they are needed).
All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
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
o that with yonder sacred throng
we at his feet may fall
we’ll join the everlasting song
and crown him lord of all
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Eternal One
the One who watches over the stranger,
who upholds the orphan and the widow
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit of God might form us in the way of Christ
tuning our lives
to the self-giving love of God
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
Where God Has Always Been
praise be the lord of all with their backs against the wall,
hands above their heads and eyes lifted up
to that impossible line where the hill meets the sky
who wonder if the distance is a trick of the earth
or a trick of the mind, and if help will arrive
before they slip away
praise be the lord of all who wrestle until dawn
who wear their scars like names, yet find
heaven and earth strangely aligned
like water in the sour wine; hidden in plain sight
for god is now where god has always been
bunkered down with those in the ditch
raising fountains from the cracking dirt
and raising a feast for the hollow unheard
unheard, unheard
while the powerful who reign dissolve into the grave
the eternal one will shade the ones they cast away
until the coming of the day where all this is remade
praise be the lord of all who’ve nowhere to belong
for the kingdom is drawing near
Come Healing (by Leonard Cohen)
gather up the brokenness and bring it to me now
the fragrance of those promises you never dared to vow
the splinters that you carried, the cross the left behind
come healing of the body, come healing of the mind
and let the heavens hear it, the penitential hymn
come healing of the spirit, come healing of the limb
behold the gates of mercy in arbitrary space
and none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace
o solitude of longing, where love has been confined
come healing of the body, come healing of the mind
and see the darkness yielding that tore the light apart
come healing of the reason, come healing of the heart
o troubled dust concealing an undivided love
the heart beneath is teaching to the broken heart above
let the heavens falter, let the earth proclaim
come healing of the altar, come healing of the name
o longing of the branches to lift the little bud
o longing of the arteries to purify the blood
let the heavens hear it, the penitential hymn
come healing of the spirit, come healing of the limb
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Psalm 146:
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Lilly’s sermon text, is Mark 12:38-44:
As Jesus taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
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Wild One
overwhelming, you cannot be contained
with leather bindings, the turn of a word or phrase
overwhelming, these idols that you break
crumbling to the ground in place
you were running with iconoclast strides
god, you’re wilder than we ever thought you would be
though we try, we can’t pin you down, you’re a wild one
and you’re greater
disconcerting, these figures that we form
we want more money, we want a higher bar
disconcerting, these idols that we carve
controlling like the wind to a sail
you were running with iconoclast strides
god, you’re wilder than we ever thought you would be
though we try, we can’t pin you down, you’re a wild one
and you’re greater
unbound, you’re overwhelming
we build you a house but you keep moving
maker you’re not done making
we gave you seven days, but you’re still forming
so form these broken bodies into gold
a greater love with a lighter load
and tear these temples down, stone from stone
crashing to the ground like broken chains
you were running with iconoclast strides
god, you’re wilder than we ever thought you would be
though we try, we can’t pin you down, you’re a wild one
and you’re greater
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