2025 August

Forgive Me, God

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/1/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Forgive me, God, for all my sins,

For all I’ve ever done,

For all the good I didn't do,

For all I have left undone.

 

Your forgiveness has blessed me so,

That I might start anew.

Show me what I might do today,

That I may glorify you.

 

Then when my time on earth's complete,

And things to do are none,

Then in glory may I hear,

“Faithful servant, well done.”

 

Are Any of You Suffering

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/4/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Are any of you suffering?

James wrote that we should pray.

Our prayers become our offering,

We bring to God today.

 

What is it causing you such pain,

Within your soul and heart?

Through prayer you'll find you can attain,

Relief and a new start.

 

Are others with you suffering?

What might you do today,

To help to bring them God's healing?

Uplift them when you pray.

 

We Come before the Lord Today

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/5/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

We come before the Lord today.

We lift our hearts in prayer.

To God, anything we can say,

For God is always there.

 

We also listen to God's word,

And what it says to us.

May we go do just what we've heard,

In the name of Jesus.

 

Jesus will lead us forth from here,

Out to a world in need.

As we go forth, our mission’s clear.

We'll change the world indeed.

 

There Are Those Things

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/5/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

There are those things for which we pray,

Daily - day in and out.

We pray faithfully every day.

This day may it come about.

 

Over the years through many tears,

All of our prayers we've said.

We've given God our praise and cheers.

We are by God blessed.

 

Lift up your prayers both night and day,

For God is listening.

God wants to hear all that you pray,

All of that to God you bring.

 

We Are Blessed by God’s Grace

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/6/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Away from God, we've often run,

Like rats in the rat race.

But by God we are called back home,

We are blessed by God's grace.

 

When poorly we choose our own path,

Full of sin and disgrace.

God reaches us down in the pits,

We are blessed by God's grace.

 

A time will come, when here we're done,

We’ll see God face to face,

But till that day, steadfast we'll stay.

We are blessed by God's grace.

 

To Be Loved

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/6/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

To be loved is such a blessing,

That it revs up the heart.

When we are low, love’s just the thing,

To give us a fresh start.

 

When you find yourself wond’ring of,

Why you're so down and out,

Feel the power of pure love,

Turn everything about.

 

When deep in sadness your soul lies,

From down there look above.

There in the gleam of tear-filled eyes,

You'll see that you are loved.

 

Unto God Our Sins We Confess

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/7/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Unto God our sins we confess,

Also, to those we've harmed.

We are so blessed by forgiveness,

Our hearts are strangely warmed.

 

We’re warmed by God's love in our souls,

God's love makes all things new.

God gives to us new life, new goals.

With faith let us follow through.

 

Let's go and live life faithfully,

In all we say and do.

May we treat others gracefully,

That God's love comes shining through.

 

We Come into the Lord’s Presence

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/8/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

We come into the Lord's presence,

To lift everything in prayer.

We are blessed by God's reassurance,

For us the Lord's always there.

 

To God we can say anything,

There’s nothing God’s not heard.

God even hears what we're thinking,

God knows our every word.

 

Then if we listen, God may speak,

In words or in some sense,

And help us find all that we seek,

By the Lord's guidance.

 

Jesus Proclaimed a Day Would Come

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/12/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Jesus proclaimed a day would come,

When all’d be divided.

We each would be opposed to some,

And no more be united.

 

Some think that day has come and passed,

In history's darkest days.

Others believe it's coming fast,

If we do not change our ways.

 

Now in a world of them and us,

We are broken apart.

Nothing but the love of Jesus,

Can heal each broken heart.

 

When You See a Small Cloud Rising

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/13/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

When you see a small cloud rising,

To the crowd, Jesus said,

The coming rain you're surmising,

Will soon fall on your head.

 

There are those who've gone before us,

Who saw a better day.

Their hopes were fulfilled by Jesus,

As they are for us today.

 

God, help us see what step to take,

What we might do today?

That forward progress we might make,

To move along the way.

 

Off in the distance there's a goal,

In our mind’s eye we see.

How might we each best play our role,

Towards God's eternity.

 

Establish the Work of Our Hands

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/14/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Establish the work of our hands,

Is what the psalmist wrote.

May we do all that God commands,

And affirm this ancient quote.

 

Well done, good and faithful servant,

You did all you could do.

To those in need you always lent,

A helping hand or two.

 

You did it all in Jesus’ name,

When the Lord asked you to.

The world will never be the same,

Because this way you've passed through.

 

Out in the Early Morning Mist

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/15/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Out in the early morning mist,

I walk the lone pathway.

In solitude my soul is blessed.

What a way to start the day!

 

Around each bend and twist and turn,

New wonders I can see.

Each day offers lessons to learn,

What an opportunity!

 

I raise people in prayer and thought,

They're with me as I pray.

Though all alone, I know I'm not,

God is with me all the way.

 

Take Some Time with the Lord Today

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/16/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Take some time with the Lord today,

Reflect on your future.

The Lord has called you, on the way,

Your future to ensure.

 

If we are faithful, we will go,

Just following the Lord.

The exact path we may not know,

But God leads us forward.

 

Into the world the Lord leads us,

To make a difference.

Following the Lord Jesus,

We will share his presence.

 

You Are Set Free

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/19/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

What are those things that bind your life,

That just won't let you be?

With all these things that give you strife,

Christ says, “You are set free.”

 

A woman bound for eighteen years,

Crippled mercilessly,

Hears words of glory in her ears,

Christ says, “You are set free.”

 

No matter what the burdens are,

That bind up you and me.

Praise God and know forevermore,

Christ says, “You are set free.”

 

As Days Grow Shorter

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/20/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

As days grow shorter we can feel,

A change is happening.

The coming winter becomes real,

And then beyond comes spring.

 

Take time to celebrate life now.

Let the present just be.

Enough’s enough, yourself allow,

Peaceful tranquility.

 

For this moment let all time cease,

And in this moment stay.

Just come before the Lord in peace,

Then go and live that way.

 

There Are Those Things That We Have Done

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/21/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

There are those things that we have done,

That forgiveness we need.

We plead for mercy for each one,

That by Jesus we'd be freed.

 

Come before God and your soul bear,

Prejudice, hate, or greed.

Bring all your sins to God in prayer,

We are by Jesus freed.

 

We Will Pray for People Daily

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/22/2025

(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain)

 

We will pray for people daily, Praise the Lord!

We will pray for people daily, Praise the Lord!

We will pray for people daily,

We will pray for people daily,

We will pray for people daily, Praise the Lord!

 

We will read and study the Bible,

 

We will love and serve our neighbors,

 

We will worship God together,

 

We will faithfully follow Jesus,

 

We will invite others to join us,

 

I Sing the Glory of the Lord

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/25/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

I sing the glory of the Lord.

I praise God's holy name.

The power of Christ was on us poured,

When the Holy Spirit came.

 

In Jesus name we are awoke –

The great awakening.

As the disciples in tongues spoke,

In the Spirit now we sing.

 

Let us remember Jesus’ words,

And all he said back when.

That others might be reassured,

Say them again and again.

 

God Speaks to Us in Many Ways

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/26/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

God speaks to us in many ways,

May we more fully hear,

And listen for God all our days,

Resonating in our ears.

 

As we read scripture, on each page,

May God's word come alive.

As it has done down through each age,

May it your church revive.

 

Let us this day your word proclaim,

That all the world may hear.

All of this we pray, in Jesus’ name,

To all people far and near.

 

I’ve Been Working for the Savior

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/27/2025

(Tune: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad)

 

I've been working for the Savior,

All the live long day.

I've been working for the Savior,

Just following the Way.

 

Can't you hear the Master calling,

Rise up so early in the morn’.

Can't you hear the Master calling,

Gabriel, blow your horn.

 

Gabriel, won't you blow,

Gabriel, won't you blow,

Gabriel, won't you blow your horn, your horn.

Gabriel, won't you blow,

Gabriel, won't you blow,

Gabriel, won't you blow your horn.

 

No one's in the kitchen with Martha,

No one’s in the kitchen I know.

No one’s in the kitchen with Martha,

So, off to Jesus she does go.

 

And tells him,

Jesus, let my sister go.

Jesus, let my sister go,

Jesus, let my sister go,

But he tells her politely no.

 

In the Morning as I Awake

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/27/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

In the morning as I awake,

From a most restful night.

I say a prayer, for heaven's sake,

To start the day off right.

 

And then as the day progresses,

In awe inspiring ways,

I give thanks for how God blesses,

And give to God the praise.

 

When evening finally comes around,

Another day is done.

Then off to bed again I'm bound,

This has been a good one.

 

When You Go to a Banquet Hall

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/28/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

When you go to a banquet hall,

With whom there do you sit?

Up front with dignitaries all,

Christ would have none of it.

 

Instead he taught us all to be,

More humble in our place.

Take a seat among the lowly,

Share there dignity and grace.

 

Those who are low are lifted high,

And the mighty ones fall low.

Upon God we learn to rely,

For from God all blessings flow.

 

In Worship When We Read God’s Word

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/29/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

In worship when we read God's word,

To guide us on the way,

Reflect upon each word that's heard.

What does the Bible say?

 

God made everything, everywhere.

God declared it was good.

As caretakers we're two take care,

And to be as good as we should.

 

Has God so loved, God sent Jesus,

To save us one and all.

This affirmation gives to us,

Freedom to answer God's call.

 

We are called to go and spread Good News,

That all might come to know,

God loves them and that we do too,

May love in our actions show.

 

Jesus Could Have Been Lifted Up

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 8/30/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Jesus could have been lifted up,

To the seat of great powers.

Instead, he offered up the cup,

At the meal in his last hours.

 

Disciples wanted a good seat,

Upon his left or right.

He took a towel and washed their feet,

Offering one more insight.

 

It's not about getting ahead,

Nor with the best to sup,

But get behind people instead,

And lift the lowly up. 

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