Monthly Theme: Perseverance
Sermon Topic: “Keep Moving Forward”
Done Made My Vow
Music: Traditional Spiritual
Text: Traditional Spiritual
Done made my vow to the Lord
And I never will turn back
I will go, I shall go
To see what the end will be.
Done opened my mouth to the Lord
And I never will … read more.
Monthly Theme: Perseverance
Sermon Topic: “Abandoned by Grace”
I’ve Been in the Storm So Long
Music: Traditional Spiritual arr. Jeffrey L. Ames
Text: Traditional Spiritual
I’ve been in the storm so long,
I’ve been in the storm so long, children,
I’ve been in the storm so long,
Oh, give … read more.
Monthly Theme: Perseverance
Sermon Topic: “Long Haul People”
A Brighter Day
Words and Music by: Kenyatta Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Hector Diaz, George Huff, and Delisha Thomas
Believe that there will be a brighter day.
Situations tend to weigh us down
and it’s easy to let ’em … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
Sermon Topic: “Holy Night”
O Magnum Mysterium
Music: Kenneth L. DeJong
Text: Traditional
O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,
iacentem in praesepio!
Beata Virgo,
cujus viscerameruerunt portare
Dominum Iesum Christum.
Alleluia!
The Works of Christmas
Music: Elizabeth H. Norton
Text: Howard Thurman
When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Sermon Topic: “Building a New Way”
Dig a Little Deeper
Music: Jenifer Lewis
Text: Jenifer Lewis
Don’t matter what you look like
Don’t matter what you wear
How many rings you got on your finger
We don’t care, no, we don’t care
Don’t matter where you come from
Don’t even … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Sermon Topic: “Everyday Death”
Tiny Ironing Board
Music: Simon Lynge arr. John Boelling
Text: Simon Lynge
Look at the dancing breeze
Olympic Mountains breathe
Look at your own blue hands
Your feet kiss the land
The sun and icebergs play
Magical disco bay
Feels like a love supreme
A … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
A Jubilant Song
Music: Dominick DiOrio
Text: Janet Galván and Dominick DiOrio
Alleluia! We Dance!
We dance in the sparkle of the wondrous night sky!
We dance to the music our voices raised high!
We dance to sweet laughter, so fast we can fly!
Alleluia! Dance!
O Oriens
Music: Melissa Dunphy … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Winter Music and Worship
A Ceremony of Carols
Music: Benjamin Britten
Text: Robert Southwell, William Cornish, James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn, and Robert Wedderburn
Procession
Hodie Christus natus est:
hodie Salvator apparuit:
hodie in terra canunt angeli:
laetantur archangeli:
hodie exsultant justi dicentes:
gloria in excelsis Deo.
Alleluia!
TRANSLATION:
Today Christ is born;
Today the Saviour has … read more.
Monthly Theme: Courage
Sermon Topic: “The Courage of Our Convictions”
Amani Utupe (Grant Us Peace, Give Us Courage)
Music: Patsy Ford Simms
Text: Patsy Ford Simms
As we travel down this weary road,
Amani utupe na ustawi.
We need strength to carry on … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
Sermon Topic: “Waiting For New Life”
A Jubilant Song
Music: Norman Dello Joio
Text: Walt Whitman
O! Listen to a jubilant song! O! Listen to a jubilant song!
The joy of our spirit-it is uncaged, the joy of our spirit is uncaged,
it darts like lightning!
My soul … read more.
