Reflection for Tuesday, November 9, 2004: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome.
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Dilly, Barbara
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2004-11-09
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I love to worship by singing the old Lutheran hymns gathered from German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and other ethnic traditions. When I read the Scriptural texts, they often bring to mind hymns inspired by their messages. All of the songs we sang at my church on Reformation Sunday last week reminded me of the lessons for today. The Psalm no doubt inspired Martin Luther's "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Samuel Stone was probably influenced by the passage in 1 Cor. to write "The Church's One Foundation." And the Gospel lesson may have been the basis for Nikolai Grundvig's hymn "Built on a Rock the Church Does Stand, even while temples are falling." ||But as I sat reflecting on these lessons, I could see another song in the Gospel text that ties in the messages of the old favorites. I submit it here in hopes that some of you might find a tune for it. I can hear a modern sort of gospel song that could be sung by a choir with percussion instruments.|O, Jesus went up to Jerusalem |When the time of Passover was near |He found sheep, doves, and oxen, |And some money-changers there. |So he made a whip out of cords |And drove them out of there |When he went up to Jerusalem |And the Passover time was near.|Chorus: |Brothers and sisters: You are God's temple |In the mighty fortress of our God! |Upon this rock we shall not tremble |For the sure foundation is our Lord! |O, the coins of money-changers spilled |When the tables he did clear |And to those who sold the doves he said |Now, take these out of here. |My father's house is not a market |And you can't do business there. |It says so in the Scriptures. |So take these out of here.|Chorus: |Brothers and sisters: You are God's temple |In the mighty fortress of our God! |Upon this rock we shall not tremble |For the sure foundation is our Lord! |What kind of sign can you show us, |They asked him with a sneer, |What do you think that you can do |Now make your point, be clear. |Jesus said, if you destroy this temple |I'll raise it up, in three days, do you hear |The disciples heard and they remembered, |And they believed, and had no fear.|Chorus: |Brothers and sisters: You are God's temple |In the mighty fortress of our God! |Upon this rock we shall not tremble |For the sure foundation is our Lord!
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University Ministry, Creighton University.
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Lectionary number: 671