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With ease my tongue will breathe deceit
E'en as for truth I will entreat.
You are that Truth! O make me be
One with you in sincerity.

I fear my heart will be exposed
If, by these lies, it is not closed,
And so my neighbor I misled;
O, make me honest, Lord, I plead!

How could I e’er your praises sing
And my life to you honor bring
When oft I choose to live a lie
Rather than to your mercy fly?

My heart, O Lord, to Truth attune,
That with thy church I may commune;
Restore thy fellowship of love
On earth as at thy throne above.

How could I e’er your praises sing
And my life to you honor bring
When oft I choose to live a lie
Rather than to your mercy fly?
To your mercy fly!

Let the words of my mouth
And the thoughts of my heart
Be pleasing to you, O Lord!

Chad Lloyd, bass; Lisa Goben, synth; Luke Morton, guitar/vocals; Oliver Lawford, drums.
Words: Julia de Boer, 2020
Music: Luke Morton, 2021
Recorded live on Sunday, January 31st at the 11:15a service

All you swindlers and thieves
With plans to deceive,
I’ve come and I’m calling you out.
All you schemers and fakes
And you on the take,
I’ve found you, and there is no doubt.

Come unto me, you greedy,
Lay down what you’ve held so dear;
Receive my riches of mercy—
All that you need.
Would you believe?
Come unto me without fear!

Have you piled it high
But still wonder why
There’s nothing that fills up your soul?
Friend, hear my plea,
You’ll never be free
’Til others you seek to make whole.

Come unto me, you greedy,
Lay down what you’ve held so dear;
Receive my riches of mercy—
All that you need.
Would you believe?
Come unto me without fear!

When neighbor you use,
Exploit, and abuse
You’re doing the same to yourself.
Now, please, won’t you turn
And finally learn
I’m your one and only true wealth?

Come unto me, you greedy,
Lay down what you’ve held so dear;
Receive my riches of mercy—
All that you need.
Would you believe?

Come unto me, you greedy,
Lay down what you’ve held so dear;
Receive my riches of mercy—
All that you need.
Would you believe?

Come unto me, you greedy,
Lay down what you’ve held so dear;
Receive my riches of mercy—
All that you need.
Would you believe?
Find your relief,
All you swindlers and thieves.
Come unto me without fear!

Jim Richards, bass/percussion/vocals; Jonathan Olson, engineer; Luke Morton, guitar/vocals.
Words and music: Luke Morton, 2021.
Recorded live on Sunday, January 24th 2021.

You offer a feast, the finest of wine;
You call me close, to drink and to dine.
Still, I would trade the bread for the crumb,
The joy of your face, to be comfortably numb.

My heart's intent
Broken and bent!

So whatever it takes to be by your side—
I’ll put it to death, my wandering eye—
Just hold me, dear Jesus, keep me awake.
I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours
Whatever it takes!

Words & Music: Luke Morton in collaboration with students from RUF@UW, 2021.

Lead vocal and synth recorded live on Sunday, January 17th 2021.

Opening: What is Epiphany?

Christ manifested in the flesh,
Christ revealed in the Spirit.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
All you nations.

Christ contemplated by the angels,
Christ worshiped by the Magi.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
All you nations.

Christ believed in the world,
Christ exalted in glory.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
All you nations.

Words & Music: Luke Morton, Jameson Bratcher; based on 1 Timothy 3:16; 2021.

Luke Morton, synth and vocals; Jameson Bratcher, trombone.

Our eyes have seen the salvation.
You have prepared for us,
A light to lighten the gentiles,
And be the glory for your people
And be the glory for your people

Glory be to the Father
Glory be to the Son
Glory be to the Holy Spirit
Godhead, three in one.

As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be
World without end. Amen.

Words based on Simeon's prayer, Luke 2:30-32.
Music written and arranged by Eddie MacCready and Luke Morton, 2020.

Choir:
Alyssa Werner
Amy MacCready
Andy Lapastora
Anna Van Wechel
Benton Gordon
Brad McAuley
Calob Symonds
Crystal Zhang
Dan McCurley
Eddie MacCready
Elisabeth Haggard
Emily Ryan
Haley Smith
Jane McCurley
Katie Ribera
Luke Morton
Lisa Goben
Matt Bressie
Laura Eichelberger
Ryan Baggett
Steve Beatty
Terry Van Wechel

Musicians:
Brooke Aasen
Eddie MacCready
Jonny Akamu
Luke Morton

We are so foolish, you are so wise;
Grant us your truth, enlighten our eyes.
In our despairing, we look above
With expectation to your great love.

O Father of glory,
Reveal your power
That brought your Beloved
From cradle to grave,
That ripped through the darkness
To raise him from death
And give him the only
Name that can save:
Lord Jesus Christ, we hail our King!
You took our place—an offering.

We are impoverished; you overflow
Riches beyond what we’ll ever know.
In all our weakness you are so strong;
We are your children, to you we belong.

O Father of glory,
Reveal your power
That brought your Beloved
From cradle to grave,
That ripped through the darkness
To raise him from death
And give him the only
Name that can save:
Lord Jesus Christ, we hail our King!
You took our place—an offering.
To you belongs all majesty,
From age to age all authority.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Amen!

Jim Richards, keys; Jonathan Olson, engineer; Luke Morton, guitar and vocals.

Words & Music: Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke Morton, 2020.

Recorded live on Sunday December 20th 2020 at the 10:00a service.

O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are so very small,
From you will come the King of all.

O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are so very small,
From you will come the King of all.
King of all!

And he will be the ruler—
The ruler in Israel;
And he will come from of old,
From of ancient of days.

O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are so very small,
From you will come the King of all.

Andy Rose, piano; Jonathan Olson, engineer; Luke Morton, synth and vocals.

Words: Micah 5:2. Music: Luke Morton, 2020.

Recorded live on Sunday, December 13th 2020.

We were dead and in love
With ourselves and the night,
But you came, bore the curse,
Brought us into your light.

O the riches of your grace,
You have taken our disgrace,
Sins are gone without a trace!
O the boundless, endless riches of your grace.

In you, Christ, the Beloved,
We’ve redemption and rest.
Your blood shed for the rebels
Covers our wickedness.

O the riches of your grace,
You have taken our disgrace,
Sins are gone without a trace!
O the boundless, endless riches of your grace.

Let everything in heaven
And everything on earth
Bow down before the Savior,
The One beyond all worth.
Let everything in heaven
And everything on earth
Confess the name of Jesus,
The One beyond all worth.

How could we wander still
So convinced that we lack?
Why would we wanting be
When you’ve held nothing back?

O the riches of your grace,
You have taken our disgrace,
Sins are gone without a trace!
O the boundless, endless, countless...

O the riches of your grace,
You have taken our disgrace,
Sins are gone without a trace!
O the boundless, endless riches of your grace.

Jonathan Olson, engineer; Lisa Goben, accordion; Luke Morton; guitar and vocals.

Words and music by Luke Morton, 2020.

Recorded live on Sunday, December 6th at the 10:00a service.

Light of light, illuminate our night;
Light of light, to blindness give your sight.
Light of light, illuminate our night;
Light of light to blindness give your sight.

The people who walked in darkness—
We have seen a great light, a great light.
The people who walked in darkness—
We have seen a great light, a great light.

The people who loved the darkness—
We have seen a great light, a great light.
The people who loved the darkness—
We have seen a great light, a great light.

Emmanuel, Emmanuel,
O come and dwell, O come and dwell with us!

Light of light, illuminate our night.

Alex Vitug, keys and vocals; Jonathan Olson, engineer; Luke Morton, synth.

Words: Isaiah 9, John 3:19; Music: Luke Morton, 2020.

Recorded live on Sunday, November 29th, 2020.

Dearest brother, dearest sister,
Please hear and understand:
We have seen him, we have touched him,
Son of God and Son of Man.

In the darkness we were trembling,
Full of doubts and full of fears,
When he came in tender mercy;
With his hands he dried our tears.

There is one name under heaven
By which we must be saved:
Jesus Christ, the King eternal,
Great destroyer of the grave.
There is one, there is one—
One name.

We’ll not hide what we’ve beheld:
Spotless Lamb, for us, was slain;
We’ll break the silence and will cry out,
Make it known with this refrain:

There is one name under heaven
By which we must be saved:
Jesus Christ, the King eternal,
Great destroyer of the grave.

There is one name under heaven
By which we must be saved:
Jesus Christ, the King eternal,
Great destroyer of the grave.
There is one, there is one—
One name.

Here alone is freedom and forgiveness;
Here alone is refuge for the lost;
Here alone is One who loves us wholly,
Carried all our sin and bore the cost.

There is one name under heaven
By which we must be saved:
Jesus Christ, the King eternal,
Great destroyer of the grave.

There is one name under heaven
By which we must be saved:
Jesus Christ, the King eternal,
Great destroyer of the grave.
There is one, there is one—
There is one, there is one—
There is one, there is one—
One name.

Alyssa Werner, keys; Jonathan Olson, engineer; Luke Morton, guitar and vocals.

Recorded live on Sunday, November 22nd at the 11:15a service.

Words & Music: Luke Morton, 2020.