This upbeat sending-out song or closing hymn is based on words adapted from a famous John Wesley quote.
A pretty, simple Easter Hymn: Love Will Have the Final Laugh
Amanda Gorman's Poem
Maybe everything hurts, Our hearts shadowed & strange. But only when everything hurts May everything change.
The year of our Lord 2020 provided a perfect storm of agitation and opportunity. We wrestled our way through a contentious political season where we witnessed pillars of moral society abandoned or subverted to advance partisan agendas.
Amanda Udis-Kessler shares LBGTQ+ hymns along with the sheet music – just click on the title of the hymn to open the PDF Sheet Music.
Amanda Udis-Kessler shares 8 hymns along with the sheet music - just click on the Title of the Hymn to open the PDF Sheet Music.
When we realized because of COVID19 we couldn’t sing together, we refused to give up the use of music in our Gatherings; it is just too important. So we turned to the only source of music we thought could offer the same experience even if it didn’t involve singing along: YouTube.
In his lifetime Jesus taught us To observe and then reflect On the laws that nature teaches If we pause and then inspect,
The peace that we share when we turn and shake hands Is simply the peace that our Savior commands.
O Christ, we remember the things that you did, The lessons you taught us, the way that you lived.
Singer/songwriter Christian McIvor serves as the Minister of Music & Worship at College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC. He writes progressive Christian songs centered around themes of love, justice, compassion, and community that are intended for both solo/small group and congregational use in worship.
by Keith Sanford
Developed by Keith Sanford, Ph.D., Forward Faith provides new music and in-depth discussion of ideas from a faith perspective based on liberal, progressive theology.
For the month of September, pay any amount to download IN TROUBLED TIMES. All profits on this site and Bandcamp will go to Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity.
Innovative songwriter and worship leader, John Lyzenga, is pleased to announce the release of IN TROUBLED TIMES, a collection of worship songs addressing issues of social justice including racism, privilege, gender, sexuality, and immigration combining the story of the Bible alongside current events.
Religious Naturalism (RN) has two central aspects. One is a naturalist view of how things happen in the world—in which the natural world is all there is, and that nothing other than natural may cause events in the world. From nature we came, in nature we are, to nature we go… The other is appreciation of religion with a view that nature can be a focus of religious attention - the ‘cosmic religious feeling’ as Einstein called it.
For forty days and forty nights you wander in the wilderness and face temptation of body, heart, mind and spirit.
Tune: Passion Chorale W.O.V. 255
Say welcome to the real world, A world where crosses grow, Nurtured by groups whose “One way” Can seem as pure as snow.
Durham Street Methodist ChristChurch New Zealand (Aotearoa) January 20, 2019 service led by Rev. Bill Wallace featuring some of his hymns. Our theme today is Christian Theology and global warming.
Where the seeds of love are sown Where compassion leaves its mark There amid life’s many trials Light will shine within the dark. When the seeds of justice flourish Growing into liberty People suffering in oppression Will at last then be set free.
Creation’s splendour calls forth praise for Nature’s wealth, for vibrant life. This planet home, a wondrous gift, is threatened now by greed and strife.
The ‘Sacred’ has so many names By which we do adore The mys’try of the universe, The ever puzz’ling ‘More’.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Until we discern the riches of the other tradition, any union will simply be a matter of absorption. Uniting two traditions can create a space where a third and more life- giving form of spirituality can emerge.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
THEME The Complexities of Spirituality THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION Instead of concentrating on what we think is wrong with other world religions, our time could be spent more profitably on identifying what we have in common.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
The establishment of justice and peace, inclusiveness and awareness may seem an impossible dream, but it is only those who are motivated by such a vision who are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to create a better world.
Hymn words by Shirley Erena Murray
Now the star of Christmas shines into our day, points a new direction: change is on the way –
On the theme: The Tree, The Carol, the Child
Christmas is a time to move into the world of images and dreams, a time to allow the 'make believe' happen. Let us be still and reflective.
From the Boundless Life collection
When we discern Earth's fractured face, When parts diverge to form extremes, Can joining hands suffice to build A world fulfilling Gospel dreams?
So the hymns in this collection are my attempts to express aspects of a positive progressive theology. They are not meant to give a systematic statement of that theology; there are plenty of topics unaddressed here, and there’s plenty of room for a sequel. These hymns are, in the old sense, occasional pieces. They were written for particular occasions in my spiritual journey.
For deeper love we spread the bread I won’t be full till all are fed Till every soul has home and bed The rest of us can’t move ahead