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Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of his praise be heard,
who has kept our soulamong the living
and has not let our feet slip.
Psalm 66:8-9
Call to Worship
Be thou my vision,O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to mesave that thou art.
Thou my best thought,by day or by night
waking or sleeping,thy presence my light.
Text: Unknown, 8th c. • Music: Slane (Irish Folk Tune)
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my wisdomand thou my true word;
I ever with theeand thou with me, Lord;thou my great Father,
I thy true son;thou in me dwelling,and I with thee one.
Be thou my battle shield,sword for my fight;be thou my dignity,
thou my delight,thou my soul’s shelter,
thou my high tow’r:raise thou me heav’nward,
O Pow’r of my pow’r.
Riches I heed not,nor man’s empty praise;thou mine inheritance,
now and always;thou, and thou only,
first in my heart,High King of heav’n,my treasure thou art.
“Be Thou My Vision” • Text: Unknown, 8th c. • Music: Slane (Irish Folk Tune)
Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756
High King of heav’n,my victory won,
may I reach heav’ns joys,O bright heav’n’s Sun!Heart of my own heart,
whatever befall,still be my vision,
O Ruler of all.
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
Isaiah 6:
Call to Confession of Sin
And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;the whole earth is full of his glory!”
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against you and
against our neighbor,in thought and word and deed,
in the evil we have doneand in the good we have not done,
through our ignorance,through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
Confession of Sin
We are truly sorryand repent of all our sins.For the sake of your Son,
Jesus Christ, who died for us,forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may serve youin newness of life
to the glory of your name. Amen.
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah 6:6-7
Assurance of Forgiveness
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:1
Offering
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise him, all creatures here below;Praise him above, ye heav’nly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Text: Thomas Ken (1674)
Music: “Old 100th” / Genevan Psalter / Louis Bourgeois (1551)
The Doxology
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Father, we pray for yourholy, catholic, and apostolic Church,
That we all may be one.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Grant that every memberof the church may joyfully
and humbly serve you,
That your Name would be honoredby all people.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
We pray for allwho lead and guide your church,
That they may be faithfuland diligent servants of you.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
We pray for all who governand hold authority
in the nations of the world,
That there may be justiceand peace on the earth.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Give us grace to do your willin all that we undertake,
That we may know the joyof living for you.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Have compassion on thosewho suffer from grief or trouble,
That they may be deliveredfrom their distress.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,And forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.
I come with joy to meet my Lord,forgiven, loved, and free;
in awe and wonder to recallhis life laid down for me.
Text: Brian Wren • Music: Matthew H. Curl
I Come With Joy To Meet My Lord
I come with Christians far and nearto find as all are fed,
the new community of lovein Christ’s communion bread.
As Christ breaks breadand bids us share,
each proud division ends;the love that made us makes us one,
and strangers now are friends.
Together met, together bound,we’ll go our different ways;
and as his people in the world,we’ll live and speak his praise.
“I Come With Joy To Meet My Lord” • Text: Brian Wren
Music: Matthew H. Curl • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756
His name is Jesus!A sacrifice of love,
I owe him everything,my life, my all.
To you, O Lord,I lift my eyes,
to you enthronedabove the skies.
As servants watchtheir master’s hand,
or maidens bytheir mistress stand.
Text: Psalm 123 • Music: Matthew H. Curl
To You, O Lord, I Lift My Eyes
So to the Lord our eyes we raise,until his mercy he displays.
To you, O Lord, I lift my eyes,to you enthroned above the skies.
O Lord our God,your mercy show,for human pride
and scorn we know.Reproach and shameyour saints endure,from sinners whoappear secure.
“To You, O Lord, I Lift My Eyes” • Text: Psalm 123
Music: Matthew H. Curl • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756
So to the Lord our eyes we raise,until his mercy he displays.
To you, O Lord, I lift my eyes,to you enthroned above the skies.
What is your only comfortin life and in death?
That I am not my own,but belong with body and soul,
both in life and in death,to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
The Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1
Confession of Faith
He has fully paid for all my sinswith His precious blood,
and has set me freefrom all the power of the devil.
He also preserves me in such a waythat without the will
of my heavenly Fathernot a hair can fall from my head;
indeed, all things must work togetherfor my salvation.
Therefore, by His Holy SpiritHe also assures me of eternal life
and makes me heartily willingand ready from now on
to live for Him.Amen.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,to which indeed you were called in one body.
And be thankful.
(Greet one another with the words,“The peace of Christ be with you.”)
Colossians 3:15
Passing of the Peace
Therefore let us proclaim the mystery of faith.Christ has died.Christ is risen.
Christ will come again!
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.Therefore let us keep the feast.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
(The Mystery of Faith)
Mysterium Fidei
There is a Redeemer,Jesus, God’s own Son,
precious Lamb of God, Messiah,Holy One.
Text & Music: Melody Green
There Is A Redeemer
Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit
’til the work on earth is done.
Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit
’til the work on earth is done.
Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit
’til the work on earth is done.
“There Is A Redeemer” • Text & Music: Melody Green
© 1982 Birdwing Music • CCLI License #11109756
When peace, like a river,attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;whatever my lot,
thou hast taught me to say,“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
Text: Horatio G. Spafford • Music: Phillip P. Bliss
It Is Well With My Soul
Though Satan should buffet,though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,that Christ has regarded
my helpless estateand has shed his own blood
for my soul.
My sin, O the blissof this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part, but the whole,is nailed to the crossand I bear it no more;
praise the Lord! It is wellwith my soul!
O Lord, haste the daywhen the faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,the trump shall resound
and the Lord shall descend,even so, it is well with my soul!
“It Is Well With My Soul” • Text: Horatio G. Spafford
Music: Phillip P. Bliss • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756
It is well… with my soul;it is well, it is well with my soul.
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