Order of Worship June 21st, 2020, 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
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Text for hymns are found below each hymn. Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.
To find the lyrics to all music selected for the hymn sing, scroll to the bottom of the worship order.
Prelude..……………………..Gregory Dixon, Pianist/Music Director
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Greeting………………………………………….Rev. Michael Lester
Call to Worship: (from S. Africa/Worship & Song #49)
For rebirth and resilience,
blessed be God;
for the spiritually humble
glory to God, hallelujah;
for all who hunger and thirst for justice,
praise him and magnify him forever;
for all who are banned from speaking the truth,
blessed be God;
for all who triumph over their bitter circumstance,
glory to God, hallelujah;
for all who risk reputation, livelihood, and life itself
for Christ’s sake and the gospel;
all praise and all glory; this is God’s kingdom;
praise him and love him forever.
Solo: Through It All …………………………Rev. Michael Lester
Hymn #1: We Shall Overcome #533 UMH
1. “We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
we shall overcome someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall overcome someday!
2. “We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
Hymn #2: We Are Called #2172 in The Faith We Sing
1. “Come! Live in the light!
Shine with joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom of the city of God!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
2. “Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
so all hatred and blindness will be no more!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
Hymns #3: Congregation Requests
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Offertory: ……………………………………………..Gregory Dixon
Prayer after receiving, including Congregational Joys and Prayer Concerns: …………………………………. Rev. Michael Lester
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 10:27-31 NRSV
27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a] 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Hymn #4: His Eye Is on the Sparrow #2146 TFWS
1. “Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home,
when Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is he:
his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
I sing because I’m happy (I’m happy),
I sing because I’m free (I’m free),
for his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
2. “Let not your heart be troubled,’
His tender word I hear,
And resting on his goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path he leadeth but one step I may see:
his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
I sing because I’m happy (I’m happy),
I sing because I’m free (I’m free),
for his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
Hymns #5 Congregation Requests
Announcements………………………………………. Lorri Bingham
Hymns #6: Congregation Requests
Dismissal with blessing………………………..Rev. Michael Lester
Postlude……………..…………………………………..Gregory Dixon
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Music Selection Lyrics and Text
We Shall Overcome #533 UMH
1. “We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
we shall overcome someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall overcome someday!
2. “We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
We Are Called #2172 in The Faith We Sing
1. “Come! Live in the light!
Shine with joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom of the city of God!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
2. “Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
so all hatred and blindness will be no more!
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
His Eye Is On the Sparrow #2146, The Faith We Sing
1. “Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home,
when Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is he:
his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
I sing because I’m happy (I’m happy),
I sing because I’m free (I’m free),
for his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
2. “Let not your heart be troubled,’
His tender word I hear,
And resting on his goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path he leadeth but one step I may see:
his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.
I sing because I’m happy (I’m happy),
I sing because I’m free (I’m free),
for his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.”
Lift Every Voice and Sing #519, UM Hymnal
1. “Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty;
let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies,
let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;
sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.
2. “Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet
come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered;
we have come, treading our path thru the blood of the slaughtered,
out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.”
Spirit Song #347, UM Hymnal
1. “O let the Son of God enfold you with his Spirit and his love.
Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.
O let him have the things that hold you, and his Spirit like a dove
will descend upon your life and make you whole.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.
2. “O come and sing this song with gladness as your hearts are filled with joy.
Lift your hands in sweet surrender to his name.
O give him all your tears and sadness; give him all your years of pain,
and you’ll enter into life in Jesus’ name.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.”
Hymn of Promise #707, UM Hymnal
1. “In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree;
in cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
2. “There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;
there’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,
unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.”
Here I Am Lord #707, UM Hymnal
1. “I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.
I have made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
2. “I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.”
Let There Be Peace on Earth #431, UM Hymnal
(Sing twice)
“Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me;
let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God our creator, children all are we.
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me; let this be the moment now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow:
to take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.”
Lord of the Dance #261, UM Hymnal
“1. I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
“5. They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.”
How Great Thou Art #77, UM Hymnal
“1. O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
“2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze;
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!”
Be Thou My Vision #451, UM Hymnal
“1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
thou and thou only, first in my heart,
great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.”
On Eagle’s Wings #143, UM Hymnal
(Sing twice)
“And God will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
bear you on the breath of dawn,
make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of God’s hand.”
Surely the Presence of the Lord #328, UM Hymnal
(Sing twice)
“Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place;
I can feel his mighty power and his grace.
I can hear the brush of angels’ wings,
I see glory on each face;
surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.”
Just a Closer Walk with Thee #2158, in The Faith We Sing
“1. I am weak, but thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long
as I walk, let me walk close to thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
daily walking close to the thee:
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
“2. Through this world of toil and snares,
if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
daily walking close to the thee:
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.”
Amazing Grace #378, UM Hymnal
“1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
2. ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed.”
Pass it On #572, UM Hymnal
“1. It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing.
That’s how it is with God’s love
once you’ve experienced it;
you spread his love to everyone; you want to pass it on.
3. I wish for you, my friend, this happiness that I’ve found;
you can depend on him, it matters not where you’re bound.
I’ll shout it from the mountaintop; I want my world to know;
the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.”
He Touched Me #367, UM Hymnal
“1. Shackled by a heavy burden,
neath a load of guilt and shame,
then the hand of Jesus touched me,
and now I am no longer the same.
He touched me, O he touched me,
and O the joy that floods my soul!
Something happened, and now I know,
he touched me and made me whole.
“2. Since I met this blessed Savior,
since he cleansed and made me whole,
I will never cease to praise him;
I’ll shout it while eternity rolls.
He touched me, O he touched me,
and O the joy that floods my soul!
Something happened, and now I know,
he touched me and made me whole.”
It is Well with My Soul #377, UM Hymnal
“1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well (It is well) with my soul (with my soul),
it is well, it is well with my soul.
“2. Thou Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
It is well (It is well) with my soul (with my soul),
it is well, it is well with my soul.”