2025 October
In Times When We Are Down and Out
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/02/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
In times when we are down and out,
And tough times we do face.
Then and there feel what god's about,
As you are blessed by god's grace.
That grace is with us every day,
Though it's not always felt,
But then in dark times, as we pray,
From us problems seemed to melt.
As by god's grace our lives turn ‘round,
To us new life is given.
That we were lost now we've been found,
And we are on the road to heaven.
Rejoice in the Lord (Psalm 33)
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/04/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
Rejoice in the Lord. It
is right.
Praise befits the
upright.
Glory and praise to God
belong.
Sing to God a brand new
song.
All things were made by
the Lord's word,
As the Lord's word was
heard.
For when God spoke all
came to be.
For us the Lord's word is
key.
From long ago God speaks
to us,
As God spoke through
Jesus.
And God's word speaks
anew today.
Listen to God when you
pray.
Because we trust God's
holy name,
Faith in God we proclaim.
The love of God is upon
us,
As we wait upon Jesus.
In Times of Turmoil, Grief, and Stress
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/07/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
In times of turmoil, grief, and stress,
When things all fall apart,
Rely on God and May God bless,
And renew your troubled heart.
No matter how large problems are,
The Lord is larger still.
God who can move mountains afar,
Will help us to do God's will.
Lift up your heads and see the sight,
Of God's great victory.
By God's grace all is made all right.
Give to God all the glory.
We Read Letters Written by Paul
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/08/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
We read letters written by Paul,
Two churches long ago.
His words today speak to us all,
Of things we all need to know.
Encouragement is a good thing,
Needed now like back then.
Might we like Paul now say something,
To share God's love. Amen.
Home, Home in the Church
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/10/2025
(Tune: Home, Home on the Range)
Home, home in the church,
Where God's people gather to pray,
Where often is heard and encouraging word,
And love's shared by what we do and say.
O give me a spot, where I can be in thought,
And there meditate day by day.
Where I can give a nod as I worship my God,
That God's will, I will humbly obey.
Home, home in the church,
Where God's people gather to pray,
Where often is heard and encouraging word,
And love's shared by what we do and say.
We Keep the Faith
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/11/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
We keep the faith. We hold it fast.
In Christ we are secure.
I am the first. I am the last.
Jesus taught us, to be sure.
From the beginning to the end,
Jesus shall always be.
Our master and also our friend,
For all eternity.
As he came and lived among us,
And died, and rose again,
Forever we'll follow Jesus.
Let God's people say, “Amen.”
Love the Lord with All Your Heart
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/14/2025
(Tune: London Bridge Is Falling Down)
Love the Lord with
all your heart,
All your soul, all
your mind,
Love the Lord with
all your strength.
Jesus said so.
Love your neighbor
as yourself,
And yourself. Yes,
yourself!
Love your neighbor
as yourself.
Jesus said so.
In Christ I Can Do All Things
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/14/2025
(Tune: London Bridge Is Falling Down)
In Christ I can do
all things,
Do all things, do
all things.
In Christ I can do
all things,
The Bible says so.
(or – I believe
it.)
The Church’s Doors
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/15/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
The church's doors are
open wide,
That all may enter in.
That everyone may come
inside,
And to be welcomed home
within.
The church's doors are
open here,
And all are welcomed in.
The love of Christ draws
people near,
Come let Christ forgive
your sin.
The church's doors are
opened to,
Invite us to go out.
Out in the world we've
worked to do.
Go spread good news all
throughout.
All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/15/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
All we like sheep have
gone astray,
Everyone to their own way.
Away from God and God's
glory,
We wander aimlessly.
The shepherd comes to
seek lost sheep,
And those, securely keep.
Celebrating the lost is
found,
Rejoicing all around.
In this great story where
are you?
And just what might you
do?
If you are lost, cry out
in fear.
Jesus will draw you near.
The Old Soul Saul
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/18/2025
(Tune: The Old Grey Mare)
The old soul Saul, he Ain't
what he used to be.
Ain't what he used to be.
Ain't what he used to be.
The old soul Saul, he Ain't
what he used to be,
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago.
The old soul Saul, he Ain't
what he used to be,
Many long years ago.
Th’ enlightened Paul, he Ain't
what he used to be.
Ain't what he used to be.
Ain't what he used to be.
Th’ enlightened Paul, he Ain't
what he used to be,
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago.
Th’ enlightened Paul, he Ain't
what he used to be,
Many long years ago.
So, now we can be what
God wants us to be.
What God wants us to be.
What God wants us to be.
So, now we can be what
God wants us to be,
Now and forevermore.
Now and forevermore.
Now and forevermore.
So, now we can be what
God wants us to be,
Now and forevermore.
Humbly Come before God in Prayer
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/21/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
Humbly come before God in
prayer,
And there confessions
share.
Confess all sins that you
have done,
And all good deeds left
undone.
At yourself take an
honest look,
Become an open book.
Ask God to forgive every
sin,
That a new page might
begin.
Strive to do better every
day,
By following the Way.
You are not who you used
to be,
In Christ you've been set
free.
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/22/2025
(Tune: The
Mulberry Bush)
This
is the way it all began,
All
began, all began,
This
is the way it all began
Back
in the beginning.
God
spoke the word, “Let there be light.”
Let
there be light, let there be light,
God
spoke the word, “Let there be light.”
Early
one Sunday morning.
God
spoke the word, “Let there be sky.”
Let
there be sky, let there be sky,
God
spoke the word, “Let there be sky.”
Early
one Monday morning.
God
spoke and made land filled with plants,
Filled
with plants, filled with plants.
God
spoke and made land filled with plants,
Early
one Tuesday morning.
God
spoke and made the sun and moon,
The
sun and moon, the sun and moon.
God's
spoke and made the sun and moon,
Early
one Wednesday morning.
God
spoke and life filled seas and sky,
The
seas and sky, the seas and sky.
God
spoke and life filled seas and sky,
Early
one Thursday morning.
God
spoke and the earth brought forth life,
Brought
forth life, brought forth life.
God
spoke and the earth brought forth life,
Early
one Friday morning.
God
made animals and people too,
And
people too, like me and you.
God
made animals and people too,
Early
one Saturday morning.
God
rested when all this was done,
All
this was done, all this was done.
God
rested when all this was done,
And
said that it was all good.
Turtle Was a Little Dove
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/22/2025
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
from this tiny baby bird,
a soft cooing sound was
heard.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
On this night she couldn’t
sleep,
And she could not make a
peep.
The Spirit came from
above,
down upon this little
dove.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
God's promise from long
ago,
lay in the manger below.
There with Joseph and
Mary,
And the child most holy.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
In the hay a bed was made,
where the tiny child was
laid.
From a bird's eye view
above,
turtle looked down on
God's love.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
On that blessed Christmas
Day,
turtle had a lot to say.
To the world she sang so
sweet,
sharing God's love with
each tweet.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
As we sing this little
song,
let us now pass it along.
Like the little turtle
dove,
we can sing and share
God's love.
Turtle was a little dove,
in the rafters up above.
In Seasons of Turmoil and Pain
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/23/2025
(Tune: Azmon
UMH 57)
In seasons of turmoil and
pain,
In times of great
distress,
In God's timing, time and
again,
Remember this too shall
pass.
As seasons come and
seasons go,
We're troubled more or
less.
Resist evil. Let God’s
light show.
Remember this too shall
pass.
After bad news let good
news come,
The downtrodden to bless.
Good news for all not
just for some,
Remember this too shall
pass.
We can do more than hang
in there,
Protests we can amass.
As people rise up
everywhere,
Remember this too shall
pass.
Open the Scriptures, Lord, to Us
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/24/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
Open the scriptures,
Lord, to us,
Help us see as you see.
Reveal to us the Lord
Jesus,
That disciples we might
be.
Down through the ages
you've led us,
Towards eternity.
We've been commissioned
by Jesus,
That apostles we might
be.
Among the pages of your
word,
New life in Christ we
see.
We’re blessed by what we’ve
read and heard,
So, that blessings we
might be.
We Are Blessed
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/25/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
We are blessed by the
Lord above,
Who watches over us.
We are blessed by the
Lord God's love,
Revealed to us by Jesus.
No matter what wrongs we
have done,
The Lord does not keep
score.
They are forgiven, every one,
Forgiven forevermore.
In Scripture We Read God’s Story
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/26/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
In scripture we read
God's story,
From writers long ago.
God's revelation and
glory,
By God's word, we come to
know.
With each chapter, verse
by verse,
God's word and will is
shown.
God's with us for better
or worse,
By God we are truly
known.
In holy scripture God
reveals,
God's will for all of us.
Through Christ a broken
world God heals,
We are all saved by Jesus.
Here Sinners Are Turned into Saints
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/27/2025
(Tune: Azmon
UMH 57)
Here sinners are turned
into saints,
By following Jesus.
Filled with the faith,
without constraints,
They are examples to us.
Both those who've journeyed
far away,
And those within the
flock,
The saints follow Christ
on the way.
Faithfully they walk the
walk.
May we, so live our lives
each day,
To become saintly too,
That others remember us
and say,
How in Christ, we
followed through.
Here in this World
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/28/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
Here in this world, through thick and thin,
We will follow God's will.
Here in this world,
that's full of sin,
Thank God, God is with us
still.
Each day for God, let's
do our best,
To share God with
someone.
Before laying our head to
rest,
When the day’s finally
done.
There's always something
we can do,
To help another’s need.
To help another just get
through,
Do good through each good
deed.
We Honor Saints Who’ve Gone Before
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/29/2025
(Tune: Azmon
UMH 57)
We honor Saints who've
gone before,
But left their mark on
us.
May they be blessed
forevermore,
In the name of Jesus.
Our world is now a better
place,
Because they passed this
way.
They lived their faith
all by God's grace,
We'll remember them each
day.
May we become like one of
them,
As we our faith live out.
And bless the next
generation,
By our faith without a
doubt.
We Have Gathered Here to Worship
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/30/2025
(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain)
We have gathered here to
worship. Praise the Lord.
We have gathered here to
worship. Praise the Lord.
We have gathered here to
worship.
We have gathered here to
worship.
We have gathered here to
worship. Praise the Lord.
We'll sing hymns and give
God glory.
We'll lift prayers to the
Almighty.
We will offer God our
offerings.
We'll go out with the
Lord's blessing.
We'll go out and share
God's story.
We'll be back again next
Sunday.
The Saints Surround Us Every Day
Jeffrey B. Childs 10/31/2025
(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)
The Saints surround us
every day,
As a great witness cloud.
They cheer us on along
the way,
Let us strive to make
them proud.
They set the bar and
raised it high,
Their face, they lived it
well.
Let's run the race, it's
do or die,
We have their stories to
tell.
Is there something that
you can say,
To lift another's soul?
Don't hesitate. Say it
today,
On our way to glory’s
goal.
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