THESE ARE THE DAYS OF REBEKAH …
Author: Bobby Valentine | Filed under: Church, Discipleship, Family, Pentecost, Unity, Women, Worship
THESE ARE THE DAYS OF REBEKAH
(To be sung vigorously, to the tune ♫ of “Days of Elijah”)
“These are the days of Rebekah,
Who trusted the word of the Lord.
And these are the days of your servant Deborah,
Who led forth your people in war.
“These are the days of Queen Esther,
Who rescued God’s people through faith.
And these are the days of your prophet Huldah,
Who renewed the temple of praise.
“Behold God comes, in tongues of rushing flame
Opening daughters’ mouths to prophesy in God’s name.
So lift your voice, sisters of the Christ,
Out of Mary’s womb salvation comes.
“These are the days of the women
Who funded the ministry of Christ.
And these are the days of the Magdalene,
Who first preached of resurrected Life.
“These are the days of Priscilla,
Who taught male church leaders the truth,
And these are the days of your apostle, Junia,
Before whom Paul was just a youth.
“Behold God comes, in tongues of rushing flame
Opening daughters’ mouths to prophesy in God’s name
So lift your voice, sisters of the Christ
Out of Mary’s womb salvation comes!”
— lyrics by Stephen R. Holmes, faculty member of St Andrews University
“This is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
‘In the last days it will be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
in those days I will pour out my Spirit,
and they shall prophesy.”
(Acts 2.16-18)
Of Related Interest
Huldah Who? The Forgotten Ministry of a Female Prophet
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