Sunday, August 11 , 2024

PRELUDE “When In Our Music God is Glorified” Hayes/Gaspard
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
One: The peace of Christ be with you,
Many: And also with you.
*OPENING HYMNS “Morning Has Broken” # 53
Morning has broken like the first morning, blackbird has 1 & 3
spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the
morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning born of the
one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every
morning, God’s recreation of the new day!
“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty” # 4
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 1 & 2
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee;
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
God ever living, through eternity.
*UNISON PRAYER:
God of sweet music, may this day and everyday begin with our
praise to you. Let every breath express our love and devotion.
Open our hearts to receive the beauty of your melody. Loosen our
tongues to proclaim your unsurpassed greatness. May the songs of
our faith help us to sense your powerful presence and to claim the
joy of worshipping you. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
HYMNS “How Great Thou Art” # 33
O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder 1 & 4
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
REFRAIN
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee
How great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my
soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!
When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze; REFRAIN
“Here I am Lord” # 452
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. 1 & 3
All who dwell in deepest sin my hand will save.
I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the
night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will
hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them, my hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the
night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will
hold your people in my heart.
“This is My Song” # 722
This is my song, O God of all the nations, 1 & 3
a song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is;
here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;
but other hearts in other lands are beating
with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.
This is my prayer, O Ruler of all nations:
let thy reign come; on earth thy will be done.
In peace may all earth’s people draw together,
and hearts united learn to live as one.
O hear my prayer, thou God of all the nations,
myself I give thee; let thy will be done.
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Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here, may our lives tell your story
Shine on me, Shine on me. REFRAIN
THE MINISTRY OF GIVING
Offertory “Meditation on ’How Great Thou Art’” Carter
*Doxology “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” # 46
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise
Him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye
Heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
*THE LORD’S PRAYER
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“Nearer My God to Thee” # 577
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 1 & 5
E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly,
still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
“Because He Lives” # 562
God sent his Son, they called him Jesus; 1 & 2
he came to love, heal, and forgive;
he lived and died to buy my pardon,
an empty grave is there to prove my Savior Lives.
REFRAIN:
Because he lives, I can face tomorrow;
because he lives, all fear is gone;
because I know he holds the future,
and life is worth the living just because he lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
and feel the pride and joy that gives;
but greater still the calm assurance,
this child can face uncertain days because he lives. REFRAIN
PASTORAL PRAYER
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Amazing Grace”