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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 11 // Nov. 13-19

Hear the birds as they sing night’s song offering
As the world slips into her rest
Hear the wind as she hums
As soft moonlight comes
Singing birds to their nests

We’re awed by the beauty
Awed by the beauty
The world sings to you.
We turn our ears, too. And we sing

Holy, Holy, Holy One
Setting the stars, shaping the sun
Waves, trees and sand
Are the work of your hands
Holy, Holy, Holy One
Your song before time had begun
We listen and hear
Your heartbeat so near
To us.

See the dawn pirouette
Wheat waltzing, still wet
With dew’s kiss on the ground and
See the streams leap and run
Giving chase to the sun
As they dance down the mountain

We’re awed by the beauty
Awed by the beauty
The world dances for you
We want to dance, too. And we sing

Holy, Holy, Holy One
Setting the stars, shaping the sun
Waves, trees and sand
Are the work of your hands
Holy, Holy, Holy One
You, before time had begun
We look and we see
Your heartbeat so near
To us.

Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022 // Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, Greg Yoder, and Nichole Barrows, 2022 // Vocals: Nichole Barrows and Kristina Yoder

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 10 // Nov. 6-12

Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Savior abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart

Bread of heaven on thee we feed
For you sustain us and are all we need.
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and living bread;

There sup with us in love divine;
Thy Body and Thy blood,
That living bread, that heav’nly wine Be our immortal food.

Bread of heaven on thee we feed
For you sustain us and are all we need.
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and living bread;

O let our lives be rooted in thee
To thy cross we look and live.
This blessed cup of sacrifice.
‘Tis thou salvation gives.

Bread of heav’n, fruit of the vine
For you sustain us, turning water into wine
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and living bread

Lyrics: Josiah Conder, 1824 (alt.) and James Montgomery, 1825 (alt.); // Music: Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman, 2022 // Vocals:. Rachel Mast, Kristina Yoder, and Jackson Maust

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 9 // Oct. 30 - Nov. 5

Make me a captive, Lord, and then I shall be free
Lead me to render up my sword, and I will conqueror be
I sink in life’s alarms when by myself I stand
But you hold me within your arms, and strong shall be my hand

My heart is weak and poor, ‘til it a captain finds
It has no compass, floats unmoored, and sinks into the brine
It cannot freely move ‘til you have forged its chain
Anchored to your matchless love, deathless it shall reign

My power is faint and low ‘til I have learned to serve
It wants the needed fire to glow, it wants the breeze to nerve
It cannot drive the world until itself be driven
Its flag can only be unfurled when you have breathed from heaven

My will is not my own ‘til you have made it yours
If it would move the hearts of stone, it must their powers abhor It only stands unbent, amid the clashing strife
When on your bosom it has lent, and found in you its life

Lyrics: George Matheson, 1890 (alt.) // Music: Greg Yoder, 2022 // Vocals: Greg Yoder, Taylor Bess, and Valerie Bess

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 8 // Oct. 23-29

O children of Zion,
be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God;
Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.

Lyrics: direct quotation of Joel 2:23a, 28 (NRSV) // Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2022 // Vocals: Lisa Quiñones, Kristina Yoder, and Greg Yoder

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 7 // Oct. 16-22

Praise to God, immortal praise,
For the love that crowns our days
Bounteous Source of every joy,
Let thy praise our tongues employ
For the blessings of the field,
For the stores the gardens yield
For the joy which harvests bring,
Grateful praises now we sing

Flocks that whiten all the plain,
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain
All that spring with bounteous hand,
Scatters o’er the smiling land
All that gen’rous autumn pours,
From her overflowing stores
These, great God, to thee we owe,
Source whence all our blessings flow

But Lord, should rising whirlwinds tear,
From the stem it’s ripening ear
Should the fig tree’s bloss’ming shoot,
Drop her green untimely fruit
Should the vine put forth no more,
Nor the olive yield her store
Though the sick’ning flocks should fall,
And the herds desert the stall
Should thy holy hand restrain,
Th’early and the latter rain
Blast each op’ning bud of joy,
And the rising year destroy
Should the vine put forth no more,
Nor the olive yield her store
Should the rising whirlwinds come,
and tear the song from out our lungs

Yet to thee my soul shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise
And when every blessing’s flown
Love thee for thyself alone

Lyrics: Anna Barbauld, 1772 // Music: Greg Yoder, 2015 // Vocals: Ben Luna, Kristina Yoder, and Greg Yoder

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 6 // Oct. 9-15

Love
Your love, your love, O God
Love
Your love, your love, O God
And you surround us
With your love, O God

Hope
Your hope, your hope, O God
Hope
Your hope, your hope, O God
You came and found us
And you surround us
With your hope, O God

And we will praise
We will praise you
All our days
For you are good.

Peace
Your peace, your peace, O God
Peace
Your peace, your peace, O God
Peace for the mourning
And in the storming
Your peace, O God

And we will praise
We will praise you
And we will praise
We will praise you
All our days
For you are good.

Love
Your love, your love, O God
Love
Your love, your love, O God
It’s all around us
all around us

Music and lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2022 // Vocals: Seth Crissman, Nichole Barrows, and Jackson Maust

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 4 // Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Happy are those
whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
Happy are those
whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God, Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God,
who executes justice
for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;

Happy are those
whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
Happy are those
whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God,
The LORD their God

Happy are those
Happy are those

the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD watches over the strangers;
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

Happy are those
Happy are those

Lyrics: direct quotation of Psalm 146:5-9a (NRSV), 2022 // Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Joel Ross, 2022 // Vocals: Good Company (Heidi King – Soprano; Melodie May – Soprano; Sarah Brenneman – Alto; Joel Ross – Tenor; Kevin Eby – Baritone; Nathan May – Bass)

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 3 // Sept. 18-24

For this food, for this day
For your love we want to say
Thank you, God, thank you, God
AMEN!

For our family and friends
For your love that never ends
Thank you, God, thank you, God
AMEN!

For the trees, for the birds
For your your Son and your Word
Thank you God, thank you, God
AMEN!

God, you are good
And so we thank you everyday
God, you are good
And this is what we pray

For this food, for this day
For your love we want to say
Thank you, God, thank you, God
AMEN!

Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022 // Music: Greg Yoder, 2022 // Vocals: Emily Grimes, Greg Yoder, and Kristina Yoder

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 2 // Sept. 11-17

For the tired and alone
And the far away from home
For the angry and for the afraid
For those who can’t fall asleep
The Shepherd will keep you
And loves you; you’re never alone.

Peace, peace God, give us peace
We cannot make peace on our own
Through the day and the night You will always provide.
You love us; we’re never alone

Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022 // Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2022 // Vocals: Spectator Bird

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Ordinary Time // Part 2 // Week 1 // Sept. 4-10

O Lord, you have searched me and known me
You know when I sit down and when I rise
O Lord, you have searched me and known me
You know when I sit down and when I rise

Where can I go from your spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea
Even there your hand shall lead me
Your right hand shall hold me fast

Lyrics: direct quotation of Psalm 139:1-2a, 7, 9-10 (NRSV) // Music: Greg Yoder, 2022 // Vocals: Onan Alvarez, Greg Yoder, Valerie Bess, Taylor Bess

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 12 // Aug. 28-Sept. 3

Jesus had no place to rest his head
Jesus had no place to rest his head
Without a house and without a bed
Jesus had no place to rest his head

Jesus said come follow me
Jesus said come follow me
Share what you have with those in need
Jesus said come follow me

Jesus sees the hurt and tired
Jesus sees the hurt and tired
With Mary and Martha he sat and cried
Jesus sees the hurt and tired

Jesus loves the meek and low
Jesus loves the meek and low
All who have no place to go
Jesus loves the meek and low

Jesus washed his disciples feet
Jesus washed his disciples feet
Taught us how to serve, and to follow his lead
Jesus washed his disciples feet

Jesus says come follow me
Jesus says come follow me
Make a place at the table for my children to eat
Jesus says come follow me

Jesus had no place to rest his head
Jesus had no place to rest his head
Without a house and without a bed
Jesus had no place to rest his head

Music and Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022

Vocals: Seth Thomas Crissman, Mitchell Yoder, Greg Yoder

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 11 // Aug. 21-27

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits--
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

Bless the LORD,
O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

who satisfies you with good
as long as you live
so that your youth is renewed,
renewed like the eagle's.
The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed.

Bless the LORD,
O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Lyrics: direct quotation of Psalm 103:1-6, 8 (NRSV)

Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2022

Vocals: Rachel Mast, Valerie Bess

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 9 // Aug. 7-13

My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name;
in pastures fresh he makes me feed,
beside the living stream.
He brings my wand'ring spirit back.
when I forsake his ways;
and leads me, for his mercy's sake,
in paths of truth and grace.

When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;
one word of thy supporting breath
drives all my fears away.
Thy hand in sight of all my foes,
does still my table spread;
my cup with Blessings overflows,
thine oil anoints my head.

The sure provisions of my God
attend me all my days;
oh, may that house be mine abode,
and all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,
while others go and come;
no more a stranger, nor a guest,
but like a child at home.

Lyrics: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: American traditional

Vocals: Ebony Nicole, Seth Crissman

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 8 // July 31-Aug. 6

In the morning before the sun rises
The world lays in silence
And everything seems still
In the evening, the stillness is motion
The moon rocks the ocean
Lullubaby of the whippoorwill

In each days’ coming, a new world is humming
When our footsteps’ drumming
Is tuned to your heartbeat
In our going, God, teach us to follow
And breathe your love all over
Sun, and moon, and sea.

And in this ordinary time
Shape our hearts and change our minds
Teach us how to love like you
Who are making all things new
And when we lose our way,
When we wander astray,
God, find us with your grace
In this ordinary time

In our resting, renew and restore us
And then set before us
All that you’d have us do

And in this ordinary time
Shape our hearts and change our minds
Teach us how to love like you
Who are making all things new
And when we lose our way,
When we wander astray,
God, find us with your grace
In this ordinary time

Music and Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022

Vocals: Seth Thomas Crissman and Rachel Mast

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 6 // July 17-23

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of your love
Leading onward, leading homeward
Leading forth in your wondrous love

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Still holds us in its changeless tide
There is peace that knows no measure
Hope that through every age abides
With your love within us, your love before us,
Your love beneath us and above
Jesus, lead us onward, lead us homeward
Lead us forth in your wondrous love.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
In its fullness rolling over me

O the deep, deep love
O the deep, deep love

Lyrics: v. 1 by Samuel Taylor Francis, 1875, alt. // v. 2 by Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022

Music: Greg Yoder, 2022

Vocals: Ebony Nicole, Valerie Bess, Taylor Bess

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Ordinary Time // Part 1 // Week 5 // July 10-16

God fill us, fill us with your love
God fill us, fill us with your love
For everyone we meet
For strangers, neighbors and family
God fill us, fill us with your love

God find us, find us with your hope
God find us, find us with your hope
When in despair we lose our way
Like the sheep that’s gone astray
God find us, find us with your hope

God lead us, lead us with your truth
God lead us, lead us with your truth
Through the storm and through the calm
Give us strength and lead us on
God lead us, lead us with your truth

God spark us, spark us with your joy
God spark us, spark us with your joy
In the laughter of the trees
In the dancing of the breeze
God spark us, spark us with your joy

God send us, send us with your peace
God send us, send us with your peace
In the face of war and fear
Give us courage, draw us near, then
God send us, send us with your peace

Lyrics: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder, 2022

Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2022

Vocals: Mitchell and Lauren Yoder

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