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RESONATE Through the Lives of All We Are Connected to and Beyond

RESONATE Through the Lives of All We Are Connected to and Beyond

ReEventsonate for corporate worship through , prayer, scripture and meditation March 14 at Community United Church SAC-u-lar

Welcome and thank you for joining us for this evening of contemplative Christian meditation. When people of God join together in worship and thought we feel God's love RESONATE through the lives of all we are connected to and beyond. Some of these may be unfamiliar, or they may be times that you just want to listen or silently pray during this service. All of that is okay. You can't worship incorrectly. We invite you to join in with what you are comfortable with. We hope that through blessing you, you will become a blessing of Salt and Light to this community.

PRELUDE

WELCOME:

HYMNS OF GATHERING: - Hymn of Joy

[Verse 1:] Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee God of glory, Lord of love Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee Opening to the sun above Melt the clouds of sin and sadness Drive the dark of doubt away Giver of immortal gladness Fill us with the light of day

[Chorus:] Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Your love has come Here to dwell

[Verse 2:] All Thy works with joy surround Thee Earth and heaven reflect thy rays Stars and angels sing around Thee Center of unbroken praise Field and forest, vale and mountain Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea Singing bird and flowing fountain Call us to rejoice in Thee [Verse 3:] Mortals join the happy chorus Which the morning stars began Father love is reigning o’er us Brother love binds man to man Ever singing march we onward Victors in the midst of strife Joyful music leads us sunward In the triumph song of life

- Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King

[Verse 1:] Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount, I'm fixed up, on it Mount of Thy re- deeming love

[Verse 2:] I was lost in utter darkness 'til You came and rescued me I was bound by all my sin when Your love came and set me free Now my soul can sing a new song, now my heart has found a home Now Your grace is always with me And I'll never be a- lone

[Chorus:] Come, Thou Fount, come, Thou King; Come, Thou precious Prince of Peace Hear Your bride, to You we sing, come, Thou Fount of our bless- ing Come, Thou Fount, come, Thou King; Come, Thou precious Prince of Peace Hear Your bride, to You we sing, come, Thou Fount of our bless- ing

[Verse 3:] O, to grace, how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, Lord, take and it Seal it for Thy courts a- bove

- Brief Reflection from Philippians 4 GOD’S PRESENCE IN OUR PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS: - Morning Has Broken (Gaelic Hymn/ Cat Stevens)

! - Sunshine On My Shoulders

[Chorus:] Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high [Verse 1:] If I had a day that I could give you I'd give to you the day just like today If I had that I could sing for you I'd sing a song to make you feel this way

[Verse 2:] If I had a tale that I could tell you I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile If I had a wish that I could wish for you I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while

- Everything Is Beautiful (/ Lots of Other Hippie Cool Cats) [Opening:] Jesus loves the little children, All the little children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, They are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. [Chorus:] Everything is beautiful in it's own way. Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day. And everybody's beautiful in their own way. Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find the way. [Verse 1:] There is none so blind as he who will not see. We must not close our minds; we must let our thoughts be free. For every hour that passes by, we know the world gets a little bit older. It's time to realize that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

[Verse 2:] We shouldn't care about the length of his hair, or the color of his . Don't worry about what shows from without, but the love that lives within. And we're gonna get it all together now; everything gonna work out fine. Just take a little time to look on the good side my friend, And straighten it out in your mind. - You Are The Sunshine of My Life ()

[Chorus:] You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always be around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever you'll stay in my heart

[Verse 1:] I feel like this is the beginning, Though I've loved you for a million years, And if I thought our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears,

[Verse 2:] You must have known that I was lonely, Because you came to my rescue, And I know that this must be heaven, How could so much love be inside of you?

- Can You Feel The Love Tonight ()

[Verse 1:] There's a calm surrender to the rush of day When the heat of a rolling world can be turned away An enchanted moment, and it sees me through It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

[Chorus:] And can you feel the love tonight It is where we are It's enough for this wide eyed wanderer That we got this far And can you feel the love tonight How it's laid to rest It's enough to make kings and vagabonds Believe the very best

[Verse 2:] There's a time for everyone if they only learn That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors When the heart of this star crossed voyager beats in time with yours MEDITATION THROUGH SONG: “A Case of You” (Joni Mitchell)

WHERE IS THE LOVE: - The Rose (Bette Midler)

Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed

Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance Its the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance Its the one who won't be taking, who cannot seem to give And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed, that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose

- And So It Goes ()

[Verse 1:] In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along

I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I said too much My silence is my self defense

And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns And so it goes, and so it goes And so will you soon I suppose

But if my silence made you leave Then that would be my worst mistake So I will share this room with you And you can have this heart to break And this is why my eyes are closed It's just as well for all I've seen And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows

So I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break

And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows.

- Hello ()

I've been alone with you inside my mind And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times I sometimes see you pass outside my door Hello, is it me you're looking for? I can see it in your eyes I can see it in your smile You're all I've ever wanted and my arms are open wide Cause you know just what to say and you know just what to do And I want to tell you so much, I love you

I long to see the sunlight in your hair And tell you time and time again how much I care Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow Hello, I've just got to let you know Cause I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart, for I haven't got a clue But let me start by saying I love you

Hello Is it me you're looking for? Cause I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart, for I haven't got a clue But let me start by saying I love you - Fields of Gold ()

You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we walk in fields of gold So she took her love for to gaze awhile upon the fields of barley

In his arms she fell as her hair came down among the fields of gold Will you stay with me, will you be my love among the fields of barley? We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we lie in fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so upon the fields of barley. Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly and there have been some that I've broken But I swear in the days still left we'll walk in fields of gold We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days among the fields of barley See the children run as the sun goes down among the fields of gold You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley You can tell the sun in his jealous sky when we walked in fields of gold When we walked in fields of gold, when we walked in fields of gold

- Climb Every Mountain (Musical Theater)

Climb every mountain, search high and low, Follow every byway, every path you know. Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, till you find your dream!

A dream that will need all the love you can give, Every day of your life for as long as you live. Climb every mountain ford every stream. Follow every rainbow till you find your dream!

LOVING MERCY, DOING JUSTICE, WALKING HUMBLY: - If I Had a Hammer (Pete Seeger/ Peter, Paul & Mary)

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love between My brothers and my sisters All over this land, uh

If I had a bell I'd ring it in the morning I'd ring it in the evening All over this land I'd ring out danger I'd ring out a warning I'd ring out love between My brothers and my sisters All over this land, oh

If I had a song I'd sing it in the morning I'd sing it in the evening All over this land I'd sing out danger I'd song of out a warning I'd sing out love between My brothers and my sisters All over this land, oh

Well, I've got a hammer And I've got a bell And I've got a song to sing All over this land It's the hammer of justice It's the bell of freedom It's a song about love between My brothers and my sisters All over this land It's a hammer of justice It's a bell of freedom It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters All over this land

- Times Are A’Changing (Bob Dylan)

Come gather around people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone And if your breath to you is worth saving Then you better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changing

Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no telling who that it's naming For the loser now will be later to win Cause the times they are a-changing

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's the battle outside raging It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times they are a-changing

Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly aging Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand Cause the times they are a-changing

The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slowest now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is rapidly fading And the first one now will later be last Cause the times they are a-changing. - Imagine (John Lennon)

[Verse 1:] Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today…

[Verse 2:] Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Living life in peace...

[Chorus:] You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one

[Verse 3:] Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world…

GOD IN THE GOOD & BAD: - All the Time ()

All the time I thought There's only me Crazy in a way That no one else could be I would have given everything I own If someone would have said "you're not alone" All the time I thought that I was wrong Wanting to believe but needing to belong If I'd've just believed in all I had If someone would have said "you're not so bad"

All the time, all the wasted time All the years waiting for a sign To think I had it all All the time

All the time I thought There's only me Crazy in a way That no one else could be I can't believe that you were somewhere, too Thinking all the time there's only you

All the time, all the wasted time All the years waiting for a sign To think I had it all All the time

- Bless the Broken Road (Rascall Flatts)

I set out on a narrow way many years ago Hoping I would find true love along the broken road But I got lost a time or two Wiped my brow and kept pushing through I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

That every long lost dream lead me to where you are Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars Pointing me on my way into your loving arms This much I know is true That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you But you just smile and take my hand You've been there you understand It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true Every long lost dream led me to where you are And others who broke my heart they were like northern stars Pointing me on my way into your loving arms This much I know it's true That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you

And now I'm just rolling home Into my lover's arms This much I know is true That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you

That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you

- Both Sides Now (Judy Collins)

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud's illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and ferries wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud, To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way

But now old friends they're acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all

- Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Maybe I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you'd let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me do you? And remember when I moved in you? The holy dark was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God above And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you It's not a cry you can hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

- Lullabye (Billy Joel)

Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes And save these questions for another day I think I know what you've been asking me I think you know what I've been trying to say I promised I would never leave you Then you should always know Wherever you may go, no matter where you are I never will be far away

Goodnight my angel, now it's time to sleep And still so many things I want to say Remember all the songs you sang for me When we went sailing on an emerald bay And like a boat out on the ocean I'm rocking you to sleep The water's dark and deep, inside this ancient heart You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight my angel, now it's time to dream And dream how wonderful your life will be Someday your child may cry, and if you sing this lullaby Then in your heart there will always be a part of me Someday we'll all be gone But lullabies go on and on They never die That's how you and I will be

BENEDICTION:

BLESSINGS OF TODAY & TOMORROW: - Blue Skies (Musical Theater)

Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see

Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long

Never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things going so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my how they fly

Blue days All of them gone Nothing but blue skies From now on - Get Happy (Spiritual)

Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Sing Hallelujah, come on, get happy Get ready for the Judgment Day

The sun is shining, come on, get happy The Lord is waiting to take your hand Shout Hallelujah, come on, get happy We're going to the promised land We're heading 'cross the river Wash your sins 'way in the tide It's all so peaceful on the other side

Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Shout Hallelujah, come on, get happy Get ready for the Judgment Day

Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Sing Hallelujah, come on, get happy Get ready for the Judgment Day That sun is shining, come on, get happy The Lord is waiting to take you by the hand

Shout Hallelujah, come on, get happy We're going to the promised land We're heading 'cross the river Wash your sins 'way in the tide And it's all so nice and peaceful When you get on the other side

Forget your troubles and just get happy You better chase all your cares away Shout Hallelujah, come on, get happy Get ready for the Judgment Day - From A Distance (Bette Midler)

From a distance the world looks blue and green And the snow capped mountains white From a distance the ocean meets the stream And the eagle takes to flight

From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of hope It's the voice of peace It's the voice of every man

From a distance we all have enough And no one is in need And there are no guns, no bombs and no disease No hungry mouths to feed

From a distance we are instruments Marching in a common band Playing songs of hope Playing songs of peace They are the songs of every man

God is watching us God is watching us God is watching us from a distance

From a distance you look like my friend Even though we are at war From a distance I just cannot comprehend What all this fightings for

From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land And it's the hope of hopes It's the love of loves It's the heart of every man It's the hope of hopes It's the love of loves This is the song for every man God is watching us God is watching us God is watching us from a distance God is watching us God is watching God is watching us from a distance

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I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying I love you

I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll never know And I think to myself what a wonderful world Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world

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