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Leftover people in leftover places
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: Hope is our Song #85 (2009) Tune Title: CONNECT
Leftover people in leftover places
Leftover People in Leftover Places
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #275 (2013) Meter: 11.10.11.10 D Lyrics: 1 Leftover people in leftover places,
troubled, disabled, the needy and sad,
scavenging crumbs from society's plenty,
sick to the soul when their life has gone bad;
these are the ones in God's upside-down kingdom
deemed to be worthy and called to the feast,
soup-kitchen people invited to banquet,
valued as greatly as royal and priest.
2 Leftover people, disposable people,
locked into prisons of drugs and despair,
poverty's children in poverty's spiral,
locked out of learning and earning their share;
these are the ones in God's upside-down kingdom,
these are the Christ in their shabby disguise,
these are the least and the highly unlikely,
given a hope and new light in their eyes.
3 Here is God's testing of true Easter people,
spirited people with service to give,
taking to heart the compassion of Jesus,
feeling how others must struggle to live;
we are a part of God's upside-down kingdom,
we know the heart if the gospel's demand,
taking our part with the leftover people,
widening the space of the lines in the sand. Topics: Alienation; Compassion; Confession; Diversity; Hospitality; Injustice; Invitation; Marginalized; Poverty; Prisoners; Suffering; Worth of All Persons Scripture: Matthew 25:31-45 Languages: English Tune Title: CONNECT
Leftover People in Leftover Places
Leftover People
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: Worship in the city #122 (2015) First Line: Leftover people, in leftover places Lyrics: 1. Leftover people, in leftover places,troubled, disabled, the needy and sad,scavenging crumbs from society's plenty,sick to the soul when their life has gone bad;these are the ones in God's upsidedown kingdomdeemed to be worthy and called to the feast,soup kitchen people invited to banquet,valued as greatly as royal and priest.2. Leftover people, disposable people,locked into prisons of drugs and despair,poverty's children in poverty's spiral,locked out of learning and earning their share;those are the ones in God's upsidedown kingdom,these are the Christ in their shabby disguise,these are the least and the highly unlikely,given a hope and new light in their eyes.3. Here is God's testing of true Easter people,spirited people with service to give,taking to heart the compassion of Jesus,feeling how others must struggle to live;we are a part of God's upsidedown kingdom,we know the heart if the gospel's demand,taking our part with the leftover people,widening the space of the lines in the sand. Topics: Poverty Homelessness Languages: English Tune Title: [Leftover people, in leftover places]
Leftover People
