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After Pentecost Christ the King Mark 13:1-8 not used. John 18:33-37 preferred
After Pentecost Christ the King Mark 13:1-8 not used. John 18:33-37 preferred
My kingdom (YB No 151)
My kingdom (YB No 151)
When Pilate asked “Are you a king?”
When Pilate asked “Are you a king?”
He wanted to be sure
He wanted to be sure
That Jesus and the threat he posed
That Jesus and the threat he posed
Would not lead into war.
Would not lead into war.
The Romans ruled by brutal force;
The Romans ruled by brutal force;
Submission was their goal;
Submission was their goal;
They crucified, they killed dissent;
They crucified, they killed dissent;
Their armies kept control.
Their armies kept control.
“My kingdom is not like this world,
“My kingdom is not like this world,
Where violence is supreme.”
Where violence is supreme.”
For Jesus, love and justice were
For Jesus, love and justice were
The core of God’s regime.
The core of God’s regime.
If we would follow Jesus’ cause
If we would follow Jesus’ cause
Then violence has no place;
Then violence has no place;
We struggle to see right prevail
We struggle to see right prevail
Through words and deeds of grace.
Through words and deeds of grace.
Tune St. Bernard AHB 391(ii) TiS 459(ii)
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