Ordinary Time // Week 27 // Nov. 24-30
REVELATION 21
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
and the sea was no more.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them as their God;
"See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them as their God;
they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them;
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away."
Write this, for these words are trustworthy
Write this, trustworthy and true.
See, I am making all things new.
Death will be no more
Then he said to me, "It is done!
I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end.
Lyrics: direct quotation of Revelation 21:1, 3-4, and 6a, with parts of verse 5 (NRSV)
Music: Nicolas Melas, Greg Yoder, and Seth Thomas Crissman, 2024
Vocals: Nicolas Melas, Nichole Barrows, Greg Yoder
© Ears to the Ground Family, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 26 // Nov. 17-23
FAITHFUL GOD
Faithful God, your loving heart is always kind
Even when we run away and have no one else
You find us where we are
You speak peace, to our fears and unbelief
When we are afraid, the faithful hands that made us
Remind us who we are
With your Word on our hearts and your Love on our lips
Give us courage, God, give us courage
To follow your movement wherever it is leading
Spirit lead us, Spirit lead us
Hosanna, (hosanna), save us God
Hosanna, (hosanna), save us God
Lyrics and Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2019
Vocals: Lauren Yoder, Rachel Mast, Mitchell Yoder
© The Walking Roots Band, 2019
Nov. 10-16
VIVIMOS POR FE, NO POR VISTA
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
When the future is uncertain, no por vista
And we can’t see behind the curtain, no por vista
When the future is uncertain, and we can’t see behind the curtain
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
When the way is scary, no por vista
And heavy things we carry, no por vista
When the way is scary, and heavy things we carry
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
When the road is jagged, no por vista
And we’ve run ourselves ragged, no por vista
When the road is jagged, and we’ve run ourselves ragged
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
We live by faith, and not by sight
And the promise of the morning’s gonna take us through the night
Not by sight, we live by faith
And the promise of the night is gonna see us through the day
En efecto,
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos por fe, no por vista
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
Vivimos, vivimos, vivimos por fe
Lyrics: Greg Yoder, 2024, with direct quotation of 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NVI)
Music: Seth Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2024
Vocals: Chass Kreider, Nicolas Melas, Lauren Yoder, Mitchell Yoder
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 24 // Nov. 3-9
GOD’S LOVE IS IN US
God’s love is in us,
God’s love is in us,
God’s love is in us,
So let it grow
Lyrics: participants in the Creativity and Movement in Worship Workshop at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, 2023
Music: Greg Yoder, 2023
Vocals: Ruthie Yoder
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 23 // Oct. 27 - Nov. 2
PSALM 27 (ONE THING I ASK)
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
To gaze upon and learn of all your beauty, Lord, to gaze upon you
To gaze upon and learn of all your beauty, Lord, to gaze upon you
Do not hide your face from me, or cut me from the land.
If you leave me to my own, who will lend their hand?
If my enemies surround me, if my heart my should yield,
If my mother and my father leave, you will be my shield.
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
I believe that I will see the goodness of God
I believe that I will see the goodness of God
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
This one thing I ask, to dwell in the house of God, one thing I ask
Lyrics and music: William Sumner Leaton, 2024
Vocals: William Sumner Leaton, Ebony Nicole, Megan Bishop, Sara Gingerich, Jackson Maust, Greg Yoder
© William Sumner Leaton, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 22 // Oct. 20-26
JESUS WEPT
Jesus wept
Jesus wept
Jesus wept
And he weeps with me
O Jesus,
O Jesus,
O Jesus wept
Jesus wept
Jesus wept
Jesus wept
And he weeps with me
Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Nichole Barrows, 2024, with direct quotation of John 11:35
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Nichole Barrows, 2024
Vocals: Ebony Nicole, Rachel Mast, Valerie Bess, Nichole Barrows, Lauren Yoder, Kristina Yoder
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 21 // Oct. 13-19
LORD, HAVE MERCY
Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy on me
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2024
Vocals: Ebony Nicole, Rachel Mast, Greg Yoder, Mitchell Yoder, Jackson Maust
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 20 // Oct. 6-12
WONDERFUL ARE YOUR WORKS
I praise you, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it.
For it was you who formed my inward parts;
I praise you, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I praise you, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; Wonderful are your works;
Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written
all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.
How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
I try to count them—they are more than the sand; I come to the end
—I am still with you.
you who formed my inward parts;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I praise you, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; Wonderful are your works
Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
Lyrics: Direct quotation of Psalm 139:4-6, 13-14, 16-18 (NRSV)
Music: Greg Yoder, 2024
Vocals: Michael Yoder, Mitchell Yoder, Jackson Maust
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 19 // Sept. 29 - Oct. 5
BLESSED BE
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time on and forevermore.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
From the rising of the sun
to its setting the name of
the LORD is to be praised.
From the rising of the sun
to its setting the name of
the LORD is to be praised.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time on and forevermore
Blessed be the name of the LORD
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the LORD, “You are my LORD;”
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I have no good apart from you.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time on and forevermore
Blessed be the name of the LORD
Lyrics: direct quotation of Psalm 113:2-3 and Psalm 16:1-2
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2024
© The Soil and The Seed Project, 2024
Ordinary Time // Week 18 // Sept. 22-28
LOWLIEST OF US
Faith and hope and peace and love
Is the way the kingdom comes
Not through the proud or the unjust
But the lowliest of us
So do not keep the little children from him
Don’t you see how he set those tables tumbling?
Do not keep the little children from him
It’s how we’ll see the kingdom coming
A little baby in the dust
Who bore the name of Jesus
A Savior, merciful and just
For the lowliest of us
So do not keep the little children from him
Don’t you see how he set those tables tumbling?
Do not keep the little children from him
It’s how we’ll see the kingdom coming
Faith and hope and peace and love
Is the way the kingdom comes
Not through the proud or the unjust
But the lowliest of us
Lyrics and Music: Lindsey FitzGerald Stine, 2024
Vocals: Lindsey FitzGerald Stine, Soil and Seed Family Kids
© Lindsey FitzGerald Stine, 2024
