Choral Music

Offertory (9a)   Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning    Spiritual, arr. K. Lee Scott
Stephanie Helwing, soprano

Keep your lamps
trimmed and burning,
for this work's
almost done.

Children, don't
grow weary,
for this work's
almost done.

Darker midnight
lies before us,
for this work's
almost done.

Lo, the morning
soon is breaking,
for this work's
almost done.

--Traditional

Offertory (11:15a)   Light of the World   Karen Marrolli
Sanctuary Choir; Jay Bloodworth, violin

Light of the world,
you loose the
bonds of night.
Once we walked
in darkness;
now bursts forth
your light.
Christ,
in your glory,
come to
light the way;
teach us
how to follow.

Light of our paths,
you walk with
us in strife.
Where conflict
darkens,
bring the
light of life.
Christ,
in your mercy,
come to
show us love.
Teach us
how to follow!

We must
be your hands,
lent to
heal and bless.
We must
be your light,
rending wide
the darkness.
Christ,
in your image,
we will
greet the world;
this is
how we follow.

Light of our days,
we feel your
dawning call;
send us forth
to serve
and bring your
light to all!
Christ,
you have
claimed us,
you have
made us one.
We will
always follow!

--Karen Marrolli, based on John 8:12