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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARTHA (MARTY) JENKINS

GATHERING MUSIC
Brighid McNiff

PRELUDE
“Goin’ Home” (Antonin Dvořák)
Jody Marshall

WELCOME
Rev. Elisabeth Williams

CALL TO WORSHIP
Rev. Elisabeth Williams

OPENING SONG
“I Danced in the Morning”
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
and I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
and I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.

I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
but they would not dance and they would not follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John.
They came with me and the dance went on. [Refrain]

 I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.
The holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high,
and left me there on a cross to die. [Refrain]

 I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black.
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
but I am the dance and I still go on. [Refrain]

They cut me down and I leapt up high.
I am the life that will never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me,
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. [Refrain]

OPENING PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING
Psalm 121

SONG
“'In the Garden”
Kevin Fletcher

SCRIPTURE READING
2 Timothy 4:7-8

REMEMBRANCES

SONG
“How Can I Keep from Singing” (Robert Lowry)
Jody Marshall

EULOGY
Rev. Elisabeth Williams

SONG
“I See the Morning Breakin'”
I see the morning breakin'
through the valleys and the hills.
I see the morning breakin'
as I go, as I go.
I see the morning breakin'
through the valleys and the hills
and I'm goin' home to Jesus,
bless my soul, bless my soul.

I feel the fresh wind blowin'
through the valleys and the hills.
I feel the fresh wind blowin'
as I go, as I go.
I feel the fresh wind blowin'
through the valleys and the hills.
and I'm goin' home to Jesus,
bless my soul, bless my soul.

I hear the people stirrin'
through the valleys and the hills.
I hear the people stirrin'
as I go, as I go.
I hear the people stirrin'
through the valleys and the hills.
and I'm goin' home to Jesus,
bless my soul, bless my soul.

CLOSING PRAYER & COMMENDATION
Rev. Elisabeth Williams

BENEDICTION
Rev. Elisabeth Williams

POSTLUDE
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Harold Arlen)
Jody Marshall