Hans J. Hillerbrand - "Preparing, Also for the Unexpected" Founders' Day (December 8, 1991)
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(soft organ music) | 0:01 | |
- | Thursday afternoon, in this place, | 4:58 |
the university community celebrated | 5:00 | |
the anniversary of the signing | 5:02 | |
of the Duke indenture 67 years ago. | 5:04 | |
We took that occasion to reflect upon our heritage. | 5:08 | |
To single out those who have made | 5:12 | |
a significant contribution to our university, | 5:14 | |
and to recognize recipients of scholarships | 5:17 | |
made possible by the founding family. | 5:20 | |
Today, we pause as we do each year, | 5:23 | |
in memory of the Duke family, | 5:27 | |
to honor all those who have given of themselves | 5:29 | |
in service to the future | 5:32 | |
by creating and recreating this university. | 5:34 | |
We reaffirm here our pledge of Duke University | 5:38 | |
to the ideal of service to humanity, | 5:42 | |
and we give thanks for those | 5:45 | |
who unselfishly take responsibility | 5:47 | |
for a future that belongs to other generations. | 5:49 | |
We remember also the Duke University | 5:53 | |
was founded in order to return | 5:56 | |
the wealth of the land to its people | 5:58 | |
through the dissemination of knowledge | 6:01 | |
and respect for truth, | 6:02 | |
and through the continuing generosity | 6:05 | |
of those who established it for all time. | 6:07 | |
- | Let us pray. | 6:14 |
We give you thanks, oh merciful God, | 6:17 | |
that you have given us the gift of memory. | 6:19 | |
Thereby are we enabled to rise above | 6:23 | |
the merely present moment. | 6:25 | |
Better to assess what is now. | 6:27 | |
Better to dream of what shall be. | 6:30 | |
May our remembrance of those | 6:34 | |
who preceded us here | 6:36 | |
make us more grateful for their gifts, | 6:38 | |
more committed to be as faithful in our day | 6:41 | |
as they were in their day. | 6:46 | |
Amen. | 6:49 | |
Please join me in the litany of commemoration. | 6:51 | |
Almighty and eternal God | 6:56 | |
in whom our mothers and fathers have trusted, | 6:58 | |
we, their children, at this time of remembrance, | 7:01 | |
offer unto thee our prayers of thanksgiving. | 7:05 | |
Congregation | Hear us and beseech us, oh Lord. | 7:09 |
- | For the members of the Duke family. | 7:11 |
Father, daughter, sons and their spouses, grandchildren, | 7:14 | |
and all others in continuing generations | 7:18 | |
until this very day, | 7:21 | |
who with concern and compassion, | 7:23 | |
devotion, and dedication, | 7:26 | |
and by their generosity, | 7:28 | |
built on a solid foundation, | 7:30 | |
continued a worthy school | 7:32 | |
and provided for education and service | 7:34 | |
beyond even their dreams and expectations. | 7:36 | |
Congregation | We give you thanks and praise. | 7:40 |
- | For the pioneering and persevering | 7:43 |
men and women connected with this university, | 7:44 | |
Methodists and Quakers, | 7:47 | |
farmers and merchants, | 7:49 | |
teachers and administrators, | 7:50 | |
who in days gone by, | 7:53 | |
believed in education and made their beliefs prevail. | 7:54 | |
Congregation | We give you thanks and praise. | 7:59 |
- | For the embodiment of their dreams, | 8:01 |
from private school to academy to college | 8:03 | |
to great university, | 8:06 | |
founded in hope, continued with sacrifice, | 8:08 | |
growing in outreach, serving with commitment. | 8:11 | |
Congregation | We give you thanks and praise. | 8:15 |
William | For faculty and staff whose vision | 8:17 |
was bolstered by their courage, | 8:19 | |
whose patience was tested and found true, | 8:22 | |
and whose idealism was implanted | 8:25 | |
in the hearts and minds of others. | 8:27 | |
Congregation | We give you thanks and praise. | 8:29 |
- | For the ongoing presence of noble ideas, | 8:32 |
the blending of eruditio et religio, | 8:36 | |
the freedom for responsible | 8:39 | |
academic research and teaching, | 8:41 | |
the ongoing respect for both | 8:44 | |
the body and the spirit, | 8:45 | |
pursuit of knowledge in the sciences | 8:48 | |
and the humanities, | 8:50 | |
the realization that the old order changes | 8:51 | |
and new times bring new responsibilities. | 8:54 | |
Congregation | We give you thanks and praise. | 8:57 |
- | For the future of Duke University, | 9:00 |
established for thy glory | 9:03 | |
and for the enlightenment of the human mind and spirit, | 9:05 | |
for consecration to the learning by the young, | 9:08 | |
for the best use of the wisdom | 9:11 | |
of those in latter years, | 9:13 | |
for the commitment to growth | 9:15 | |
and enhancement of all persons, | 9:16 | |
for a sense of humor, | 9:19 | |
a spirit of cooperation, | 9:21 | |
and a desire for understanding among all | 9:23 | |
within our community and the world. | 9:26 | |
Everyone | We give you thanks and praise. | 9:29 |
To thee, oh God, we will ascribe | 9:33 | |
as is most due, | 9:35 | |
all praise and glory, | 9:37 | |
world without end. | 9:38 | |
Amen. | 9:41 | |
- | You may be seated. | 9:42 |
We welcome you to this service of worship | 9:51 | |
on the second Sunday in the Christian season of Advent. | 9:53 | |
All performances for the chapel choir's | 9:58 | |
Performances of Messiah are now sold out. | 10:02 | |
Like to announce that there will be | 10:07 | |
a meeting to discuss the Holocaust | 10:09 | |
with Gerda Klein, a Holocaust survivor. | 10:13 | |
This is sponsored by Duke Campus Ministry. | 10:15 | |
Be in the Zaner Auditorium | 10:19 | |
on December the 10th this Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. | 10:20 | |
All are invited. | 10:26 | |
Our preacher for today is Dr. Hans Hillerbrand, | 10:28 | |
Chair of the Department of Religion. | 10:32 | |
We welcome him for his second sermon | 10:36 | |
in the Duke Chapel pulpit | 10:42 | |
and look forward to the message | 10:44 | |
that he brings us this day. | 10:46 | |
Now let us continue the worship of God. | 10:49 | |
(soft organ music) | 10:54 | |
♪ Wake, awake, for night is flying ♪ | 12:05 | |
♪ The watchmen on the heights are crying ♪ | 12:14 | |
♪ Awake, Jerusalem, arise ♪ | 12:25 | |
♪ Midnight hears the welcome voices ♪ | 12:34 | |
♪ And at the thrilling cry rejoices ♪ | 12:44 | |
♪ Where are the virgins pure and wise ♪ | 12:56 | |
♪ The bridegroom comes awake ♪ | 13:05 | |
♪ Your lamps with gladness take ♪ | 13:12 | |
♪ Alleluia ♪ | 13:20 | |
♪ And for his marriage feast prepare ♪ | 13:25 | |
♪ For ye must go and meet him there ♪ | 13:33 | |
♪ Zion hears the watchmen singing ♪ | 13:43 | |
♪ And all her heart with joy is springing ♪ | 13:54 | |
♪ She wakes, she rises from her gloom ♪ | 14:05 | |
♪ For her Lord comes down all glorious ♪ | 14:13 | |
♪ The strong in grace, in truth victorious ♪ | 14:24 | |
♪ Her star is risen, her light is come ♪ | 14:35 | |
♪ Ah come, thou blessed one ♪ | 14:44 | |
♪ God's own beloved Son ♪ | 14:52 | |
♪ Alleluia ♪ | 14:59 | |
♪ We follow till the halls we see ♪ | 15:04 | |
♪ Where thou hast bid us sup with thee ♪ | 15:12 | |
♪ Now let all the heavens adore thee ♪ | 15:23 | |
♪ And saints and angels sing before thee ♪ | 15:33 | |
♪ With harp and cymbal's clearest tone ♪ | 15:44 | |
♪ Of one pearl each shining portal ♪ | 15:53 | |
♪ Where we are with the choir immortal ♪ | 16:03 | |
♪ Of angels round thy dazzling throne ♪ | 16:14 | |
♪ Nor eye hath seen ♪ | 16:23 | |
♪ Nor ear hath yet attained to hear ♪ | 16:30 | |
♪ What there is ours ♪ | 16:38 | |
♪ But we rejoice and sing to thee ♪ | 16:42 | |
♪ Our hymn of joy eternally ♪ | 16:51 | |
- | You may be seated. | 17:04 |
Let us pray the Advent Prayer in unison. | 17:12 | |
Everyone | Merciful God, | 17:17 |
you sent your messengers, the prophets, | 17:19 | |
to preach repentance and prepare the way | 17:22 | |
for our salvation. | 17:25 | |
Give us grace to heed their warnings | 17:27 | |
and forsake our sins. | 17:30 | |
That we may celebrate right | 17:33 | |
the commemoration of the nativity, | 17:34 | |
and may awake with joy | 17:37 | |
the coming and glory of Jesus Christ our Redeemer, | 17:40 | |
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. | 17:45 | |
One God, forever and ever. | 17:49 | |
Amen. | 17:52 | |
- | Let us pray together the Prayer for Illumination. | 18:01 |
Everyone | Open our hearts and minds, oh God. | 18:05 |
By the power of your Holy Spirit. | 18:08 | |
So that as the Word is read and proclaimed, | 18:11 | |
we might be prepared | 18:15 | |
for your advent among us. | 18:17 | |
Amen. | 18:19 | |
- | The reading from the Old Testament | 18:21 |
comes from the prophet Malachi, the third chapter. | 18:23 | |
Beginning with the first verse. | 18:27 | |
See, I am sending my messenger | 18:30 | |
to prepare the way before me, | 18:32 | |
and the Lord whom you seek | 18:35 | |
will suddenly come to his temple. | 18:37 | |
The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, | 18:40 | |
indeed, he is coming, | 18:43 | |
says the Lord of hosts. | 18:45 | |
But who can endure the day of his coming? | 18:47 | |
And who can stand when he appears? | 18:50 | |
For he is like a refiner's fire | 18:53 | |
and like fuller's soap. | 18:55 | |
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, | 18:58 | |
and he will purify the descendants of Levee | 19:02 | |
and refine them like gold and silver | 19:05 | |
until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. | 19:08 | |
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem | 19:12 | |
will be pleasing to the Lord, | 19:15 | |
as in the days of old, | 19:17 | |
and as in former years. | 19:19 | |
This is the Word of the Lord. | 19:22 | |
Congregation | Thanks be to God. | 19:24 |
♪ When the Lord turned again ♪ | 19:44 | |
♪ The captivity of Zion ♪ | 19:47 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 19:50 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 19:53 | |
♪ With laughter, with laughter ♪ | 19:57 | |
♪ And joy ♪ | 19:59 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 20:02 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 20:05 | |
♪ With laughter, with laughter ♪ | 20:08 | |
♪ With laughter and joy ♪ | 20:11 | |
♪ When the Lord turned again ♪ | 20:16 | |
♪ From captivity of Zion ♪ | 20:19 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 20:23 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 20:26 | |
♪ With laughter and joy ♪ | 20:29 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 20:33 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 20:36 | |
♪ With laughter, with laughter ♪ | 20:39 | |
♪ With laughter and joy ♪ | 20:43 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 20:47 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 20:50 | |
♪ With laughter and joy ♪ | 20:53 | |
♪ Then was our mouth ♪ | 20:57 | |
♪ Filled with laughter ♪ | 21:00 | |
♪ With laughter, with laughter ♪ | 21:03 | |
♪ With laughter and joy ♪ | 21:06 | |
♪ For they said among the heathen ♪ | 21:10 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:17 | |
♪ Whereof they are glad ♪ | 21:24 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:27 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:34 | |
♪ The Lord, he hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:41 | |
♪ Whereof they are glad ♪ | 21:48 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:51 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 21:58 | |
♪ The Lord hath done great things for them ♪ | 22:02 | |
♪ The Lord, he hath done great things for them ♪ | 22:05 | |
♪ Whereof they are glad ♪ | 22:12 | |
♪ Turn again our captivity, oh Lord ♪ | 22:17 | |
♪ As the rivers in the south ♪ | 22:22 | |
♪ For they that sow in tears ♪ | 22:27 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 22:31 | |
♪ For they that sow in tears ♪ | 22:35 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 22:38 | |
♪ Shall reap, shall reap in joy ♪ | 22:41 | |
♪ In joy, shall reap, shall reap ♪ | 22:44 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 22:52 | |
♪ For they that sow in tears ♪ | 23:01 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:04 | |
♪ For they that sow in tears ♪ | 23:09 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:13 | |
♪ For they that sow in tears ♪ | 23:17 | |
♪ Shall reap, shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:20 | |
♪ Shall reap, shall reap ♪ | 23:26 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:29 | |
♪ In joy, shall reap, shall reap ♪ | 23:32 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:38 | |
♪ For those that sow in tears ♪ | 23:43 | |
♪ Shall reap in joy ♪ | 23:46 | |
- | This reading is from the Gospel | 24:03 |
according to Saint Luke, | 24:04 | |
chapter three, beginning with the first verse. | 24:05 | |
In the 15th year of the reign | 24:08 | |
of the emperor of Tiberius, | 24:10 | |
when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, | 24:12 | |
and Herod was ruler of Galilee, | 24:15 | |
and his brother Philip ruler of the region Iturea, | 24:17 | |
and Traconitis and Lysanias, ruler of Abilene, | 24:21 | |
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, | 24:24 | |
the Word of God came to John, | 24:28 | |
son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. | 24:31 | |
He went into all the region around the Jordan, | 24:34 | |
proclaiming a baptism of repentance | 24:37 | |
for the forgiveness of sins. | 24:39 | |
As it is written in the book of the words | 24:42 | |
of the prophet Isaiah, | 24:44 | |
the voice of one crying out in the wilderness | 24:45 | |
prepare the way of the Lord. | 24:49 | |
Make his paths straight. | 24:51 | |
Every valley shall be filled | 24:53 | |
and every mountain and hill shall be made low. | 24:55 | |
And the crooked shall be made straight | 24:59 | |
and the rough waves made smooth. | 25:01 | |
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. | 25:04 | |
This is the Word of the Lord. | 25:09 | |
Congregation | Thanks be to God. | 25:11 |
- | I might as well begin by admitting | 25:24 |
that I have been quite a bit apprehensive | 25:26 | |
about preaching on this lovely combination | 25:29 | |
of the sacred and the secular, | 25:33 | |
the second Sunday of Advent | 25:36 | |
and Founder's Day of Duke University. | 25:38 | |
Of course, the problem is that half of you | 25:42 | |
will expect a sermon on Advent, | 25:45 | |
and the other half, a sermon on Founder's Day. | 25:48 | |
So what can one preach? | 25:52 | |
Especially if your servant this morning | 25:55 | |
is the 17th in a row of Founder's Days preachers, | 25:59 | |
and is not a powerful pulpiteer | 26:05 | |
or eloquent exegete, | 26:09 | |
but a simple professor of religion. | 26:12 | |
Now our Gospel lesson has a simple answer. | 26:16 | |
It tells about John the Baptist preaching a sermon. | 26:21 | |
But once you think about it, | 26:26 | |
I cannot emulate John the Baptist | 26:27 | |
because in the verse that follows our lesson, | 26:31 | |
he calls his listeners a brood of vipers, | 26:35 | |
which is somewhat contrary to the language | 26:39 | |
that surely have a right to expect from this pulpit. | 26:42 | |
And John's rough coat of camel's hair | 26:46 | |
isn't quite the idea either, | 26:49 | |
though I doubt if academic regalia | 26:52 | |
are much of an improvement. | 26:55 | |
So what can I preach? | 26:59 | |
John's sermon is related to a quote | 27:03 | |
from the prophet Isaiah. | 27:06 | |
And the operative sentiment in that quote from Isaiah | 27:09 | |
surely is not that sentence | 27:14 | |
that seems to come straight out of the manual | 27:16 | |
of the North Carolina State Highway Commission | 27:20 | |
and its vision for this state. | 27:22 | |
This stuff about valleys and mountains | 27:24 | |
and rugged places that are made plain and straight. | 27:28 | |
You can hear the heavenly bulldozers coughing. | 27:32 | |
The point surely of the Isaiah passage | 27:36 | |
are its very first words. | 27:40 | |
Prepare the way of the Lord. | 27:43 | |
So then, the lesson for this second Sunday in Advent | 27:48 | |
is to prepare. | 27:52 | |
Which ought to make my task fairly simple | 27:55 | |
because that surely is what we all are doing these days. | 27:58 | |
No matter how high the wall | 28:04 | |
between church and state, | 28:06 | |
these days, the Christian calendar | 28:09 | |
surely is in splendid harmony with society. | 28:12 | |
And indeed, as far as preparing is concerned, | 28:16 | |
things assuredly are getting better and better | 28:19 | |
because it used to be | 28:22 | |
that what we call the spirit of Christmas | 28:25 | |
was confined to the time | 28:27 | |
between Thanksgiving and December 25th. | 28:29 | |
But nowadays, that spirit invades our lives in October, | 28:34 | |
soon after Labor Day. | 28:40 | |
So surely we have plenty of time to prepare. | 28:42 | |
John the Baptist would be pleased. | 28:48 | |
Wall to wall Christmas music, | 28:52 | |
and at Morgan Imports, the manger scene, | 28:55 | |
imported of course from Taiwan, | 28:58 | |
for $19.95 plus tax. | 29:01 | |
Biblically authentic but theologically suspect. | 29:04 | |
So there are 16 shopping days left until Christmas, | 29:08 | |
as I feel called upon to remind you, | 29:13 | |
and there are shopping lists | 29:16 | |
and Christmas trees and poinsettias and sugar cookies | 29:18 | |
and office parties and Christmas cards and eggnog | 29:22 | |
and more Christmas cards and more eggnog. | 29:27 | |
With 50% of the annual sales | 29:31 | |
of retail stores in November and December, | 29:34 | |
Christmas would have to be invented | 29:38 | |
if it did not exist. | 29:41 | |
Especially these days, when, so we are told, | 29:43 | |
consumer spending is down | 29:46 | |
and President Bush seeks a photo opportunity | 29:49 | |
to enhance consumer confidence | 29:53 | |
by spending $28 for socks at JC Penney's, no less. | 29:55 | |
We prepare for the spirit of Christmas | 30:04 | |
in the spirit of Adam Smith | 30:08 | |
and Irving Crystal and Milton Freedman. | 30:10 | |
And the churches respond to such | 30:14 | |
post capitalist busyness | 30:17 | |
with a busyness of their own. | 30:20 | |
Lots of special programs and special music. | 30:24 | |
Including, of course, the obligatory Messiah. | 30:28 | |
Now in earlier days, | 30:34 | |
Christians prepared for Christmas by fasting. | 30:35 | |
Nowadays, fasting is for lower cholesterol, | 30:40 | |
rather higher spirituality. | 30:43 | |
In earlier days, Christians suffered martyrdom. | 30:46 | |
Nowadays, martyrdom is reserved | 30:51 | |
for suffering through Sunday school Christmas pageants. | 30:54 | |
Advent is about preparing. | 31:00 | |
But if you ask me why the church | 31:04 | |
has placed this period of preparation | 31:07 | |
Advent before Christmas, | 31:10 | |
then assuredly not to give us | 31:13 | |
time for leisurely Christmas shopping | 31:15 | |
without anxiety attacks. | 31:18 | |
Nor to afford us a relaxed countdown | 31:21 | |
to a social event. | 31:26 | |
Rather, the church was so overwhelmed | 31:29 | |
by the mystery of the incarnation | 31:32 | |
that it said, we need time to assimilate it all. | 31:35 | |
Time to absorb it. | 31:40 | |
Time to comprehend it. | 31:41 | |
Let's take time out to prepare. | 31:44 | |
And so, for generations, | 31:49 | |
Christians have had to get past Advent | 31:51 | |
in a period of preparation to get to Christmas. | 31:55 | |
They had to prepare. | 31:59 | |
Now, that second half of you will | 32:05 | |
well want to ask me, | 32:09 | |
what does all this have to do with Founder's Day? | 32:11 | |
But once you think about it, | 32:15 | |
the answer is stunningly simple. | 32:17 | |
Founders are those who have prepared the way. | 32:20 | |
And their legacies are all around us. | 32:25 | |
And indeed, the most meaningful Founder's Day | 32:30 | |
sermon that I could possibly preach | 32:33 | |
would be at this very moment to stop. | 32:36 | |
To invite you to rise from your places in the pew, | 32:39 | |
leave this chapel, | 32:43 | |
and then go out onto our campus | 32:45 | |
and walk around and walk around | 32:49 | |
and look for our founders. | 32:52 | |
And if this were done for future Founder's Day sermons, | 32:57 | |
it surely would relieve a lot of anxiety. | 33:02 | |
And on leaving this chapel, | 33:06 | |
you first would see Mr. Duke, the founder, | 33:08 | |
smoking his cigar, now quite appropriately outdoors, | 33:13 | |
what with all our smoke-free buildings on campus. | 33:18 | |
And as you walk, you find founders everywhere. | 33:24 | |
Perkins and Kilgo and Flowers | 33:29 | |
and Sarah Duke and Davison. | 33:35 | |
Name after name after name, | 33:38 | |
and all founders they. | 33:42 | |
In Perkins Library, the portrait of Mary Semans, | 33:46 | |
and in the Lobby of Allen | 33:49 | |
that of Julian Abele, the architect of this chapel. | 33:51 | |
Now the windows of medieval cathedrals | 33:59 | |
often depict the writers of the Gospels | 34:01 | |
as sitting on the shoulders of the Hebrew prophets. | 34:05 | |
So you have Jeremiah carrying Luke | 34:11 | |
and you have Isaiah carrying Matthew. | 34:15 | |
And the prophets are depicted as giants | 34:20 | |
and the writers of the Gospels | 34:24 | |
are depicted as small children. | 34:26 | |
Now how is that for a definition of founders? | 34:30 | |
Just imagine Terry Sanford carrying Keith Brody | 34:36 | |
or Bill Blackburn carrying Stanley Fish. | 34:40 | |
But that is exactly the way we should imagine it | 34:45 | |
because we are what we are today | 34:48 | |
because of those who went before us. | 34:52 | |
On whose shoulders we sit. | 34:56 | |
Now to be sure, | 35:01 | |
when we talk founders, | 35:02 | |
we often talk money. | 35:04 | |
That is quite and utterly understandable | 35:07 | |
because a university is in permanent need of funds, | 35:11 | |
or to paraphrase what Mark Twain once said, | 35:16 | |
at the university, the lack of money | 35:20 | |
is the root of all evil. | 35:22 | |
Or what was said to a French king. | 35:25 | |
To run a university, three things are necessary. | 35:28 | |
Money, money, and yet more money. | 35:32 | |
But founders are not only those | 35:37 | |
with generous pocketbooks. | 35:39 | |
Founders are also those for whom there is no memorial | 35:42 | |
and in whose memory no building is made. | 35:47 | |
And so, this morning when we honor our founders, | 35:52 | |
we also honor those for whom no portrait is hung, | 35:56 | |
for whom no building is named, | 36:01 | |
and whose names are not recalled. | 36:05 | |
Because they too prepared the way. | 36:09 | |
The brick masons who built this chapel, | 36:13 | |
Irene Burr, who for 30 years, | 36:17 | |
was housekeeper in Divinity and Gray, | 36:20 | |
the secretaries in academic departments, | 36:23 | |
always addressing the faculty | 36:27 | |
as doctor and professor | 36:29 | |
while they were simply Mary or Jane. | 36:32 | |
We should remember them all as our founders. | 36:37 | |
Well, I would have wanted you to muse | 36:44 | |
about all of this. | 36:47 | |
As you listen to the sermon preached by this campus, | 36:50 | |
the stones of its buildings | 36:54 | |
and the memory of its people. | 36:57 | |
And then, just when you were looking at your watches, | 37:00 | |
which you may be doing now anyhow, | 37:06 | |
and getting ready to head again | 37:08 | |
for the parking lot or the bus stop, | 37:10 | |
I would have asked Sam Hammond | 37:14 | |
to sound the carol on | 37:16 | |
to have you return to this chapel. | 37:18 | |
Because to talk about founders would not be complete | 37:21 | |
without recalling the founders | 37:26 | |
that are memorialized in this Duke University chapel. | 37:29 | |
The six of them right at the front portal. | 37:35 | |
Savannah Rola and Wickliff, | 37:40 | |
and Wesley and Asbury and Luther. | 37:43 | |
Together, intriguingly enough with a general | 37:47 | |
and a president and a poet. | 37:50 | |
And I've wanted to point to you | 37:54 | |
the 300 founders that are found in these windows, | 37:57 | |
including the 15 that are right there | 38:01 | |
in front of you in the chancellor. | 38:04 | |
In the church too are the founders | 38:07 | |
who prepared the way. | 38:11 | |
So what then about this juxtaposition | 38:14 | |
of Advent and Founder's Day? | 38:18 | |
Both tell us something about preparing. | 38:22 | |
But both can be routine. | 38:26 | |
Nothing special. | 38:28 | |
Like National Beekeeper's Week or Flag Day. | 38:31 | |
And indeed, we have prepared for Christmas so often | 38:34 | |
that it is nothing special. | 38:38 | |
That it is like watching | 38:42 | |
The Hunt For Red October on HBO | 38:43 | |
for the fifth time. | 38:46 | |
Hardly a cliffhanger. | 38:48 | |
Founders relate preparing to the past, | 38:53 | |
while Advent relates preparing to the future. | 38:58 | |
And the danger for us as we think about the past | 39:04 | |
and as we think about the present | 39:07 | |
is that we forget that past and future | 39:09 | |
do reach into our present. | 39:12 | |
And if we forget that, | 39:15 | |
then the consequence is that we will prepare | 39:17 | |
merely for what we expect. | 39:20 | |
And you know that that kind of preparing | 39:25 | |
is no big deal | 39:27 | |
if you know what is coming. | 39:29 | |
It is like preparing for the semester exam. | 39:32 | |
It is like telling my class back in September, | 39:36 | |
prepare, prepare. | 39:39 | |
My students surely would have had reason to be perplexed. | 39:43 | |
Why belabor the obvious? | 39:47 | |
Even though professors sometimes do, | 39:51 | |
though quite often, for good reason. | 39:54 | |
I mention this because the Bible makes it clear | 39:57 | |
that the preparing it talks about | 40:01 | |
is of a very special kind. | 40:05 | |
It is preparing also for the unexpected. | 40:08 | |
Like the unannounced pop quiz. | 40:13 | |
And indeed, encountering the unexpected | 40:16 | |
seems to be the hallmark | 40:19 | |
of the women and men in the Bible. | 40:21 | |
Because after all, Sarah knew that she was beyond menopause. | 40:25 | |
Abraham knew that he had been commanded | 40:30 | |
to sacrifice his son. | 40:33 | |
And all the principles of the nativity story, | 40:36 | |
from Elizabeth to Mary, | 40:39 | |
to the shepherds and the wise men, | 40:42 | |
needed divine prompting to understand | 40:45 | |
what was going on. | 40:49 | |
And so, their message surely | 40:51 | |
is don't ever settle into routine. | 40:53 | |
Don't ever assume that you have all figured it out. | 40:55 | |
So, Advent challenges us to prepare | 41:01 | |
also for the unexpected. | 41:04 | |
And for that, we surely need time. | 41:08 | |
Because we've all been there. | 41:12 | |
I didn't know that the trash can | 41:15 | |
was behind the car. | 41:17 | |
Hi Mom, I met this fellow last week | 41:20 | |
and he moved in with me. | 41:22 | |
No big deal, Dad. | 41:25 | |
All the fellows are now wearing designer earrings. | 41:27 | |
If you prepare for the unexpected, | 41:31 | |
you need time. | 41:34 | |
And you may well look foolish | 41:36 | |
and sound foolish to boot. | 41:39 | |
Remember Mary Magdalene of the Gospel story | 41:42 | |
who took a bottle of Chanel Number Five | 41:45 | |
and splashed it on Jesus' feet. | 41:49 | |
And unexpectedly, Jesus praised her, | 41:53 | |
even though with the money, | 41:55 | |
blankets could've been bought for the homeless | 41:58 | |
in Jericho or in Jerusalem. | 42:00 | |
Remember the planners of this campus. | 42:04 | |
In the 1920s, | 42:08 | |
when Durham really was a small town | 42:10 | |
and the south was really the south. | 42:13 | |
They decided to build a magnificent campus, | 42:16 | |
gothic in style, | 42:20 | |
in order to emulate universities | 42:22 | |
that were centuries old. | 42:25 | |
That took courage because | 42:29 | |
there are always those who snicker. | 42:33 | |
And remember Mr. Duke, | 42:36 | |
giving of his wealth to a small Methodist college | 42:37 | |
with the notion that it become | 42:42 | |
a world renowned university. | 42:44 | |
That also took courage because | 42:47 | |
some always snicker. | 42:50 | |
Or remember the librarians and the faculty | 42:54 | |
back in the '20s and '30s | 42:57 | |
who imagined that Duke would be | 43:00 | |
a major university, | 43:02 | |
and then needed a research library to go with it. | 43:05 | |
And then that also took courage. | 43:10 | |
There are always those who can | 43:14 | |
only think of the future | 43:16 | |
as petrified present. | 43:19 | |
Which takes me right back to where I started. | 43:23 | |
Advent tells us that the present is never complete. | 43:26 | |
Surely not in the church, | 43:31 | |
nor in the university. | 43:34 | |
And if James B. Duke were around today, | 43:37 | |
he surely would not understand | 43:40 | |
half of what we're doing in the university, | 43:42 | |
but he surely would also be pleased | 43:45 | |
with the institution that bears his name. | 43:48 | |
If St. Augustine or Thomas Aquinas | 43:52 | |
or Martin Luther were around today, | 43:54 | |
they surely would shake their heads | 43:57 | |
at 1991 Christianity. | 43:59 | |
But they would also, I believe, | 44:04 | |
commend us for our faith. | 44:06 | |
After all, the canon changes. | 44:10 | |
After all, you cannot be a founder | 44:14 | |
unless you're willing to extend your present. | 44:16 | |
To prepare means that you're never finished. | 44:21 | |
But preparing must have a goal. | 44:26 | |
In our Scripture lesson, | 44:29 | |
that goal was stated so that | 44:30 | |
all shall see the salvation of our Lord. | 44:32 | |
We express our goal Sunday after Sunday | 44:37 | |
when we pray the Lord's prayer and say, | 44:40 | |
thy kingdom come. | 44:44 | |
When we pray for the disappearance | 44:47 | |
of evil and disease, | 44:49 | |
injustice and indignity. | 44:51 | |
But what that really means | 44:55 | |
is we pray for the kingdom to come | 44:56 | |
just as we expect it. | 45:00 | |
But that kingdom will also come in the unexpected. | 45:04 | |
It will come as Jesus said, | 45:08 | |
in the least of these, | 45:10 | |
my brethren and sisters. | 45:11 | |
In Mary Magdalene. | 45:14 | |
In a little baby. | 45:16 | |
Mary Magdalene expected to be reprimanded, | 45:19 | |
and Mary, when the angel spoke to her, | 45:23 | |
did not clap her hands and say, | 45:25 | |
goody goody, just what I wanted. | 45:27 | |
She said, oh my God. | 45:30 | |
And the Gospels wisely do not tell us what Joseph said. | 45:32 | |
We are never quite prepared for the future. | 45:37 | |
They certainly were not two years ago | 45:41 | |
in the Soviet Union or in East Germany. | 45:44 | |
Ferlin Getty's Christmas poem | 45:48 | |
speaks about an unimaginable | 45:51 | |
and impossibly immaculate reconception. | 45:55 | |
The very craziest of second comings. | 45:59 | |
And all this is set in a university | 46:04 | |
because a university symbolizes | 46:09 | |
the wisdom of preparation. | 46:12 | |
For what is a teacher but the preparer of the way. | 46:15 | |
What is education but conversation | 46:19 | |
between those who prepared the way | 46:21 | |
and those who will travel it | 46:25 | |
between elder and younger. | 46:28 | |
And as the younger will forever become the older, | 46:31 | |
they too will prepare a way. | 46:35 | |
And it is never straight, that way. | 46:38 | |
As out in West Texas or in Kansas. | 46:41 | |
But it curves and it meanders | 46:44 | |
and it goes up and down. | 46:46 | |
And so, therefore, you can never see far ahead. | 46:48 | |
Those of you who will graduate next spring | 46:54 | |
will probably retire just short | 46:57 | |
of the middle of next century. | 47:00 | |
You better prepare for the unexpected. | 47:03 | |
So let's appreciate all this | 47:08 | |
and celebrate the second Sunday of Advent | 47:10 | |
and this Founder's Day 1991 | 47:13 | |
by hopping on our founders' shoulders. | 47:17 | |
And if that gives us too much of a heady feeling, | 47:22 | |
then let's jump down, brace ourselves, | 47:26 | |
and get ready for the new generation | 47:31 | |
to hop on our shoulders. | 47:33 | |
Then we become founders ourselves. | 47:36 | |
And so, a very merry calisthenics to one and all. | 47:41 | |
And let's ask everyone, | 47:47 | |
even Ebeneezer Scrooge | 47:50 | |
and the Duke Association of Scholars | 47:52 | |
and the critical theory crowd to join us | 47:54 | |
because there is a lot of preparing still to do. | 47:58 | |
At Duke, in Durham, | 48:02 | |
and in the human family. | 48:05 | |
And I'll leave you with a shopping tip. | 48:09 | |
Do give someone this season | 48:13 | |
a useless and totally inappropriate gift. | 48:15 | |
As a vivid reminder that that | 48:20 | |
for which we prepare | 48:22 | |
will forever be unexpected. | 48:24 | |
Amen. | 48:26 | |
(soft music) | 48:33 | |
♪ Word of God, come down on earth ♪ | 49:18 | |
♪ Living rain from heaven descending ♪ | 49:24 | |
♪ Touch our hearts and bring to birth ♪ | 49:32 | |
♪ Faith and hope and love unending ♪ | 49:37 | |
♪ Word almighty, we revere you ♪ | 49:46 | |
♪ Word made flesh, we long to hear you ♪ | 49:52 | |
♪ Word eternal, throned on high ♪ | 50:02 | |
♪ Word that brought to life creation ♪ | 50:08 | |
♪ Word that came from heaven to die ♪ | 50:16 | |
♪ Crucified for our salvation ♪ | 50:22 | |
♪ Saving Word, the world restoring ♪ | 50:31 | |
♪ Speak to us, your love outpouring ♪ | 50:37 | |
♪ Word that caused blind eyes to see ♪ | 50:47 | |
♪ Speak and heal our mortal blindness ♪ | 50:53 | |
♪ Deaf we are, our healer be ♪ | 51:02 | |
♪ Loose our tongues to tell your kindness ♪ | 51:08 | |
♪ Be our Word in pity spoken ♪ | 51:17 | |
♪ Heal the world by our sin broken ♪ | 51:23 | |
♪ Word that speaks the Father's love ♪ | 51:33 | |
♪ One with God beyond all telling ♪ | 51:39 | |
♪ Word that sends us from above ♪ | 51:48 | |
♪ God the Spirit with us dwelling ♪ | 51:54 | |
♪ Word of truth, to all truth lead us ♪ | 52:03 | |
♪ Word of life, with one bread feed us ♪ | 52:09 | |
- | Let us affirm our faith. | 52:22 |
Everyone | I believe in God the Father Almighty. | 52:25 |
Maker of heaven and earth. | 52:28 | |
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, | 52:30 | |
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, | 52:34 | |
born of the Virgin Mary, | 52:36 | |
suffered under Pontius Pilate, | 52:38 | |
was crucified, dead, and buried. | 52:41 | |
He descended into hell. | 52:43 | |
The third day, he rose again from the dead. | 52:45 | |
He ascended into heaven | 52:48 | |
and seated at the right hand | 52:50 | |
of God the Father Almighty. | 52:52 | |
From thence he shall come to judge | 52:54 | |
the quick and the dead. | 52:56 | |
I believe in the Holy Spirit, | 52:58 | |
the holy Catholic church, | 53:00 | |
the communion of saints, | 53:02 | |
the forgiveness of sins, | 53:04 | |
the resurrection of the body, | 53:06 | |
and the life everlasting. | 53:08 | |
Amen. | 53:10 | |
- | The Lord be with you. | 53:12 |
Congregation | And also with you. | 53:13 |
- | Let us pray, be seated. | 53:15 |
Oh God. | 53:27 | |
During these Advent days, | 53:29 | |
give us what we need to be better prepared | 53:32 | |
for the promised, but always by us, | 53:37 | |
unexpected intrusion of your love in our midst. | 53:40 | |
Beat a straight path to our door. | 53:47 | |
Bring down every insurmountable obstacle | 53:51 | |
which lies between you and us. | 53:54 | |
Make us to see your salvation among us. | 53:58 | |
In this weekend of national remembrance, | 54:04 | |
save us from the pestilence of war in our day. | 54:08 | |
Save us from trusting only in our armaments. | 54:13 | |
From seeing only our side of international disputes. | 54:18 | |
Save us from loving our nation more | 54:23 | |
than we love you. | 54:26 | |
On this day of university commemoration of our founders, | 54:30 | |
save us from acting as if | 54:35 | |
this university were of our own creation. | 54:38 | |
Keep us faculty humble in our teaching and research. | 54:44 | |
Expectant before the wide world of knowledge. | 54:49 | |
Grateful for the students who have | 54:54 | |
been given to us. | 54:57 | |
Keep students eager. | 55:00 | |
Pushy. | 55:03 | |
Willing to listen. | 55:04 | |
Good humored and forgiving of the faults of their elders. | 55:06 | |
And supremely confident of their own gifts | 55:11 | |
which you have given them so richly. | 55:16 | |
Remind us that our founders created this university | 55:21 | |
as a place of service to others. | 55:25 | |
Rather than as a place for the acquisition | 55:29 | |
of power for ourselves. | 55:32 | |
In this moment, when we pause to ponder | 55:37 | |
the needs of others, deep needs, | 55:39 | |
which will not be met merely through human effort, | 55:43 | |
we admit our utter dependence upon you. | 55:48 | |
Our dependence upon you for health and wholeness. | 55:53 | |
For those who are ill in body or mind. | 55:58 | |
For love and peace in our troubled marriages | 56:03 | |
and dysfunctional families. | 56:06 | |
For honesty and compassion | 56:10 | |
in our daily dealings with one another. | 56:12 | |
For patience to wait | 56:17 | |
during these Advent days. | 56:21 | |
For the promised unexpected gifts | 56:25 | |
which only you can give us. | 56:29 | |
Gifts. | 56:33 | |
Like healing for a hurting world. | 56:36 | |
Joy for sad hearts. | 56:39 | |
Salvation for our sinful souls. | 56:43 | |
This we pray in Jesus' name. | 56:49 | |
Amen. | 56:53 | |
Now let us offer ourselves and our gifts to God. | 56:56 | |
(soft music) | 57:04 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:32 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:33 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:36 | |
♪ Followers of the Lamb ♪ | 58:38 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:40 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:43 | |
♪ Oh brethren ain't you happy ♪ | 58:45 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 58:47 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 58:50 | |
♪ Followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 58:52 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 58:54 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 58:56 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 58:59 | |
♪ Followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 59:01 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 59:03 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:05 | |
♪ Sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:07 | |
♪ Oh sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:10 | |
♪ Oh sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:12 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:14 | |
♪ Oh sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:16 | |
♪ Oh sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:18 | |
♪ Oh sisters ain't you happy ♪ | 59:20 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:22 | |
♪ Oh sing on and dance on ♪ | 59:25 | |
♪ Followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 59:27 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 59:29 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:31 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 59:33 | |
♪ Followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 59:36 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 59:38 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:40 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:43 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:45 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:47 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:49 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:51 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:53 | |
♪ I'm glad I am a Christian ♪ | 59:56 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 59:58 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:00 | |
♪ Ye followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 1:00:02 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:04 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 1:00:06 | |
♪ Sing on ♪ | 1:00:09 | |
♪ Dance on ♪ | 1:00:11 | |
♪ Sing on ♪ | 1:00:13 | |
♪ Dance on ♪ | 1:00:15 | |
♪ Oh I need to be obedient ♪ | 1:00:18 | |
♪ I need to be obedient ♪ | 1:00:22 | |
♪ I need to be obedient ♪ | 1:00:26 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 1:00:31 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:35 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:37 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:40 | |
♪ Ye followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 1:00:42 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:46 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 1:00:49 | |
♪ Oh sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:51 | |
♪ Ye followers of Emmanuel ♪ | 1:00:52 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:56 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 1:00:57 | |
♪ Sing on and dance on ♪ | 1:00:59 | |
♪ Ye followers of the Lamb ♪ | 1:01:01 | |
(soft music) | 1:01:09 | |
♪ Praise God from whom all blessings flow ♪ | 1:01:44 | |
♪ Praise him all creatures here below ♪ | 1:01:51 | |
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ | 1:01:57 | |
♪ Praise God above, ye heavenly hosts ♪ | 1:02:04 | |
♪ Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost ♪ | 1:02:10 | |
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ | 1:02:16 | |
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ | 1:02:22 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 1:02:28 | |
- | Let us pray. | 1:02:41 |
All praise to you, Emmanuel. | 1:02:44 | |
God promised and God with us. | 1:02:47 | |
All praise to you in the silence and the singing | 1:02:51 | |
in this sacred season of Advent. | 1:02:55 | |
We give you thanks, Emmanuel, | 1:02:59 | |
for entering our lives again and again and again. | 1:03:01 | |
In such unexpected ways. | 1:03:06 | |
We give you thanks for appearing | 1:03:09 | |
in the wilderness of our lives | 1:03:11 | |
to make straight the crooked | 1:03:14 | |
and smooth the rough places. | 1:03:16 | |
We give you thanks for all those | 1:03:19 | |
who have gone before us. | 1:03:21 | |
Who have been touched and refined by your fire. | 1:03:24 | |
Who were inspired to dedicate themselves to your glory | 1:03:28 | |
and prepare the way for future generations. | 1:03:33 | |
Duke University is built upon such a foundation. | 1:03:38 | |
And we of this generation, | 1:03:42 | |
who have benefited from their vision and faithfulness, | 1:03:44 | |
and your vision and faithfulness, | 1:03:48 | |
give you thanks. | 1:03:51 | |
We dedicate our lives and our gifts to your service | 1:03:53 | |
as we prepare once again | 1:03:58 | |
for your coming in our lives. | 1:04:00 | |
Use us to the glory of your kingdom. | 1:04:03 | |
Amen. | 1:04:06 | |
Now let us pray together | 1:04:09 | |
as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ taught us. | 1:04:10 | |
Everyone | Our Father, who art in heaven. | 1:04:14 |
Hallowed be thy name. | 1:04:17 | |
Thy kingdom come. | 1:04:19 | |
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. | 1:04:21 | |
Give us this day our daily bread, | 1:04:25 | |
and forgive us our trespasses, | 1:04:27 | |
as we forgive those who trespass against us. | 1:04:30 | |
Lead us not into temptation | 1:04:33 | |
but deliver us from evil. | 1:04:36 | |
For thine is the kingdom and the power | 1:04:38 | |
and the glory forever. | 1:04:41 | |
Amen. | 1:04:43 | |
- | The day is at hand. | 1:04:45 |
The Savior draws near. | 1:04:47 | |
Let us listen and let our ears be sharp, | 1:04:50 | |
lest the cry arise and go unheeded. | 1:04:53 | |
Lest the angels sing and go unheard. | 1:04:57 | |
Let us prepare for the coming of the Lord. | 1:05:00 | |
And now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ | 1:05:03 | |
and the love of God | 1:05:06 | |
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit | 1:05:07 | |
be with you all. | 1:05:10 | |
(soft choral music) | 1:05:13 | |
♪ Hail to the Lord's anointed ♪ | 1:06:09 | |
♪ Great David's greater Son ♪ | 1:06:14 | |
♪ Hail in the time appointed ♪ | 1:06:19 | |
♪ His reign on earth begun ♪ | 1:06:24 | |
♪ He comes to break oppression ♪ | 1:06:29 | |
♪ To set the captive free ♪ | 1:06:34 | |
♪ To take away transgression ♪ | 1:06:39 | |
♪ And rule in equity ♪ | 1:06:44 | |
♪ He comes in succor speedy ♪ | 1:06:50 | |
♪ To those who suffer wrong ♪ | 1:06:55 | |
♪ To help the poor and needy ♪ | 1:07:00 | |
♪ And bid the weak be strong ♪ | 1:07:05 | |
♪ To give them songs for sighing ♪ | 1:07:10 | |
♪ Their darkness turn to light ♪ | 1:07:15 | |
♪ Whose souls condemned and dying ♪ | 1:07:20 | |
♪ Are precious in his sight ♪ | 1:07:25 | |
♪ He shall come down like showers ♪ | 1:07:32 | |
♪ Upon the fruitful earth ♪ | 1:07:37 | |
♪ Love, joy and hope like flowers ♪ | 1:07:42 | |
♪ Spring in his path to birth ♪ | 1:07:47 | |
♪ Before him on the mountains ♪ | 1:07:52 | |
♪ Shall peace the herald go ♪ | 1:07:57 | |
♪ And righteousness in fountains ♪ | 1:08:03 | |
♪ From hill to valley flow ♪ | 1:08:07 | |
♪ To him shall prayer unceasing ♪ | 1:08:15 | |
♪ And daily vows ascend ♪ | 1:08:19 | |
♪ His kingdom still increasing ♪ | 1:08:24 | |
♪ A kingdom without end ♪ | 1:08:29 | |
♪ The tide of time shall never be ♪ | 1:08:35 | |
♪ His covenant remove ♪ | 1:08:40 | |
♪ His name shall stand forever ♪ | 1:08:44 | |
♪ That name to us is love ♪ | 1:08:49 | |
(soft music) | 1:08:57 |
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