Hymn lyrics by Rev. Jim Gertmenian
In the brilliant sunshine, in the city street, Hear the bright hosannas, hear the marching feet;
Look at Jesus; hear the story; Probe the purpose of his life; See the struggle and the glory, All the conflict, all the strife.
From the Festive Worship collection
There is no Easter without making one’s peace with the dead and with the forces of destruction that lurk within the human psyche.
From the Festive Worship collection
When love and hatred engage in mortal conflict it is love which suffers most; but love has the final victory.
From the Festive Worship collection
The events of Holy Week reveal the complexity of human nature - of how loyalty and treachery, callousness and tenderness can live side by side in people's hearts.
From the Festive Worship collection
THEME The Connecting Solitude THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION The spiritual desert is not a foe to be conquered but an emptiness to be affirmed: for when we are full, we perceive nothing, but when we are empty we can receive everything.
From the Boundless Life collection
We need a cross to sign the truth That pain is part of life, For joys and sorrows intertwine And growth evolves through strife.
From the Boundless Life collection
“Weep not, weep not for me* Daughters of Israel's womb; Weep for yourselves", said Christ "Not for my cross or tomb".
From the Boundless Life collection
In the darkness of my spirit When my blindness masks my sight I will dance! dance! dance! I will sing! sing! sing! Of the coming of the light.
That Friday, oh so long ago, Why do we call it ‘Good’? It tells a wretched tale of woe, Of thorns and cross of wood.
Ride on: ride on in majesty; The palms affirm with certainty Their claim - you are Messiah King. The crowds join in and loudly sing.
Tune: Winchester (Ride on, ride on in majesty)
We walk in silence while the earth Quivers and cracks beneath our feet