August 17, 2025 - 10th Sunday after Pentecost
Esther and Vashti
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Enter into a sacred remembering—a time to listen for the voices of women in Scripture whose names are written, but whose stories are too often untold or little known.
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“Gabriel’s Oboe” arr. Mark Thewes
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1866-1960. Music: FAITHFULNESS, William M. Runyan, 1870-1957. Text and music © 1923, ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyrihgt administrator.
"For Such a Time as This" Text: Jonathan Rundman, b. 1971. Music: COULD IT BE, Jonathan Rundman. Text and music © 2015 Jonathan Rundman and Salt Lady Music (ASCAP), admin. Augsburg Fortress.
"Children of the Heavenly Father" Text: Carolina Sandell Berg, 1832-1903; tr. Ernst W. Olson, 1870-1958. Music: Swedish folk tune. Text © 1935 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America.
“Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” Text: John Newton, 1725-1807. Arr. John Carter. © 1987 Hope Publishing Company.
"Amazing Grace" Text: John Newton, 1725-1807, sts. 1-4; anonymous, st. 5. Music: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835; arr. Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921, alt.
“Soon and Very Soon” Text: Andre Crouch, b. 1945. Music: Andre Crouch. Text and music © 1976 Bud John Songs, Inc./Crouch Music, admin EMI Christian Music Publishing
“Now Thank We All Our God” J.S. Bach arr. Virgil Fox. © 1959 (renewed 1987) The H.W. Gray Company. All rights assigned to and controlled by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.