2021 May
There
Is Much Turmoil in the World
(tune: Martyrdom UMH 294)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/1/21
There
is much turmoil in the world,
And
so, we pray for peace.
That
in the midst of constant war,
Death
and destruction cease.
In
a world full of hurt and pain,
God's
will will be done somehow.
We
who follow the Prince of peace,
Have
much work to do now.
Offer
the world the Peace of Christ.
That
faith will overcome greed.
And
peace will prevail o'er all the earth,
Lifting
up all those in need.
(tune: Rathbun UMH 295)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/3/21
In
the quiet of each morning,
I
begin each day in prayer.
Reading
scripture; meditating,
God
and I commune right there.
When
I find myself in trouble,
Problems
are just everywhere.
God's
peace overcomes the turmoil,
When
I turn to God in prayer.
There
are times when I'm elated,
Then
my joy I want to share.
So,
I thank God for each blessing,
Praising
the Lord in my prayer.
(tune: St. Christopher UMH 297)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/4/21
We
celebrate all mothers,
Today
on Mother's Day.
With
grateful hearts and thanks,
For
all the mothers now we pray.
For we have been so blessed by each,
Who've
helped to raise us up.
And
we are who we are today,
'Cause
they did not give up.
Mothers
have been there with us,
When
we were feeling sick.
They
helped us to feel better,
And
back on our feet quick.
When
we have needed some support,
Our
mothers have been there,
Helping
make sure we are cared for,
With
tender loving care.
As
We Have Been Loved by Jesus
(tune:
Hamburg UMH 298)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/6/21
As we have been loved by
Jesus,
He commands us to love
others.
We are no longer his servants,
We are his sisters and
brothers.
We abide in him and his
love,
And we experience full
joy.
We are to go and bear
good fruit,
For everyone then to
enjoy.
As God loves Jesus, he
loves us,
And in his name, we love
others.
We celebrate this gift of
love,
On this special day for
mothers.
Happy Mother's Day!
(tune:
Near the Cross UMH 301)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/8/21
In God's word we find a
word.
Speaking to us today.
How we each might live
our lives,
If we follow God's way.
Chorus:
In God's word, in God's
word,
God is speaking to me.
Words of challenge, grace,
and love,
Come from God Almighty.
As you read it also pray,
That God would speak to
you.
Meditate upon the word,
Showing you what to do.
Chorus:
Read it over and again,
To you what words stick
out?
Take to heart just what
it says,
Believe it without a
doubt.
Chorus:
Nothing's new under the
sun,
Others have been there
too.
As you read what they
have done,
What's it saying to you?
Chorus:
Celebrate
What Christ Has Done
(tune:
Easter Hymn UMH 302)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/9/21
Celebrate what Christ has
done,
Forever the victory’s won.
Resurrection from the
grave,
He has risen, us to save.
Sin’s burden on us is
gone,
On the cross Christ took upon,
All the world's turmoil
and pain,
That the world is reborn
again.
We celebrate this new
birth,
Share Good News
throughout the earth.
Jesus died and lives
again,
Alleluia and Amen.
When
People Are Suffering (James 5)
(tune:
Lancashire UMH 303)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/10/21
When people are suffering,
Then they should be in
prayer.
And if people are cheerful,
Sung praises they should
share.
By prayer we are
connected,
To one another's needs.
The love of Christ is
present,
Through our actions and
deeds.
We are not isolated,
We are a family,
Who cares for one another,
And all humanity.
When one is sick and
dying,
They're not to be alone.
With oil they are
anointed,
To them Christ’s love is
shown.
Reach out to one another.
Give all you have to give.
Confess your faults and
failures,
That sins we might
forgive.
For we are held in bondage,
When guilt and shame we
feel.
But we can then be set
free,
When to Christ we appeal.
On
This Day of Christ’s Ascension (Luke 24)
(tune:
Regent Square UMH 304)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/11/21
On this day of Christ’s
ascension,
Into heaven he is raised.
He offers a benediction,
As gathered disciples
gazed.
They were there filled
with elation,
God was glorified and
praised.
Jesus offers us a
blessing,
That with others we would
share.
By this our faith we're
professing,
Letting people know we
care.
The Good News we joyfully
bring,
To all people everywhere.
In Jerusalem it started,
To be shared with all the
earth.
From his followers Christ
departed,
Prepping for the church’s
birth.
So, we cannot be half-hearted,
We share Christ for all
we're worth.
We Are Praying for Each
Other
(tune: W Zlobie Lezy UMH 307)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/12/21
We are praying for each
other,
That God's mercy may
abound.
For the hurting and the
struggling,
May God's peace for them
be found.
We are praying for our
neighbors,
That they may know of
God's love.
We are praying for the
whole world,
May peace come down like
a dove.
We are listening while
we're praying,
That God's guidance may
be heard.
We are pondering while
we're reading,
For a message from God's
word.
Help us Jesus be
attentive,
Always listening to your
voice.
For your guidance on the
journey,
We give thanks, and we
rejoice.
There Are Those Who Ride
Among Us
(In Celebration of Rev. Edgardo
Rivera’s Superintendency)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/12/21
There are those who ride
among us,
In the circuits of our
Lord,
Helping all to stay
connected,
Keeping each of us on
board,
Calendars crammed full of
meetings,
Securing appointments
year to year,
District superintendents,
Superintend both far and
near.
Trying to keep the order,
Using words that are
found within,
Memorized chapters and
verses,
Of the Book of Discipline.
The collecting of
statistics,
Keeping track of those
details,
Though monumental it's
only part,
Of what this job entails.
Being a pastor to the
pastors,
Shepherding those who
tend the sheep.
They rejoice with those
rejoicing,
And they weep with those
who weep.
“Well done, good and
faithful servant!”
“How goes it with your
soul?”
We thank you for your
service,
In this servant-serving
role.
Praise God Almighty
(tune: Judas Maccabeus UMH
308)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/13/21
Praise God Almighty,
And Jesus, God's Son,
Who with the Holy Spirit,
Are the Three in One.
Praise to the Creator,
And the Redeemer,
Who with the Sustainer,
Saves every sinner!
Chorus:
Praise God Almighty,
And Jesus, God's Son,
Who with the Holy Spirit,
Are the Three in One.
God as three persons,
Is the Trinity.
Who in love formed us,
To be whom we can be.
We have been so blessed,
By God's ability.
Always there for us,
When God needs to be!
Chorus:
Rejoice
(tune: Ackley UMH 310)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/14/21
We have received the Good
News,
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
And he is to be followed,
And worshipped and adored.
As Christians we profess
it,
By what we do and say,
And sometimes we just
sing it,
Throughout the day.
Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice
and sing today,
For Christ invites all to
believe,
To join him on the way.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice
with all your heart.
For when you finally do
believe,
New life in Christ will
start.
So many people struggle,
Without the Lord today.
I wish that I could reach
them,
Knowing just what to say.
To share with them my
journey,
How I came to believe.
That they may know
forgiveness,
and love receive.
Chorus:
Sing and Give Thanks to
the Lord
(tune: Llanfair UMH 312)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/15/21
Sing and give thanks to
the Lord,
Who is worshipped and
adored.
God all-knowing and all-seeing,
Has brought all into
being.
In love God created us,
And then sent to us Jesus.
With the power to forgive
sin,
And o’er death the
victory win.
We follow God's sacred
text,
Preparing for what comes
next.
God's raised those who've
gone before,
We'll join them
forevermore.
We Are Blessed by the
Lord
(tune: French Carol UMH 311)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/16/21
We are blessed by the
Lord,
By Jesus we’re so blessed.
God so loved us so much,
God sent to us the best.
We are so blessed,
To you blessings we bring
God so loved us so much,
This Good News we must sing.
In a world that's hurting,
Suffering in much pain.
We share love and care to
Those needing peace again.
We bear Good News,
For others now to hear.
Of the love of Jesus,
To Overcome their fear.
You are loved by Jesus,
Who died on the cross.
Your sins are forgiven,
Your gain won by Christ’s
loss.
But then he rose,
The grave could not
contain.
We will rise like Jesus
Christ who lives again.
(tune:
Garden UMH 314)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/17/21
I
open my Bible each day,
Just
to hear what God has to say.
And
then as I read,
God
speaks to my need.
With
thanks to God I pray.
Chorus:
Read
the Good Book now,
It
will tell you how,
If
you follow it every day.
As
you read God's word.
God's
deep love is heard.
To
guide you on the Lord’s way.
There
are times when we are unsure,
Of
what the Lord wants us to do.
Open
up the book,
Take
a deeper look,
God's
guidance will shine through.
Chorus:
Read
the Good Book now,
It
will tell you how,
If
you follow it every day.
As
you read God's word.
God's
deep love is heard.
To
guide you on the Lord’s way.
(tune:
Truro UMH 318)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/18/21
Come, Spirit, come, on us
again,
Like on the Day of
Pentecost.
Show us your vision like
back and then,
To help us reach the
least and lost.
On this journey help us
press on,
As faithfully we run this
race.
By your vision our souls
are drawn,
Following your amazing grace.
The prophet Joel had seen
this day,
The elderly and young
would see.
Following faithfully come
what may,
Show us what your Kin-dom
might be.
Christ Arose
(tune: Christ Arose UMH 322)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/19/21
Upon the earth Christ
walked,
Jesus my savior.
And with people he talked,
Jesus my Lord.
Chorus:
Up into heaven Christ
arose,
And his blessing on us
overflows.
Christ arose to heaven to
send the Spirit here,
To help us spread Good News
for all to hear.
Christ arose. Christ
arose.
Alleluia, Christ arose!
Christ helped disciples
see,
Jesus my savior.
What all that they could
be,
Jesus my Lord.
Chorus:
Christ is the church’s
head,
Jesus my savior.
We follow what Christ
said,
Jesus my Lord.
Chorus:
For the church Christ did
pray,
Jesus my savior.
That we'd follow the way.
Jesus my Lord.
Chorus:
With Jesus we will be,
Jesus my savior.
For all eternity,
Jesus my Lord.
Chorus:
The Holy Spirit Came
(Acts 2)
(tune: St. Magnus UMH 326)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/20/21
The Holy Spirit came upon,
Disciples gathered there.
The Spirit turned the
power on,
For them Good News to
share.
The Spirit sent them to
the street,
With tongues of flame
above.
To speak to all whom they
would meet,
Of God's mercy and love.
Some thought that they
had too much wine,
To be speaking that way.
But they were filled with
power divine,
Saying all they could say.
The power of the Spirit’s
here,
For us our faith to share.
The Spirit sends us far
and near,
Share Good News
everywhere.
(tune:
Diademata UMH 327)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/21/21
Sing praise to God above,
For all that God has made.
Creation is an act of
love,
Our Creator conveyed.
The stars and moon and
sun,
Adorned up in the sky.
All were created by the One,
We worship now on high.
Down hereupon the earth,
God's handiwork we see.
Each plant and animal has
worth,
As each was made to be.
We see the hand of God,
In all that God has made.
For all God's done we now
applaud,
How God's love is
displayed.
God loved the world so
much,
Jesus was sent to us.
To embody the Master's
touch,
The word made flesh - Jesus.
He taught us how to live.
He taught us how to love.
He sacrificed his life to
give,
Us grace from God above.
To God We Are Precious
(tune: Wolfe UMH 328)
Jeffrey
B. Childs 5/22/21
To God we are precious.
God shows love to us each
day.
we are blessed to have
communion as we pray.
we can share God's love
with others,
by what we do and what we
say.
to God we are precious.
God shows love to us each
day.
Faith Is a Very Precious
Gift
(tune: Stockton UMH 337)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/23/21
Faith is a very precious gift,
For when you are down and out.
It has the power to uplift,
And overcome each doubt.
Chorus:
Only believe, only believe, believe and don't
doubt.
God will help you, God will help you, God will
help you out.
When you find yourself in trouble;
Solutions you have none.
With God's help your strength will double,
With God all can be done.
Chorus:
Even when people don't believe,
Know God believes in you.
In prayer God's plan you can receive,
To know just what to do.
Chorus:
This Is the Day
(tune: Hursley UMH 339)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/24/21
This is the day the Lord has made.
See all the wonders that God has displayed.
Today let us give thanks and sing,
For God has made everything.
Take time to praise God for this day.
As you've been blessed, bless God as you pray.
From the dust you have been made too,
God has created the wonder that's you.
What can you do on this wondrous day?
How might you share it and what might you say?
Whose sole might your witness uplift?
To someone's day you might be God's gift.
Softly and Tenderly the
Lord is Calling
(tune: Thompson UMH 348)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/25/21
Softly and tenderly the
Lord is calling,
Summoning that we might
be,
Faithful disciples who
are humbly serving,
Serving the Lord
faithfully.
Chorus:
Serve God, serve God, serve
God in all that you do.
Earnestly, tenderly the
Lord is calling,
Calling and inviting you.
We have been called by
the Lord God Almighty,
That we might share the Good
News.
Like the prophets of old,
you and I might be,
Called to get out of our
pews.
Chorus:
What might you do if the
Lord goes before you?
Leading you on the Lord’s
way.
Deny yourself take up the
cross before you,
Faithfully live day by
day.
Chorus:
By faith we entered the
family of God,
We are a part of the
flock.
Go now for there is a
journey we must trod,
If we will just walk the
walk.
Chorus:
Come into the Lord’s Presence
(tune: Wolfe UMH 349)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/27/21
Come
into the Lord's presence,
Be
filled with God's mercy and love.
And
the Peace of Christ will be yours today,
Freely
offered from the Lord above.
Open
your heart up to Jesus,
Confess
all the things you have done.
They
will be erased as you're filled with grace,
And
you'll know the joy of salvation.
Share
the good news with others,
For
they need to hear your witness.
Tell
of your relationship with Jesus,
And
all that you have to profess.
What Would Jesus Do
(tune: Pass Me Not UMH 351)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/28/21
What would Jesus do I wonder?
To him I humbly pray.
Help me always be attentive,
To what you have to say.
Chorus:
Jesus, Jesus, to you I humbly pray.
Help me always be attentive,
To what you have to say.
I can do all things in you, Lord.
Lord, you strengthen me.
When by life I am overwhelmed,
To you I humbly plea.
Chorus:
Give me guidance and direction,
In all that I might do,
And do it all for your glory.
All I do's for you.
Chorus:
We Will Be in Prayer
(tune: Surrender UMH 354)
Jeffrey B. Childs 5/28/21
If you let us know your struggles,
We will surely pray for you.
If you're sick or someone's grieving,
Saying prayers is what we do.
Chorus:
We will be in prayer, we will be in prayer,
Whenever there is a need to,
We will be in prayer.
When there's joy and celebration,
We will give our thanks and praise.
We are grateful for God's blessings.
Thanksgiving to God we raise.
When we have a need for guidance,
Not sure what we ought to do.
Once again we go to Jesus,
Asking what would Jesus do?
Chorus:
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