2021 January
We
Celebrate (tune:
Azmon UMH 57)
Jeffrey
B. Childs 1/1/21
We celebrate each brand
new day,
And each year as it
starts.
Give thanks to God each
time you pray,
From the bottom of your
hearts.
In this new day in all
you do,
And in the way you live,
The Lord will surely see
you through,
And to the Lord thanks
give.
When there is doubt and
there is fear,
No matter what you face,
Remember the Lord's
always near,
And surrounds us all with
grace.
We Celebrate the Lord
(tune: Italian Hymn UMH 61)
Jeffrey
B. Childs 1/2/21
We celebrate the Lord,
The one to be adored.
We sing God's praise,
With each uplifted voice,
We stand and make our
choice,
Forever to rejoice,
All of our days.
God gives us each rebirth,
To show our sacred worth,
By God we’re blessed.
And so, we live that way,
Through all we do and say,
Until we reach someday,
Eternal rest.
This Is the Day (tune:
Lasst Uns Erfreuen UMH 62)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/3/21
This is the day the Lord
has made,
All earth’s foundations
have been laid.
O praise ye! Alleluia!
We stand secure on holy
ground,
In Christ alone our faith
is found.
O praise ye! O praise ye!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
We thank the Lord with
all our heart,
And serve the Lord and do
our part.
O praise ye! Alleluia!
Serve God with all your
strength and voice,
With angel choirs now
rejoice.
O praise ye! O praise ye!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Today find something you
can do,
For God's sake do it. Follow
through.
O praise ye! Alleluia!
Unique gifts God has
given you.
In God's name do all you
can do.
O praise ye! O praise ye!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
God, We Come to Worship (tune:
Nicaea UMH 64)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/4/21
God, we come to worship,
And to sing your praises.
We have come to hear your
word,
As it our faith raises.
You are our foundation,
Always holding steady.
Help us to listen,
And to be ready.
God we are unworthy,
Of your grace forgiving.
We give thanks for your
great love,
And our purpose for
living.
Help us as your people,
Always to be faithful.
We will be always,
Ever more grateful.
We Worship God (tune:
Lauda Anima UMH 66)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/5/21
We worship God and
glorify,
To the Lord our praises
bring.
Our praise to God we
magnify,
Praise to the Lord our
soul sing.
Alleluia, Alleluia,
To God who makes
everything.
The Lord has given to us life,
And we give thanks for
this gift.
The Lord will see us
through all strife,
The Lord our souls will
uplift.
Alleluia, Alleluia,
We now have eternal life.
For all we have and all
we are,
We thank the Lord when we
pray.
We thank the Lord we've
come this far,
We thank the Lord every
day.
Alleluia, Alleluia,
The Lord leads us all the
way.
We, Thy People, Praise Thee
(tune: St. Anthony’s Chorale
UMH 67)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/6/21
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
God of every nation!
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
Lord of Hosts eternal!
The beginning of creation,
All’s enlightened by
God's light.
It illumines all the
darkness,
Day is shining bright.
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
Praise thee evermore!
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
God of every nation!
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
Lord of Hosts eternal!
When the first day is
concluded,
It's completed as it
should.
In the story of God's
glory
God announces it is good.
We, thy people, praise
thee, praise thee,
Praise thee evermore!
John at the Jordan
(tune: St. Anthony’s Chorale
UMH 68)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/7/21
John at the Jordan,
people did baptize,
To cleanse them from all
their deceits and lies,
To help them see and open
up their eyes.
Alleluia!
And then to Jordan Jesus
humbly came,
To be baptized without
sin, guilt, or blame,
He had a mission, Good News
to proclaim.
Alleluia!
When from the water as Jesus
arose,
The Holy Spirit as a dove
then shows,
Celestial blessing on him
God bestows.
Alleluia!
When we are baptized now
in Jesus’ name,
We died to sin and are no
more the same,
We have new life in
Christ now to proclaim.
Alleluia!
We Offer God All Glory (tune:
Meineke UMH 70)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/8/21
We offer God all glory,
And for our sins we are
truly sorry.
As it's been since the
beginning,
God forgives our sinning.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Amen.
God has been with us
always,
And always will unto the
end of days.
God is loving and
forgiving,
New life in Christ now
giving.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Amen.
We Worship Our God (tune:
Meineke UMH 73)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/9/21
We worship our God,
Wherever we are,
Both here and abroad,
God's never very far.
We come now adoring,
The God who made all,
Whose love is now pouring,
Upon both great and small.
We celebrate life,
In all that we do,
To overcome strife,
Faith and hope to renew.
We present God our gifts,
Our faithful offering,
As our souls God uplifts,
We worship and sing.
Before God we come,
With pipes and with
strings,
With harp and with drum,
The congregation sings.
For this is our story,
To God we sing praise,
To God be the glory,
Forever and always.
With Reverent Hearts (tune:
Old 100th UMH 75)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/11/21
With reverent hearts God
is adored,
We worship and adore the
Lord.
The Lord creates, redeems,
and saves.
We celebrate and sing
God's praise.
Now gather all and
congregate,
To hear God's word and
meditate.
The faithful congregation
shares,
Communion with God
through all our prayers.
We live our faith by how
we serve,
Loving our neighbors, we
observe.
Spread the good news,
just do your part,
Showing God’s love with
all your heart.
I Sing God’s Praise
(tune: How Great Thou Art
UMH 77)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/12/21
When I sit down in humble
contemplation,
And pray to God and
listen for God's voice,
My heart is filled with
joy and celebration,
My God loves me and for
that I rejoice.
Refrain:
Then I shout out God's
mercy to proclaim,
I sing God's praise. I
sing God's praise.
Then I shout out God's
mercy to proclaim,
I sing God's praise. I
sing God's praise!
There have been times when
I have not done God's will,
I've fallen short my life
was filled with sin.
But in those times God's
mercy was with me still,
Deep in my soul God
cleansed me from within.
Refrain:
I celebrate this day that
God's created,
And I am here at this
right time and place.
Serving my God, my soul
is now elated,
I can see God in every
person's face.
Refrain:
(tune:
Grosser Gott UMH 79)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/12/21
Jesus calls us to follow,
He invites us with, “Come
and see.”
When our spirits may be
low,
We are raised to eternity.
Thus, begins our faith
journey,
When in faith we come and
see.
Jesus called Phillip to
come,
Jesus said to him, “Follow
me.”
Bethsaida he was from,
And found Nathaniel by a
tree.
Thus, begins our faith
journey,
When in faith we come and
see.
He was then to Jesus
brought,
That he too might follow
the Lord.
For there was much to be
taught,
The Messiah would be
adored.
Thus, begins our faith
journey,
When in faith we come and
see.
We have now heard the
story,
Also been called to come and
see.
When we proclaim Christ’s
glory.
Who might the next
disciple be?
Thus, begins our faith
journey,
When in faith we come and
see.
We Come Now to Celebrate
(tune: Ratisbon UMH 85)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/13/21
We come now to celebrate,
Offering God our thanks
and praise,
Lifting up our prayers
and songs,
Celebrating God always,
Hear us, Lord, now as we
sing.
You are Lord of
everything.
There are times when we
have failed,
We repent and come to you,
Though we’ve fallen into
sin,
Your grace cleanses
through and through.
When to you we have confessed,
You forgive us and we’re
blessed.
May we here again your
word,
Guiding that our faith
may grow,
Speaking to our very
hearts,
Ways that your love we
may show,
Fill us with your holy
grace,
As we leave this sacred
space.
We
Come to Praise the Lord (tune:
Diademata UMH 88)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/14/21
We come to praise the
Lord,
Our God to glorify.
We humbly sing and lift
our prayers,
To God enthroned on high.
Come join us in our song,
Together let us praise,
May God be blessed and
glorified,
Forever and always.
For all that God has done,
And doing still today,
With loving, grateful
hearts we come,
To worship God and pray.
Forgive us God on high,
For all the times we've sinned,
We sing your praise with
all our hearts,
With shouts we glorify.
God Almighty, We Adore
You
(tune: Hymn of Joy UMH 89)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/15/21
God Almighty, we adore
you,
We give thanks for all
you've done.
You called us to be
disciples,
Our new journey has begun.
Help us always to be
faithful,
As we follow you today.
Help us always to be
mindful,
Of your guidance on the
way.
From all places come and
worship,
Gather now to sing God's
praise.
Joyfully join the
procession,
As with song our voices
raise.
God Almighty is
victorious,
God has freed us from our
sins.
Our past life has passed
away now,
New abundant life begins.
For your mercy we are
grateful,
By your grace we all are
blessed.
In this life we’re moving
forward,
To the next where we'll
find rest.
Celebrate the Lord Almighty,
Who has overcome all
strife.
And has given us a Savior,
Whose death gives to us
new life.
We Celebrate the Lord
Above (tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen UMH 90)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/16/21
We celebrate the Lord
above,
Who showers down upon us
love.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
By God we have been daily
blessed,
Now let us give to God
our best.
Alleluia! (5x)
Love God with all your
soul and heart,
And to all neighbors love
impart.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
By God’s illuminating
light,
Worship the Lord with all
your might.
Alleluia! (5x)
Give God your glory,
thanks, and praise,
Worship the Lord all of
your days.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
To God repent of all your
sins,
Christ forgives, now new
life begins.
Alleluia! (5x)
We Are Blessed (tune:
Dix UMH 92)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/18/21
We are blessed by the
Lord's love,
That God showers from
above.
We give thanks for every
gift,
God has given to uplift.
God of mercy and of grace,
Bless all gathered in
this place.
Before you, we come to
pray,
Please forgive our sins
today.
Once again help us to
start,
To follow you and not
depart.
God of mercy and of grace,
Bless all gathered in
this place.
We Lift Our Prayers (tune:
Augustine UMH 93)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/19/21
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
By God we have been
blessed,
God gives us peace and
rest.
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
We come to sing God's
praise,
As we our voices raise.
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
To God now let us sing,
And make the rafters ring.
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
Now Alleluia shout,
In God there is no doubt.
We lift our prayers and praises to the sky,
To God most high!
We celebrate the Lord,
The One to be adored.
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
Thus, may it always be,
For all eternity.
We lift our prayers and
praises to the sky,
To God most high!
This Is the Day the Lord
Has Made
(tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen
UMH 94)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/20/21
This is the day the Lord
has made,
All God's creation is
displayed.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Be glad this day let us
rejoice,
Give thanks with all your
heart and voice.
Alleluia! (5x)
Jesus by Galilee Did Walk
(tune:
Old 100th UMH 95)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/20/21
Jesus by Galilee did walk,
And with two brothers he
did talk.
Peter and Andrew Jesus
called,
The first disciples were
installed.
Fishing for people they’d
now do,
Jesus was making all
things new.
As first disciples they
were blessed,
Soon they'd be followed
by the rest.
Two others were there,
mending nets,
They followed Jesus, no
regrets.
James and John were
invited too,
To help mend people they
could do.
Jesus is calling still
today,
That we will follow on
the way.
Be a disciple is the
choice,
To follow the Lord and
rejoice.
We Celebrate New Life
(tune: To God Be the
Glory UMH 98)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/21/21
We celebrate new life that
now we can live,
To God joyfully our thanksgiving
we give.
For we all have struggled
weighed down by our sin,
But Jesus has saved us
new life to begin.
Praise the Lord! Praise
the Lord!
For all that the Lord's
done.
Praise the Lord! Praise
the Lord!
For our new life’s begun.
For we all have struggled
weighed down by our sin,
But Jesus has saved us
new life to begin.
Some days are a struggle,
some days are just hard.
Thank God Jesus is an
eternal lifeguard.
Who shines like a beacon
of light in the dark,
Guiding us when we on faith’s
journey embark.
Praise the Lord! Praise
the Lord!
For all that the Lord's
done.
Praise the Lord! Praise
the Lord!
For our new life’s begun.
For we all have struggled
weighed down by our sin,
But Jesus has saved us
new life to begin.
To God Be the Glory (tune:
My Tribute UMH 99)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/22/21
To God be the glory,
For salvation's story,
To God be the glory,
For God's mercy and grace.
To God be the glory,
For our sins we are sorry,
To God be the glory,
Our sins God does erase.
God blessed all creation,
Join the celebration,
Sing praise every nation,
For all that God has done.
To God’s promise we cling,
To God praises we bring,
To God's glory we sing,
For the vict’ry God’s won.
Praise God from Whom All
Blessings Flow
(tune: Lauda Anima UMH 100)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/23/21
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow,
By each blessing we are
blessed.
God nurtures us our faith
to grow,
Sins forgiven when
confessed.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
As we sing our faith’s
professed.
God may we always sing
your praise,
Heartfelt prayers to you
we bring.
Worshipping you all our
days,
We offer you everything.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hear us now, God, as we
sing,
We ask, O God, that you
hear us,
As we come to you and
pray.
We ask, God, that you
stay near us,
As we journey day by day.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks for guiding us
today.
Come Now and to the Lord
Sing Praise
(tune: Duke Street UMH 101)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/25/21
Come now and to the Lord
sing praise,
With shouts of joy our
arms we raise.
Worship the Lord
throughout each day,
When with the Lord we
humbly pray.
When in our lives we feel
distressed,
Or we are down and feel
depressed.
When at our worst, God's
at God's best.
And by God's love we’re
always blessed.
With all the gifts God's
given you,
Praise God by all that you
can do.
When you notice others in
need,
Right time, right place, you're
there indeed.
Sing Praises to the Lord
(tune: Nun Ducket UMH 102)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/26/21
Sing praises to the Lord,
The gift of life God gave
us.
And even when we sinned,
With mercy God forgave us.
We come before the Lord,
To offer thanks and
praise.
Living abundant lives,
In God's Kingdom always.
We celebrate new life,
To us Jesus has given.
Our sins are washed away,
Jesus has us forgiven.
Begin to live life new.
Our God to glorify,
By all we say and do,
May we God magnify.
Hear us, Almighty God,
In prayer and supplication.
We pray that you would reign,
The world and every
nation.
With us is how it starts,
As we now come before you.
With humble contrite
hearts,
We worship and adore you.
Jesus Healed a Man (tune:
St. Denio UMH 103)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/26/21
Jesus healed a man who was
demon-possessed,
Tormenting his soul and
denying him rest.
He called out to Jesus
with a forceful shout,
Jesus then commanded the
demon come out.
The demon was silenced by
the word of the Lord,
The man had his life and
health fully restored.
People were amazed by Christ's
authority,
And spread the Good News
throughout Galilee.
Jesus still removes from us
demons today,
When to him we repent and
humbly pray.
What demons keep you now
from all you can be?
Jesus can release you and
thus set you free.
We gather together to
sing of God's praise,
For our sins we’re sorry,
God, help change our ways.
That we might be faithful,
hear us as we pray,
That now we may worship You
every day.
God Created All from
Nothing
(tune: Ebenezer UMH 108)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/27/21
God created all from
nothing,
Nothing but God's loving Word.
God spoke it and then it
happened,
All's created, named, and
heard.
In each new day God’s
still creating,
As each creation lives
and grows.
We from this have
inherited,
Creative life that God bestows.
God has given us a
purpose,
To care for all God has
made.
We have been loved to be
loving,
Through us may love now
be displayed.
As we love God with heart
and soul,
And love neighbors as
ourselves,
We show others what we
have learned,
To love neighbors as
themselves.
Crowds Were Blessed
(tune: Ein Feste Burg UMH
110)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/28/21
Crowds were blessed to
hear Jesus preach,
His words brought comfort
to them.
The lost sheep he wanted
to reach,
And draw them closer to
him.
To the lost sheep he
reached,
Forgiveness of sins he
preached.
His love they did receive,
All those who would
believe,
Lost sheep came home
rejoicing.
Large crowds were fed by Jesus’ word,
As well as loaves and fishes.
They all were blessed by
what they heard,
Beyond their wildest
wishes.
Jesus knew all their
cares,
God's Kingdom would be
theirs,
Forgiveness of all sins,
Abundant life begins.
New life they would
inherit.
The Spirit Gives Us Gifts
(Ephesians 5)
(tune: Terra Beta UMH 111)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/29/21
The Spirit gives us gifts,
We are all by God blessed.
May growing fruit be our
pursuit,
Doing our very best.
The first fruit is God's
love,
From God we first receive.
It is a sign of God
divine,
In whom we do believe.
We also received joy,
Deep in our inner heart.
Turmoil does cease given
inner peace,
We grow whole not apart.
Patience is next to grow,
A most challenging fruit.
For it somehow we want
right now,
It's worth the slow
pursuit.
We are blessed with
kindness,
And also with goodness,
With faithfulness and
gentleness,
Others thus we can bless.
We sing our praise to God,
Who gives us self-control.
We now uplift the Spirit’s
gift,
Our fruit basket is whole.
The Holy Scriptures
(tune: Sursum Corda UMH 115)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/30/21
The holy scriptures God’s
mystery reveal,
On each page that we read
God becomes real.
There is power in God's
ancient story,
When we read of God's
presence and glory.
The ancient words apply
to us today,
If we but reflect on what
they might say.
We read of how to live
and to believe,
Guidance from people of
faith we receive.
Just open the pages of
the good book,
And open your hearts to
take a deep look.
See what the Lord may be
saying to you,
How to live your life and
what you should do.
We Come to Worship God
(tune: Leoni UMH 116)
Jeffrey B. Childs 1/31/21
We come to worship God,
The one and only One.
With shouts of praise,
God we applaud,
For all God’s done.
In the beginning all,
God made and declared
good.
And so, it was until the
fall,
By a falsehood.
Your perfect world we've
blown,
O God, we all do sin.
We choose our will over
your own,
And what might’ve been.
But in your grace we live,
You are merciful always.
For you, all of our sins
forgive,
We sing your praise.
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