Welcome to our hymn sing!
1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
For “littles” and “young at heart”
Prayer for safety:
(Feel free to say each line and have your child repeat
what you say or say it as you pray together.)
Dear God,
Lead the way and hold my hand.
Help me to be good every day.
Let me know what’s wrong and right,
Keep me and my family safe day and night,
Lead the way God and hold my hand.
Amen.
The Jesus Medley (Jesus Loves the Little Children)
LYRICS
1. Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in his sight.
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
2. Jesus died for all the children, all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in his sight.
Jesus died for all the little children of the world.
Repeat verse 1.
Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in his sight.
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
O Master Let Me Walk with Thee
1879
“Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God,
to walk in His ways and to fear Him.”
Deuteronomy 8:6
Hymn Background:
Washington Gladden (so named because his great-grandfather served as George Washington’s bodyguard during the Revolutionary War) was a Congregational pastor. He served in New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio during the post-Civil War industrial era when racial and economic injustice was rampant. People everywhere were searching for a new American ethic.
Gladden wanted to give them one, and he is remembered today as the father of the Social Gospel in America, an activist who crusaded tirelessly for political and moral reform in industry, commerce, and politics. He was a champion of the working man, a strong supporter of union rights, and he was not afraid to attach corruption in politics.
Unfortunately, Gladden was more concerned with applied Christianity than with biblical Christianity. He embraced evolution and opposed the outreach efforts of evangelists like Billy Sunday. He infuriated his own denomination by railing against a large gift to foreign missions because it was donated by the Standard Oil Company. Not surprisingly, conservative Christians opposed his liberal theology. During a period of heavy criticism, he sat alone in his church and penned this hymn.
It was later printed by Dr. Charles H. Richards in his book Christian Praise. Christians of all views have embraced this as a prayer of their own while laboring for the Master in a world desperately needing the grace of Christ.
LYRICS:
1. O Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free;
Tell me thy secret; help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.
2. Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear, winning word of love;
Teach me the wayward feet to stay, and guide them in the homeward way.
3. Teach me thy patience, still with thee in closer dearer company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong, in trust that triumphs over wrong.
4. In hope that sends a shining ray far down the future’s broadening way;
In peace that only thou canst give, with thee, O Master, let me live.
Womb of Life and Source of Being
LYRICS
1. Womb of life, and source of being, home of every restless heart.
In your arms the worlds awakened; you have loved us from the start.
We, your children, gather ‘round you, at the table you prepare.
Sharing stories, tears, and laughter we are nurtured by your care.
4. Mother, Brother, Holy Partner, Father, Spirit, Only Son;
We would praise your name forever, one in three, and three in one.
We would share your life, your passion, share your word of world made new,
Ever singing, ever praising, one with all, and one with you.
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Thank you Kim.
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