In Remembrance

This Sunday is our first Sunday of February, and we will have Holy Communion. I always grateful that we have the Communion at least once a month. It is one of blessings that we are allowed to have a bread, and wine in Christ as one His family members. Have you thought about having this communion in one huge table that we all can sit at the same time? It might become true in heaven. I remember also Jesus washing his disciples feet at the communion table. Interestingly, I could imagine the scene like truly I saw before like a movie. I have prayed that we do remember His love and compassion through the Communion, we get rid of our prejudice and own thoughts toward others and accept as one family in Christ.

Here is the text of our anthem. Let's praise the Lord.

In Remembrance of me, eat this bread. In remembrance of me, drink this wine. In remembrance of me, pray for the time when God's own will is done.

In remembrance of me, heal the sick. In remembrance of me, feed the poor. In remembrance of me, open the door and let your brother in, let him in.

Take eat, and be comforted; drink, and remember too, that this is my body and precious blood shed for you, shed for you.

In remembrance of me, search for truth. In remembrance of me, always love. In remembrance of me, don't look above,but in your heart, look in your heart, look in your heart for God.

Do this in remembrance of me.

Do you hear God's voice through the song? I do. Let's have a communion in remembrance of Jesus.

Here I am Lord

This week, the chancel choir will lift up "Here, I am Lord" as our anthem. This song is well known and I love to lift it up as my personal promise to the Lord too. We could hear God's voice through the poem how much He loves us. Also, I always get in tears with the last phrase. " I will go Lord, if You lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart". What an honor that I can get to hold His people's heart! I have prayed that I will answer quicker to the Lord in this new year, saying " Yes, Lord! Here I am!!"

Refrain:

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard You calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart.

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell dark and sin my hand will save. I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

2. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people's pain. I have wept for love of them. They turn away. I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone. I will speak my word to them, whom shall I send?

3.I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame, I will set a feast for them. My hand will save. Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied. I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?

Let's lift up this song together as our love to the Lord this week!

New Year is started!

I am sorry that I haven't been able to update for Christmas and New Year. I had the busiest time with two long trips to Indiana and Dallas, TX.

I would like to share my resolutions for our music ministries in 2009. First of all, I would like to focus on prayer before we praise the Lord. For example, even though we have prayed regularly during rehearsals, I would like to pray more with our hearts. If we sing or play without our hearts, it would be nothing. I don't want that happen in 2009. Second, I would like to do my best for preparation. I will take attendance seriously because if we don't come to our rehearsal, there is no way to be ready to praise in any forms. Third, I would like to know everyone in the music ministries more personally. I will try to have a moment to meet every single person in person to share our requests and prayers. I have prayed that our music ministries may grow spiritually as well as musically together as one family in Christ.

The regular rehearsals will start on this Wednesday. The Youth handbell will be at 5:00, the children's choir will be at 6:15, and the chancel choir will be at 7:15. Also, the adult handbell will meet on Thursday at 5:30. On Sunday, the youth choir will meet at 4:00, the youth ensemble and the voice class will meet at 4:30.

My hearts have started pounding with excitements and expectation!

Let's praise the Lord! and make Him pleased!!

Westminster Carol

The chancel choir will lift "Westminster Carol" for this week anthem.
I will be in Indiana with my family to attend a graduation assessment during this weekend even though Jason and I have one more thing to complete the degree. The school allows doctorate students who passed all those qualifying exam to walk at the ceremony.

Gracefully, Sally Reeves will lead the music during the services. Thank you Sally!!

Here is the text of the carol. Let's praise with the choir on Sunday!

Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains.
And the mountains in reply, Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds why this jubilee, Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be which inspire this heavenly song.
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord the newborn King.
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Child of God

This week anthem is "Child of God" written in American Folk Tune. I love this song singing during Advent or Christmas. The song made me sure my identity which is the happiest truth. Let's praise Him and tell people
"I am a Child of God!".

Child of God

If you anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am. If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm child of God.
Peace on Earth and Mary rocking the cradle, rocking the cradle, rocking the cradle,
Peace on Earth and Mary rocking the cradle, Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am, If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm a child of God.
The little cradle rocks tonight in glory, tonight in glory tonight in glory, the little cradle rocks tonight in glory,
Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am,
If anybody asks you who I am, Tell them I am a child of God.
DO you believe, a He was born in a stable, born in a stable, born in a stable, would you believe, He was
born in a stable, Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am.
If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm a child of God.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am.
If anybody asks you who I am! Tell them I'm a Child of God, Oh YEAH~!

Lessons and Carols~!

Let's praise Jesus and hear miracle story about Him at the Lessons and carols!!
You don't want to miss it!

a Advent song

Advent has started last week. It is very important to have a period time preparing our hearts before Christmas. We think that Christmas comes back every single year but I would like to have a new Christmas in every year. I have asked myself how many times I have had "real Christmas" in my life. I could count a few but now many. It is also the busiest time of a year always. It makes harder to focus on our heart toward Jesus.
The chancel choir will lift up this beautiful advent song "waiting for a king" as anthem this week. And the adult handbell will praise " in the bleak winter" as an offertory. Both has beautiful text. I pray that we have a desire to have our Lord, Jesus in our heart and give ourselves as offering to Him. The last verse of "in the bleak winter" is my favorite. This week is also our consecration Sunday. I hope everyone bring their hearts to the Lord. He doesn't need anything because He already has everything. but, He wants our hearts. Don't you think?
Here are two songs' text.

Waiting for the King
Waiting for a king; when will he come? Waiting for a king; God's holy one.
Will the world be ready?Is his advent near?
Waiting for a king. When will he appear?
Waiting for a king; when will he come?
Waiting for a king; God's only Son.Will the world receive him? will he stand alone?
Waiting for a king to come and take his throne.
In the fullness of time the Prince of Peace will come,
The promised Messiah, God's chosen One.
For those who are righteous, hope will be restored.
Their eyes will be opened, eyes will be opened, eyes will be opened, they will know the Lord.
Waiting for a king, ruling in might. Waiting for a king to shine in our night.
Will the world be ready when he comes to stay?
Waiting for a king. will this be the day?

In the bleak winter
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,

In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;

Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.