Develop a Discipleship System
This week, music centered on embodied, interconnected believing will help illuminate the themes lifted in the preaching notes. To lean into the theme of “living water,” sing the hymn “Come to the Water” (W&S 3114) or the contemporary pieces “Only Water” and “For Those Tears I Died.” The hymns “Camina, Pueblo de Dios (Walk on, O People of God)” [UMH 305], and “Bring Forth the Kingdom” (TFWS 2190) invite us to take on the responsibility to make our interconnected faith a reality. Like last week, themes of all creation praising God are central to the Revelation passage, and several of the hymns and songs below tie into that theme: “So Will I (100 Billion X),” “Oh We Praise You,” and “Rejoice.” “Welcome” (W&S 3152) would be a great opening hymn, and it ties in themes of creation.
Hymns:
- UMH 305 - Camina, Pueblo de Dios (Walk on, O People of God)
- UMH 384 - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
- UMH 381 - Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
- TFWS 2190 - Bring Forth the Kingdom
- TFWS 2272 - Holy Ground
- W&S 3114 - Come to the Water
- TFWS 2058 - Shepherd Me, O God
- UMH 369 - Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine
- UMH 707 - Hymn of Promise
- W&S 3129 - Touch the Earth Lightly
- W&S 3152 - Welcome
Contemporary Songs:
- Only Water - Brandon Heath
- For Those Tears I Died - Marsha Stevens
- So Will I (100 Billion X) - Hillsong
- Oh We Praise You - Glory Revival Music
- Rejoice - Dustin Kensrue
- I Believe - Mark Miller
- Beyond Belief - The Many
- Testify - NeedtoBreathe
- Testify to Love - Wynonna
Title | Composer | CCLI | OneLicense | Copyright |
Testify to Love | Henk Pool | Paul Field | Ralph Van Manen | Robert Riekerk | CCLI Song # 2572844 | #38748 | 1996,1998 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (MAIN); Universal Music Corp. |
I Believe | Mark A. Miller | 7048796 | CGA1310 | © Words: Public Domain; Music: 2012 Choristers Guild |
Beyond Belief | Gary Rand, Lenora Rand | 7140934 | 63fe4b91ec0ca | Original Recording by THE MANY© 2019 Plural Guild Music |
Testify | Rinehart/Rinehart | CCLI Song # 7075208 | © 2016 Hi Fi Music IP Issuer, L.P.; Kobalt Music Services America II, Inc. (KMSA II) | |
So Will I (100 Billion X) | Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin | 7084123 | © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia | |
Matthew Bisel | Not licensed, permission required | © 2014 Glory Revival Music (ASCAP) | ||
Rejoice | Dustin Kensrue, Stuart Townend | 7004663 | © 2013 Dead Bird Theology; We Are Younger We Are Faster Music; Townend Songs | |
Only Water | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller, Ross Copperman | 5908989 | © 2010 Writers of Sea Gayle Music; All Essential Music; Big Skwawka Music; Emma's Garden Music; Remaining portion is unaffiliated | |
For Those Tears I Died | Marsha J. Stevens | 13948 | © 1972 Bud John Songs, Inc. |
Rev. Kristina Sinks is a graduate of Garrett Seminary and a Provisional Deacon in the UMC (California-Nevada). She sings and manages tours for the music collective The Many, which brings justice-oriented music to progressive Christians and spiritual communities around the world, serves at GreenFaith, a global, multi-faith climate justice organization. She resides in the Chicago area on the traditional, unceded homelands of the Council of Three Fires—the Ojibwa, Ottawa and Potawatomi.
