This songs category includes hymns and songs — usually with lyrics set to familiar or public domain tunes.
Come, thou unexpected Jesus!Thought you’d be so meek and mild.Never causing any trouble.Nope! That’s not the Holy Child! Although a savior for Israel was expected and hoped for, Jesus was, in a very real sense, unexpected. He did what proper society did not expect him to do – he ate… Read More »Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus
A whole new world may yet be born… God, we need to hear those words! And believe them! We live in such dire times – and it’s been hard and excruciating for so many people for decades and centuries, too, not just in recent times. We have always lived in… Read More »We Will Not Keep From Singing
I can’t say this enough – we are connected to each other! Down to our very cells, to our very DNA – we are created for connection, for relationship. We often forget this. God calls us again and again to remember that we are one, that we are connected to… Read More »Creation Will Dance
Our church really knows how to sing the original of this song (“In The Midst of New Dimensions”, by Julian Rush) – with gusto and energy – because we used to sing it all the time. When this is sung by the attendees in any denominational gathering, you can tell… Read More »Stewardship Song
Whether your favorite image is the Circle of Creation or the Web of Life, or another similar image, the whole point is: we are all connected to each other – we are not alone – what I do affects you and vice versa. As the playwright and father of Chicano… Read More »Keep the Circle Whole for All
It looks like a disconnect here, when you look at the starting words and then sing them to the tune I have chosen. The tune is upbeat and lively, and the words lament the Web of Life that is slipping away. Huh? But let’s embody the hope and promise of… Read More »Hope and Promise
My church has not just one, but two (count ‘em, two!) Annual Meetings. Actually, one is called the Semi-Annual Meeting, but it’s the same thing. Lest you think we’re gluttons for punishment, rest assured we do have a good time. At one of the meetings, we hand out awards, often… Read More »Annual Meeting Song
This song is probably the most theological piece on the whole website. I mean, I mention God in each verse, and three times in the refrain! I’m worn out. As I explore more about this Being many of us call God, I keep coming back to the thought that “God”… Read More »Who Is this God Who Calls to Us?