Robert Seymour - "Shalom" (August 24, 1975)
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| (orchestral classical piano music begins) | 0:05 | |
| (orchestral classical piano music continues) | 0:54 | |
| (orchestral classical piano music ends) | 2:58 | |
| (mellow classical music begins) | 3:04 | |
| (solemn classical music) | 5:46 | |
| - | Let us pray. | 8:50 |
| Although we live and move and have our birthday, | 8:53 | |
| here now we spoke of yearning for new life, | 9:00 | |
| for healing, for growth through all our doubts | 9:05 | |
| and confusions and convictions. | 9:10 | |
| Lift from our minds the intention you seek, | 9:15 | |
| that keeps us from the cold bed of our creed. | 9:21 | |
| Expose us to the depths of light, | 9:26 | |
| and there may we find one who has preceded us | 9:30 | |
| on our journey. | 9:33 | |
| And let us learn again, in your preceding, | 9:35 | |
| and then burn in light. | 9:40 | |
| So believing, help us so our fates unite, | 9:43 | |
| and the fate that thou are forever in the midst | 9:49 | |
| of our life, amen. | 9:53 | |
| (orchestral classical piano music) | 9:59 | |
| (indistinct) | 14:01 | |
| (orchestral classical piano music) | 16:27 | |
| ♪ Then, then shall the righteous shine forth ♪ | 17:12 | |
| ♪ As the sun in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 17:17 | |
| ♪ Shine forth as the sun in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 17:26 | |
| ♪ Then shall the righteous shine forth ♪ | 17:35 | |
| ♪ in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 17:40 | |
| ♪ As the sun, as the sun in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 17:46 | |
| ♪ Joy on their heads shall be for everlasting ♪ | 18:01 | |
| ♪ Joy on their heads shall be for everlasting ♪ | 18:07 | |
| ♪ And all sorrow and mourning shall flee away ♪ | 18:13 | |
| ♪ Shall flee away forever ♪ | 18:20 | |
| ♪ Then, then shall the righteous shine forth ♪ | 18:27 | |
| ♪ As the sun in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 18:32 | |
| ♪ Shine forth, shine, in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 18:39 | |
| ♪ Shine forth as the sun in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 18:51 | |
| ♪ Then shall the righteous shine ♪ | 19:06 | |
| ♪ in their heavenly Father's realm ♪ | 19:13 | |
| (indistinct) | 19:33 | |
| (orchestral piano music begins) | 31:56 | |
| (orchestral piano music ends) | 32:40 | |
| - | We are not alone, we live in God's world. | 32:44 |
| We believe in God: who has created and is creating, | 32:48 | |
| who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, | 32:54 | |
| to reconcile and make new, | 32:58 | |
| who works in us and others by the Spirit. | 33:00 | |
| We trust in God. | 33:05 | |
| We are called to be the Church: | 33:07 | |
| to celebrate God's presence, | 33:10 | |
| to live with respect in Creation, | 33:12 | |
| to love and serve others, | 33:14 | |
| to seek justice and resist evil, | 33:17 | |
| to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, | 33:20 | |
| our judge and our hope. | 33:25 | |
| In life, in death, in life beyond death, | 33:28 | |
| God is with us. | 33:33 | |
| We are not alone. | 33:35 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 33:37 | |
| Lord be with you. | 33:40 | |
| And with you. | 33:42 | |
| Let us pray. | 33:44 | |
| Give us grace now to speak from our hearts, | 34:04 | |
| for all life (indistinct). | 34:08 | |
| Our Father, who art in heaven | 36:52 | |
| hallowed be thy name; | 36:55 | |
| thy kingdom come; | 36:58 | |
| thy will be done; | 37:00 | |
| on earth as it is in heaven. | 37:02 | |
| Give us this day our daily bread. | 37:05 | |
| And forgive us our trespasses, | 37:08 | |
| as we forgive those who trespass against us. | 37:10 | |
| And lead us not into temptation; | 37:15 | |
| but deliver us from evil. | 37:18 | |
| For thine is the kingdom, | 37:21 | |
| the power and the glory, | 37:23 | |
| for ever and ever. | 37:25 | |
| Amen. | 37:28 | |
| Shalom. | 38:08 | |
| Peace. | 38:11 | |
| This ancient greeting of Hebrews has in recent years | 38:14 | |
| spilled over into the Christian community. | 38:18 | |
| And we are using it with increasing frequency. | 38:23 | |
| It has become quite commonplace in some parts | 38:28 | |
| of Quebec and (indistinct). | 38:32 | |
| Congregations are also incorporating it in | 38:42 | |
| the context of worship. | 38:46 | |
| I am not sure how we've come to popularizing | 38:51 | |
| of this greeting, | 38:54 | |
| but I suspect that these agonizing four years | 38:57 | |
| and turmoil have been partially responsible. | 39:02 | |
| We had had precious little peace for a long time | 39:08 | |
| and this ancient greeting has afforded for us | 39:13 | |
| a way to express us being on a different path. | 39:18 | |
| Though the greeting Shalom certainly carries | 39:26 | |
| with it (indistinct). | 39:30 | |
| It is by no means denying that. | 39:35 | |
| Shalom is one of those words that is abundantly rich | 39:39 | |
| in meaning. | 39:44 | |
| It is in fact a positive | 39:46 | |
| and powerful affirmation of faith. | 39:49 | |
| Whenever you greet someone in this way, | 39:54 | |
| we are speaking our inherent, sacred | 39:58 | |
| crying of peace. | 40:01 | |
| May peace emanate from our awareness of | 40:04 | |
| and good relationship with God. | 40:09 | |
| This one is true in our understanding | 40:17 | |
| of what we are communicating with each other. | 40:19 | |
| When we say, Shalom, peace. | 40:23 | |
| A part of what this means is that you will be blessed | 40:32 | |
| and elevated between all life. | 40:37 | |
| That you will be blessed and elevated | 40:44 | |
| through all life, within the life with God. | 40:47 | |
| It is an affirmation that everything that's standing, | 40:52 | |
| it's a greeting that means that peace will come | 40:57 | |
| to those, entering all hearts and lives. | 41:02 | |
| It is a way of saying, make everything | 41:13 | |
| come from you, in the awareness of God. | 41:18 | |
| (indistinct) | 41:30 | |
| (orchestral piano music begins) | 58:00 | |
| (orchestral piano music continues) | 58:43 | |
| ♪ Ye people rend your hearts ♪ | 1:03:34 | |
| ♪ Rend your hearts and not your garments ♪ | 1:03:37 | |
| ♪ For your transgressions the prophet Elijah ♪ | 1:03:43 | |
| ♪ Has sealed the heavens ♪ | 1:03:47 | |
| ♪ Through the word of God ♪ | 1:03:51 | |
| ♪ I therefore say to ye, forsake your idols; ♪ | 1:03:55 | |
| ♪ Return to God, for He is slow to anger ♪ | 1:04:02 | |
| ♪ And merciful and kind and gracious ♪ | 1:04:12 | |
| ♪ And repenteth Him of the evil ♪ | 1:04:18 | |
| ♪ If with all your heart ye truly seek Me ♪ | 1:04:30 | |
| ♪ Ye shall ever surely find Me ♪ | 1:04:42 | |
| ♪ Thus saith our God ♪ | 1:04:47 | |
| ♪ If with all your heart ye truly seek Me ♪ | 1:04:54 | |
| ♪ Ye shall ever surely find Me ♪ | 1:05:05 | |
| ♪ Thus saith our God ♪ | 1:05:10 | |
| ♪ Thus saith our God ♪ | 1:05:15 | |
| ♪ Oh, that I knew where I might find Him ♪ | 1:05:22 | |
| ♪ That I might even come before His presence ♪ | 1:05:29 | |
| ♪ Oh, that I knew where I might find Him ♪ | 1:05:36 | |
| ♪ That I might even come before His presence ♪ | 1:05:43 | |
| ♪ Come before His presence ♪ | 1:05:50 | |
| ♪ Oh, that I knew where I might find Him ♪ | 1:05:56 | |
| ♪ If with all your heart ye truly seek Me ♪ | 1:06:13 | |
| ♪ Ye shall ever surely find Me ♪ | 1:06:25 | |
| ♪ Thus saith our God ♪ | 1:06:31 | |
| ♪ Ye shall ever surely find Me ♪ | 1:06:37 | |
| ♪ Thus saith our God ♪ | 1:06:49 | |
| (orchestral piano music begins) | 1:07:28 | |
| (orchestral piano music continues) | 1:08:55 | |
| - | We covet thee, oh Lord, | 1:09:12 |
| believe in our person, in our work, | 1:09:14 | |
| our hearts and our hands, | 1:09:18 | |
| our minds and our money, | 1:09:20 | |
| we may sit pass thee, our Lord, | 1:09:23 | |
| in such a light that brings deliverance | 1:09:28 | |
| to those infatuated with thee. | 1:09:30 | |
| Sight upon and liberty to express, | 1:09:32 | |
| and thus we say, Amen. | 1:09:37 | |
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| (orchestral piano music continues) | 1:11:25 | |
| (orchestral piano music ends) | 1:13:23 | |
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| (orchestral piano music continues) | 1:16:10 | |
| (orchestral piano music ends) | 1:17:53 |