Recently I have been reading through a Psalm each morning, and I find myself repeating a phrase throughout the day. Yesterday the phrase was from Psalm 28 “do not refuse me,” and it sparked the writing of this new hymn. This hymn is dedicated to the Presbyterian Church’s 220th General Assembly which is meeting this [...]
Did you ever sing that song? “I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus all around the world, yes, we’re the church together!” I learned that song while working with a children’s ministry at a Disciples of Christ church in Missouri. It was one of the [...]
For Palm Sunday the congregation at the tiny church I work at will be singing “Hosanna, Heysanna” from Jesus Christ Superstar as our opening hymn. The choir was practicing the song last Sunday, and the question was brought up whether the individual voices in the songs would be sung by soloists or groups or everybody. [...]
While preparing a service with the main scripture being John 11:1-44 (the death and resurrection of Lazarus) I could not find many hymns I liked. So I wrote my own. You can download the hymn lyrics here. The tune is SLANE and is most famous for “Be Thou My Vision.” The hymn is titled “Lazarus [...]
My hymn “Chosen Family (The BGLASS Hymn)” has been posted in my Worship Resources page. For convenience it’s a downloadable pdf file. There’s a story behind the hymn “Chosen Family” that I’d like to tell. I am a member of BGLASS the LGBTQ education, advocacy, and celebration group at my seminary. (BGLASS=Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Allies, [...]
The music player up at the top right is set up to play “Ave Generosa” composed by Hildegard of Bingen, who is talked about in this post. When my friend Vincent heard about my new blog project his first question was: Do you think the Catholic Church should become a democratic organization? I think my [...]