September 19, 2021
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on September 19th (in the order they are needed).
Come Alive
draw us in to the dance older than time and space
that constellations made in the bend and the shake
cycle back from the end, full-reverse pirouette
like choreography infinite, infinite
but if the music stops
play it again but pick up where we left off
that brilliant harmony with 13.8 billion parts
until we come alive
oh come alive
draw us in to the dance ‘til every piece finds its fit
and every step is improvised and carried out in perfect time
like the shape of breathing is the shape of all, spinning into one
as the empty tomb cloud is spreading out, spreading out
but if the music stops
play it again but pick up where we left off
that brilliant harmony with 13.8 billion parts
until we come alive
oh come alive
we’ve not become what we will be
but the rhythm of our feet is growing
and though we’re fraying at the seams
your gravity is holding
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Living God
the One in whom there is help,
the Creator and Sustainer of all
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit might transform our hearts and minds
to imagine the kingdom of god in our midst
and to join in that dance
Amen
Amazing Grace
amazing grace how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now i’m found
was bound but now i’m free
‘twas grace that taught my heart to fear
and grace my fears relieved
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed
through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
’twas grace that brought me safe thus far
and grace will lead me home
my chains are gone, i’ve been set free
my god my savior has ransomed me
and like a flood, god’s mercy reigns
unending love, amazing grace
when we’ve been there 10,000 years
bright shining as the sun
we’ve no less days to sing god’s praise
than when we’d first begun
Up On A Mountain
up on a mountain our lord is alone
without a family, friends or a home
he cries “o, o, o will you stay with me
O, o, o, will you wait with me?
up on a mountain our lord is afraid
carrying all the mistakes we have made
and he knew that is 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 spirt to carry us through
so its true that you’re not alone
do you know he came all the way down?
Every Tree Has Its Root in the Stream
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 is within 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
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Proverbs 31:10-31:
A capable wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
She is like the ships of the merchant,
she brings her food from far away.
She rises while it is still night
and provides food for her household
and tasks for her servant-girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She girds herself with strength,
and makes her arms strong.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
She opens her hand to the poor,
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid for her household when it snows,
for all her household are clothed in crimson.
She makes herself coverings;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the city gates,
taking his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them;
she supplies the merchant with sashes.
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household,
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her happy;
her husband too, and he praises her:
“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her a share in the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the city gates.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading is Mark 9:30-37:
Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
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Waking Life
you’re a hammer blow to the barricade
that i’ve built up in my mind to separate
that which I hold with warm embrace
from that which I have reduced to an empty phrase
you’re a falling blade to the knot I tied
to secure a heavy shade over my eyes
and as if I had never tasted light
a stabbing pain slowly gives way to a truer sight
you’re the waking life, piercing sleep
reality, reframing the dream
and as I rise, I don’t recognize my speech
find a garden shed where I once kept my armory
you’re an ember thrown from a funeral pyre
that infiltrates the cavalcade of an outrage choir
through the withered aisles of my fevered mind
now that hollow rage is wholly remade into a signal fire
you’re the waking life, piercing sleep
reality, reframing the dream
as I rise I don’t recognize my speech
find a garden shed where I once kept my armory
and like the waking life, piercing sleep
like reality, reframing the dream
I don’t understand what is happening
but something’s changed in a place I cannot reach
there’s this ache where I once kept my apathy
like there’s a depth to life and breath in everything
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