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After Pentecost Pentecost 19 Luke 16:19-31
After Pentecost Pentecost 19 Luke 16:19-31
Jesus and Wealth (YC No 218)
Jesus and Wealth (YC No 218)
A Jewish Rabbi long ago
A Jewish Rabbi long ago
Told stories to the crowd
Told stories to the crowd
To lift the poor and broken souls,
To lift the poor and broken souls,
Provoke the rich and proud.
Provoke the rich and proud.
He used the concepts of his day
He used the concepts of his day
His hearers knew so well;
His hearers knew so well;
Their three-tiered universe affirmed
Their three-tiered universe affirmed
A heaven and a hell.
A heaven and a hell.
Our ancient text can guide us still
Our ancient text can guide us still
But let us leave behind
But let us leave behind
Out-dated teachings which corrode
Out-dated teachings which corrode
And stultify the mind.
And stultify the mind.
Poor Las’rus sat outside the door;
Poor Las’rus sat outside the door;
He begged that he might eat;
He begged that he might eat;
The rich man just ignored the cries;
The rich man just ignored the cries;
His avarice complete.
His avarice complete.
This story Jesus told condemned
This story Jesus told condemned
Gross inequality,
Gross inequality,
He boldly preached, “Wealth should be shared
He boldly preached, “Wealth should be shared
With generosity.”
With generosity.”
We need not dwell on punishments
We need not dwell on punishments
Or praise for actions done;
Or praise for actions done;
Enough to know that ‘Good is good’;
Enough to know that ‘Good is good’;
No prizes to be won!
No prizes to be won!
Without the trappings of a hell
Without the trappings of a hell
This parable is true;
This parable is true;
Wealth can be used for doing good;
Wealth can be used for doing good;
Let God’s reign thrive anew.
Let God’s reign thrive anew.
Tune Illa Sphor (Gerald) Not in AHB or TiS Presbyterian Hymnary in the Metrical Psalms section No 131,
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