 Wanting
to Use Your Talents for the Lord?
Come for a musical audition on Monday,
August 11th from 2:30—3:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. We are
looking for young people who either play a musical instrument or
sing to participate in the Youth Group Praise Band. You do not
have to currently be a member of the Youth Group—you just have
to want to play music!
If you have any
questions call Elizabeth Rivera at (904) 537-6114 or Kathleen
Olive at (904) 249-5418 Ext 17.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Rivera
The soul
lover
Prolific hymn writer Charles
Wesley wrote the moving song “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” in 1739. According to one
story, Wesley penned the lyrics after surviving a raging storm at sea. A
frightened bird apparently flew into Wesley’s window during the uproar, seeking
safety in the folds of Wesley’s coat.
The first stanza is as follows:
Jesus, lover of my soul,
let me to thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is
high,
Hide me, O my Savior,
hide, till the storm of life
is past;
safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last.
This brings to mind the frightened disciples in Matthew 8:23-27. Pummeled with
wind and waves, they feared drowning and called to Jesus to save them.
We, too, can take refuge in our Savior during life’s storms, knowing we have a
safe haven and a sure destination.
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God’s Timetable Prevails
And the miracles continue in my
life—there have been such an abundance of them!
Delighted and exhausted we are
finally here. Bethlehem already feels like home thanks to the warmth and
graciousness of everyone here—we thank you for that.
There is a lot of
excitement here these days—new programs and ideas coming to life,
anticipation of a refreshed sanctuary. Spring bursts forth and the
summer promises to be a time of growth here. The choir has started, soon
to be followed by the bell choir and cherub choirs (voice & bell), the
praise team and be on the lookout for Bethlehem Lutheran Church concert
series.
So many things to do—I
must get busy so we can all make a joyful noise…..
Please contact me with
any thoughts or ideas you may have about the music. I can be reached
either here at the church (249-5418, ext 17) or at home (240-0934).
Many thanks and God’s
blessings,
Kathleen Olive
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I AM MUSIC
Servant and
Master am I. Servant to those Dead and Master to those living.
Through me Spirits Immortal speak the Message that makes the
World Weep, and Laugh, and Wonder and Worship.
I tell the
Story of Love, the Story of hate, the Story that Saves, and the
Story that Damns; I am Incense upon which Prayers float to
heaven. I am the Smoke which falls over the field of Battle
where Men lie Dying with me on their Lips.
I am close to
the Marriage Altar, and when the Graves open I Stand Nearby. I
call the Wanderer Home. I Rescue the Soul from the Depths. I
Open the Lips of Lovers, and through Me, the Dead whisper to the
Living.
One I Serve as
I Serve All; and the king I Make my Slave as easily as I subject
his slave. I speak through the Birds of the air, the insects of
the field, the crash of water on rock-ribbed shores, the sighing
of the Wind in the Trees, and I am even heard by the Soul that
knows me in the clatter of wheels on City streets.
I know no
Brother, yet all near are my Brothers! I am Father of the Best
that is in them, and they are Fathers of the Best that is in me;
I am of Them and they are of me.
For I am the
Instrument of God. I am Music.
Anonymous
(Submitted by
Kathleen Olive, Music Minister)
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