Palm Sunday Sing of Hope! Pass It On! Our King Comes to His Throne! PERSONENT HODIE 6.6.6.6.6 WITH REFRAIN (“On This Day Earth Shall Ring”) Sing of hope! Pass it on! Our King comes to his throne! Where is he? See him yet? On a donkey riding; What is he conspiring? Will he go…go…go… overthrow…throw…throw…? Will he set us all free? Hail! Hosanna! Save us! Yet he comes not in might, with no horse, with no fight, Who is he? See him yet? On a beast of burden, Bearing peace for certain! Riding low… low… low… will he go…go…go…? Will he be lifted high? Hail! Hosanna! Save us! Christ our Lord, hear our prayer… May we see what you bear… All the pain of the earth… On a donkey riding… on a cross a-dying… May your peace… peace… peace… now increase… crease.. crease. through the church that you call Hail! Hosanna! Send us! Biblical Reference: Mark 11:1–11; John 12:12–16 Tune: Piae Cantiones, 1582. Text: Copyright © 2018 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights … [Read more...]

Fifth Sunday in Lent Every Seed That Grows Toward Glory RATHBUN 8.7.8.7 “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”) Every seed that grows toward glory First is buried in the ground. So, our Lord, you told this story, Showing us where hope is found. You once told the path you’d travel— How you would be glorified; Hope would seem to come unraveled When you took your cross and died. Yet you promised resurrection; Love wins out! New hope is born! You who faced the world’s rejection, Lead us into Easter morn. Biblical Reference: John 12:20–33 Tune: Ithamar Conkey, 1851 Text: Copyright © 2018 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Email: [email protected] New Hymns: www.carolynshymns.com Click here to return to the hymn order page … [Read more...]

Fourth Sunday in Lent Remember God is Gracious AURELIA 7.6.7.6.D (“The Church’s One Foundation”) Remember God is gracious, and know what God has done! God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. Now all those who believe him, who trust in Jesus Christ, Can know they will not perish; they’ll have eternal life. God did not send us Jesus in judgment— to condemn; He sent him as a promise, so we’d be saved through him. Our Savior came to free us— not just for heaven’s joy But here, where so much need is, where sin seeks to destroy. Your love, Lord, leads us outward to love the world you freed— To care for your creation, to help all those in need; We welcome in the stranger for we were strangers, too. O God, we pray for courage to love the world with you. Biblical Reference: John 3:14-21 Tune: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864 Text: Copyright © 2018 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Click here to return to the hymn order page … [Read more...]

Third Sunday in Lent Everyone Is Welcomed Freely BEECHER 8.7.8.7.D (“Called as Partners in Christ’s Service”) Everyone is welcomed freely; everyone can come and pray. There is room for all God’s people in the house of God today. We confess with pain and sorrow times we’ve closed the door to grace, Now we stand here as a witness: All are welcome in this place! Christ, you turned the tables over when the leaders strived for gain, When they crowded out outsiders, seeking wealth and causing pain. When we tolerate divisions— walls we build by greed or pride— God, remind us that your mercy welcomes everyone inside. Everyone is now invited; turning from them is a sin. Refugees, you are our brothers! Wounded sisters, come on in! All you rich who bow in serving: Greet and welcome in the poor! No one waits who longs for welcome; In God’s house, there’s room and more. Biblical Reference: Mark 11:15-19 Tune: John Zundel, 1870 Text: Copyright © 2018 by Carolyn Winfrey … [Read more...]

Second Sunday in Lent What Does It Mean to Lose One’s Life? GERMANY LM “Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life”) What does it mean to lose one’s life? What does it mean to save one’s soul? How are we called to follow Christ? What does it mean to be made whole? What does it mean to stand for good? What will we risk to turn from wrong? How can we, in this neighborhood, Serve humbly, knowing God is strong? What is the heart of Jesus’ Way? What does it mean to bear his cross? Will we have courage to obey When we know there will be a cost? What is the cost to stand for truth Here in this world where hatred thrives? We pray, Lord: make us living proof That love can heal and change our lives! Christ, teach us how we’re called to live; Show us the risks we need to take. May all we seek and do and give Be done, Lord, for your gospel’s sake. Biblical Reference: Mark 1:9-15 Tune: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815 Text: Copyright © 2018 by Carolyn … [Read more...]

First Sunday in Lent On the Day When Christ Was Baptized 8.7.8.7.D RUSTINGTON (“Out of Deep, Unordered Water”) On the day when Christ was baptized, He looked up to heaven above. There God’s Spirit came descending, Resting on him like a dove. Jesus, cast into the desert, Felt the weighty power of sin. God’s own angels came around him To protect and wait on him. So the Lord, our friend and Savior, Did not bow to pride and greed. He proclaimed the good news message: God is near! Repent! Believe! With a focus on compassion, He proclaimed God’s wondrous reign. Jesus loved the poor and served them; They found healing in his name. God, when this world twists the gospel, Saying what is wrong is good, And when evil and oppression Come to land and neighborhood— May we cling to your love’s teaching And resist what’s surely wrong; As we seek to serve your kingdom, May your Spirit keep us strong. Biblical Reference: Mark 1:9-15 Tune: C.Herbert H. Parry, … [Read more...]