Reading: Psalm 77:11-15 (NRSV)
Song: Lord, Remind Me (lyrics below for reflection)
Reflection
NOTE: Jack and Sharon Brown are out of town Friday & Saturday, December 9th/10th, and have discovered they do not have reliable internet where they are staying. Until they return we are offering you worship songs of the season that are written as direct prayers, and invite you to pray these lyrics as part of your Advent journey. We apologize for the unexpected change.
When children play on Christmas day and snow is flung
When I feel I haven't had a friend since I was young
And I'm feeling tired of myself and everyone
Lord remind me
Lord remind me
That the shepherds heard the angels break the silence in the field
That the wisemen found a baby and yhey could not help but kneel
That the one who heard our weeping became a child in manger sleeping
Lord remind me
‘Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember
When I hear the news and hear another war has begun
And I wonder if God's on the side of either one
I hear bullet nail or handcuff he bore all of them
And in the light my heart's as dark as anyone's
Lord remind me
Lord remind me
That the shepherds heard the angels break the silence in the field
That the wisemen found a baby and they could not help but kneel
That the one who heard our weeping
Became a child in manger sleeping
Lord remind me
‘Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember
Tell me how he loves
Tell me how he wants me
Tell me the story like I've never heard before
And I'll sing like the angels
Sing with my whole heart
Sing to him who's worth a thousand suns and more
Glory in the highest
Glory in the lowest
Glory that shines when nothing seems to shine at all
Glory in the highest
Glory in the lowest
Emmanuel
Glory in the highest
Glory in the lowest
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Lord remind me
Lord remind me
That the paralytic rose and stood up proud on his own feet
That the thief who hung beside you is with you now and waits for me
That the cry of faith so simple is the greatest song in heaven's hymnal
Lord remind me
‘Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember
Songwriters: Jonathan Allen Guerra
Lord Remind Me lyrics © Be Essential Songs