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"I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES:
Stanza 1 // For all those wondering, “what does the Bible have to say to me?” Christ’s invitation “come unto me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest” is lived out in this hymn. Christ’s words are no doubt comforting - but they are comfort because of the world and situations in which we live today! The hymn is not only a quotation of Jesus’ most comforting words and greatest hits, but an acknowledgement of our helpless condition: “I came to Jesus as I was, so weary, worn, and sad…” This is not unlike the words Christ speaks in the earlier portion of today’s text. Apart from hearing Christ’s words for us, we are left without hope.
Stanza 2 // In what might feel like something of a time machine, this stanza contains Jesus’ words from St. John’s Gospel we heard earlier this year during the season of Lent. In this case, we should remember the one to whom Christ addresses - the woman at the well - who is lost in sin. When sinners come to Christ and drink of the “life-giving stream” he offers, our “thirst is quenched, our soul revived, and now [we] live in him.” In each stanza, our life is heard in the “voice of Jesus” who has something to say to us today.
Stanza 3 // Again, the Gospel of John is paraphrased in this final stanza. For those wandering in darkness without Christ’s voice, this stanza contrasts the darkness of sin with the “light, star, [and] sun” of our Lord. In this light, we walk through the most challenging circumstances the world gives today until Christ fulfills this invitation - “come to me” - and we rest in the comforting voice of Christ forever.
SUGGESTIONS:
- ELW 332 // ELW 611 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ // ᴋɪɴɢꜱꜰᴏʟᴅ
- ELW 607 - Come, Ye Disconsolate - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛᴏʀ
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ZACHARY'S NOTES:
Stanza 1 // For all those wondering, “what does the Bible have to say to me?” Christ’s invitation “come unto me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest” is lived out in this hymn. Christ’s words are no doubt comforting - but they are comfort because of the world and situations in which we live today! The hymn is not only a quotation of Jesus’ most comforting words and greatest hits, but an acknowledgement of our helpless condition: “I came to Jesus as I was, so weary, worn, and sad…” This is not unlike the words Christ speaks in the earlier portion of today’s text. Apart from hearing Christ’s words for us, we are left without hope.
Stanza 2 // In what might feel like something of a time machine, this stanza contains Jesus’ words from St. John’s Gospel we heard earlier this year during the season of Lent. In this case, we should remember the one to whom Christ addresses - the woman at the well - who is lost in sin. When sinners come to Christ and drink of the “life-giving stream” he offers, our “thirst is quenched, our soul revived, and now [we] live in him.” In each stanza, our life is heard in the “voice of Jesus” who has something to say to us today.
Stanza 3 // Again, the Gospel of John is paraphrased in this final stanza. For those wandering in darkness without Christ’s voice, this stanza contrasts the darkness of sin with the “light, star, [and] sun” of our Lord. In this light, we walk through the most challenging circumstances the world gives today until Christ fulfills this invitation - “come to me” - and we rest in the comforting voice of Christ forever.
SUGGESTIONS:
- ELW 332 // ELW 611 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ // ᴋɪɴɢꜱꜰᴏʟᴅ
- ELW 607 - Come, Ye Disconsolate - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛᴏʀ