Lift Up the Lowly 

Holy Communion

Tune: Veni, Emmanuel

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Hymn tune: Evangelical Lutheran Worship

#257 – O Come, O Come Emmanuel

 

1.   We call on you, O Holy One Divine

as you are present in the bread and wine.

Open our hearts, O Spirit of love

Raising the Christ within us to serve.

 

Refrain:

Lift up, Lift up, the lowly and the least

so that divine justice will not cease.

 

 

2.   We see humanity in desperate straits.

Freedom, democracy no longer safe.

Embrace us with your transforming grace.

Embolden us to stand, tyra’ny debase.

 

Refrain:

Lift up, Lift up, the lowly and the least

so that divine justice will not cease.

 

 

3.   As Mary once voiced your loving reign,

grant us the voice to do now just the same

as we confront autocracy and fame

with bold discipleship proclaim your name.

 

Final Refrain:

Lift up, Lift up, the lowly and the least,

that we may know your justice and your peace.

 

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Text: Rev. Kenn Storck

Copyright @2022

May be used with permission.

kennstorck@gmail.com

 

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