Greetings …

An offering for Reign of Christ (Christ the King) Sunday, entitled Song for the Crucified King, written by Andrew King in 2016.

The king has no castle, just a piece of a tree,
   and there’s a crooked sign hanging for the world to see,
   and his friends have all left him, like the light of this day.
It’s a strange kind of kingdom if it’s going to be ruled in this way.

There is justice denied, and the Christ betrayed.
There was a new world coming but I guess it’s been delayed,
   and the dreams that we held, look like they’re slipping away.
It’s a strange kind of kingdom if it’s going to be ruled in this way.

He came preaching mercy, and healing he gave.
He saved the lives of others, now he too will know the grave;
   yet his words are love, as if it’s here to stay.
It’s a strange kind of kingdom if it’s going to be ruled in this way.

The warplanes are screaming, the children are lost;
    the planet is heating, and at what kind of cost;
   and the hungry are hurting while they kneel to pray.
But God’s strange kind of kingdom shows the world there’s a different way.

It’s darkness when cruelty and greed show their face.
It’s darkness when our hatreds crucify God’s grace,
   but the love of the Lord brings to light a new day.
It’s a strange kind of kingdom and it’s going to be ruled in this way.

Blessings – Rev  Heather Hon (she/her).