Sermon | The Coming of the Glory | Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

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Sermon The Coming of the Glory Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis June 21, 2026 Lyrics: When the Glory Comes Jacqui Lewis (inspired by Common, John Legend, and Glory) Verse 1 Look to the heavens, the Help we see Gotta keep marching until the victory Pensions disappearing while the rich get richer Two castes of people…You get the picture ICE is gestapo; immigrants in agony Funding bombs and wars… not feeding families Sometimes we feel like it’s time to surrender That’s when we need some help to remember Martin, Malcolm, Medgar, and John; Fannie Lou, Ruby, Ella, Diane Those are just some of the folks we know the movement is now, and we’ve got to go Linda, LaTosha, Britanny, Sherilynn Traci, Valarie, Barber, Jonathan From Selma to Chicago, New York & Minneapolis, We stand together, in love; don’t mess with us! Verse 2 Fear of the stranger and hatred are dangerous When we keep silent this mess is on us! Got to stop killing the ones we’re afraid of Got to stop the hatred; the answer is fierce love Fear is our enemy, love is our power Gotta keep on fighting ‘cause the future is ours We’ve got to use our vote to change the paradigm Nothing wrong with dreams but,we’re running out of time Hijabs, rosaries, kippahs, prayer shawls Praying to the One God; love can heal all Thurman said “Don't ask… the world needs what?” What makes you come alive? and go do that! John said a new earth and heaven are coming No more death, or pain, or mourning God is about to make all things new She doesn’t work alone; it’s up to me and you Verse 3 White skin, brown skin, boot black beautiful No matter who you love, your body is wonderful Todas las gentes se hablan muchas lenguas, Sharing our stories is the power that frees us Baldwin said nothing can be changed unless we face it If we want a new world, we’ll we have to make it June Jordan said it, Tituss Burgess sang it If we’re the ones we’re waiting for We best get to it Maya said the rocks cry out to us forcefully Stand on my back, and face your distant destiny The privileged, the homeless, the teacher, the priest Must listen to the rivers and the trees all sing: We stand on the pulse of a brand-new day Emboldened by the Holy, get out of our way We’ve got the power, we can change the story When we live God’s vision, our eyes will see the Glory This video is made possible through generous contributions from people like you! Support the ongoing work of Middle Church now at http://www.middlechurch.org/donate. Learn more about Middle Church at http://www.middlechurch.org. Help us stay in touch with you by signing up for our newsletter at: middlechurch.org/subscribe

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