Suggested Hymns from HymnSite.com
Third Sunday after Pentecost
Unifying Theme: |
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| Scripture | Theme | Hymns |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis
21:8-21 --or-- Jeremiah 20:7-13 |
God who makes the way --or-- God who prevails |
374: Standing on the
Promises 473: Lead Me, Lord |
| Psalm
86:1-10, 16-17 --or-- Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18 |
God the guardian --or-- God of rescue |
381: Savior, Like a Shepherd
Lead Us 591: Rescue the Perishing |
| Romans 6:1b-11 | God of resurrection | 303: The Day of
Resurrection 315: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain |
| Matthew 10:24-39 | God over body and soul | 126: Sing Praise to God Who
Reigns Above 147: All Things Bright and Beautiful |
Featured Hymn
Lead Me Lord
Text: Psalms 5:8, 4:8
Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Tune: ---, Meter: Irr.
Leadership is among the most prominently discussed personality traits and characteristics that people have. I suppose that is only natural, considering that leaders, by their nature, tend to be prominent in any setting. On the other side, far less is said of the follower. The one who is capable, prepared and willing. The one who looks for the leader, looks to the leader, and follows the leader. The one for whom there is little recognition. It seems ironic, since a person can be recognized as a leader only if there are those who follow.
This week's featured hymn was written by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876).
His heritage was grand, but yet flawed. His surname "Wesley" was passed down
to him as a grandson of Charles Wesley, one of the most prolific hymn writers
in history. It was also passed down to him as an illegitimate son of Charles'
own son Samuel, who maintained a long term relationship with Sarah Suter
but never married her. In an age when illegitimacy carried heavy social
consequences, the younger Samuel could certainly have chosen to follow a
path filled with bitterness. Instead, he lived his entire life devoted to
service through music, starting as a choir boy. By the age of 16 he had become
an organist and began writing sacred music. He is characterized by some as
the first great composer of sacred music in the Victorian era. His career
would take him through Hereford, Exeter, Leeds, Winchester and Gloucester.
He was outspoken for the need for reform in church music, which apparently
led to a number of confrontations and provided "incentive" to find new positions.
In a life filled with so much turmoil in his family and his career, what
comfort he must have found in the words of the Psalmist for which he composed
a simple, yet deep and moving melody. Use
this
link
and
listen to the music as you prayerfully read these words:
make thy way plain before my face.
For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only,
that makest me dwell in safety.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley was capable, prepared, and willing. He was a great follower. He looked for and found the greatest of all leaders--the Lord of all creation. May we all follow in the footsteps of our Lord, too.
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| Passages suggested are from The Revised Common Lectionary: Consultation on Common Texts (Abingdon Press, 1992) copyright © by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville TN 37203-0003. Reprinted with permission of CCT. |