2025 August
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.
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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