July 11, 2021
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on July 11th (in the order they are needed).
Come Thou Fount
come thou fount of every blessing
tune my heart to see thy grace
streams of mercy, never ceasing
call for songs of loudest praise
teach me some melodious sonnet
sung by flaming tongues above
praise the mount, i’m fixed upon it
mount of thy redeeming love
here I raise my Ebenezer
hither by thy help I come
and I hope by thy good pleasure
safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
wandering from the fold of god
he to rescue me from danger
interposed his precious blood
o to grace how great a debtor
daily i’m constrained to be
let thy goodness like a fetter
bind my wandering heart to thee
prone to wander, lord I feel it
prone to leave the god I love
here’s my heart, lord
take and seal it
seal it for thy courts above
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Living God
in whom mercy and truth have met
in whom righteousness and peace have kissed
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit might transform our hearts and minds
forming us more fully in the way of Christ
Amen
Future/Past
you hold the reins on the sun and the moon
like horses driven by kings
you cover the mountains, the valleys below
with the breadth of your mighty wings
all treasures of wisdom and things to be known
are hidden inside of your hand
and in this fortunate turn of events
you’ve asked me to be your friend
you, you are my first
you are my last
you are my future and my past
the constellations are swimming inside
the breadth of your desire
where can I run, where can I hide
from your heart’s jealous fire
all treasures of wisdom and things to be known
are hidden inside of your hand
and in this fortunate turn of events
you’ve asked me to be your friend
you, you are my first
you are my last
you are my future and my past
you are the beginning and the end
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
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 when all this is remade
praise be the lord of all who’ve nowhere to belong
for the kingdom is drawing near
Abide With Me
abide with me, fast falls the eventide
the darkness deepens, lord with me, abide
when other helpers fail and comforts
o, help of the helpless, abide with me
swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day
earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away
change and decay in all around I see
o, thou who changest not, abide with me
thou has not left me, though oft I have left thee
on to the close, o lord, abide me with
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless
ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes
pierce through the gloom and point me to the skies
heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee
in life, in death, o lord, abide me with
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Amos 7:7-15:
This is what the Lord God showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by;
the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the very centre of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,
'Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
and Israel must go into exile
away from his land.' "
And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."
Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore trees, and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'”
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Taylor’s sermon text, is Mark 6:14-29:
King Herod heard of Jesus and his disciples, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee. When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.” And he solemnly swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.” She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the baptizer.” Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.
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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? 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
will you rise? 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
lead us not into temptation
but deliver us, we cry
will you rise? 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
o rise up
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