"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 18, 2026
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Gathering Music
Welcome and Announcements
Centering
Prelude
"Mine Eyes Have Seen"
by Mary Bopp
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words
excerpt from the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eulogy
for the Rev. James Reeb (March 15, 1965)
Opening Hymn Mashup
"Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us" and "John Brown's Body"
lyrics by various authors, adapted by Rev. Josh Pawelek
traditional American hymn tune
Say, brothers, will you meet us,
Say, brothers, will you meet us,
Say, brothers, will you meet us,
On Canaan's happy shore?
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
On Canaan's happy shore.
Say, sisters, will you meet us,
Say, sisters, will you meet us,
Say, sisters, will you meet us,
On Canaan's happy shore?
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
By the grace of God I'll meet you,
On Canaan's happy shore.
John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
His soul goes marching on.
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
His soul is marching on.
John Brown died that the slave might be free
John Brown died that the slave might be free
John Brown died that the slave might be free
But his soul is marching on!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
His soul is marching on.
The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
On the grave of old John Brown.
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
His soul is marching on.
Time for All Ages
Song
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
Music: traditional American hymn tune, mid-19th century
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on. [Refrain]
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of all before His judgement seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on. [Refrain]
Joys and Concerns
Musical Meditation
Offering
The recipients of our Community Outreach offering for the month of January are Moral Monday CT and Power Up CT. Both organizations have been leaders in Connecticut's Black Lives Matter movement and a variety of social justice campaigns and initiatives.
Offering Music
"Glory"
by Mary Bopp
Sermon
"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"
Rev. Josh Pawelek
Closing Hymn
#201 "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah"
Words: traditional
Music: tradition, arranged by Mary Allen Walden
(The tune is named for Sojourner Truth, the 19th century African American evangelist, abolitionist, reformer and women's rights activist.)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since I laid my burden down.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since I laid my burden down.
Feel like shouting, "Hallelujah!" ...
Life is sweeter, so much sweeter ...
Feel like dancing, hallelujah!...
Love is shining all around me, ...
Extinguishing the Chalice
Closing Circle
May faith in the spirit of life
And hope for the community of earth
And love of the light in each other
Be ours now, and in all the days to come.
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