Pastoral Prayer
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near; Praise Him in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth! Hast thou not seen How thy desires e'er have been Granted in what He ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew What the Almighty can do, If with His love He befriend thee. 4 Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him. Let the Amen Sound from His people again, Gladly for aye we adore Him. God, the Uncreated One 1 God, the uncreated one, the author of salvation Wrote the laws of space and time, and fashioned worlds to his design The one whom angel hosts revere hung the stars like chandeliers Numbered every grain of sand, knows the heart of every man He is king forever, He is king forever He is king forevermore. 2 God, our fortress and our strength, the rock on which we can depend Matchless in his majesty, His power and authority Unshaken by the schemes of man, never-changing, Great I Am Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall; He is faithful through it all Crown him king forever, Crown him king forever Crown him king forevermore. 3 Mighty God in mortal flesh, forsaken by a traitor's kiss The curse of sin and centuries did pierce the lowly prince of peace Lifted high, the sinless man; crucified, the spotless lamb Buried by the sons of man, rescued by the Father's hand To reign as King forever, reign as king forever Reign as King forevermore. 4 King eternal, God of grace: We crown you with the highest praise Heaven shouts and saints adore, "You’re holy, holy, holy, Lord" What joy in everlasting life! All is love and faith is sight. Justice rolls and praises rise at the name of Jesus Christ King of kings forever, King of kings forever King of kings forevermore. Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God 1 Holy Spirit, living Breath of God, Breathe new life into my willing soul. Bring the presence of the risen Lord To renew my heart and make me whole. Cause Your Word to come alive in me; Give me faith for what I cannot see; Give me passion for Your purity. Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me. 2 Holy Spirit, come abide within; May Your joy be seen in all I do-- Love enough to cover ev’ry sin In each thought and deed and attitude, Kindness to the greatest and the least, Gentleness that sows the path of peace. Turn my striving into works of grace. Breath of God, show Christ in all I do. 3 Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth, Giving life to all that God has made, Show Your power once again on earth; Cause Your church to hunger for Your ways. Let the fragrance of our prayers arise. Lead us on the road of sacrifice That in unity the face of Christ Will be clear for all the world to see. My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness 3 My heart is filled with thankfulness To Him who reigns above; Whose wisdom is my perfect peace, Whose every thought is love. For every day I have on earth Is given by the King. So I will give my life, my all, To love and follow Him. Great Is Thy Faithfulness 1 Great is Thy faithfulness, O God, my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed, Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers 1 Rejoice, rejoice, believers, and let your lights appear; the evening is advancing, and darker night is near. The Bridegroom is arising and soon is drawing nigh. Up, pray and watch and wrestle; at midnight comes the cry. 4 Our hope and expectation, O Jesus, now appear; arise, O Sun so longed for, above this shadowed sphere. With hearts and hands uplifted we plead, O Lord, to see the day of earth's redemption that sets your people free.
Pastoral Prayer
Rejoice, the Lord Is King 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 2 Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains, He took his seat above: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heav'n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv'n: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 4 Rejoice in glorious hope! Our Lord and judge shall come And take His servants up To their eternal home: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation 1 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, Chosen of the Lord and precious, Binding all the Church in one, Holy Zion's help forever, And her confidence alone. 2 To this temple, where we call You, Come, O Lord of hosts, today; With accustomed lovingkindness Hear Thy people as they pray, And Your fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. 3 Lord, here grant to all Your servants What they ask of You to gain, What they gain from You forever With the blessed to retain, And hereafter in Your glory Evermore with You to reign. 4 Laud and honor to the Father, Laud and honor to the Son, Laud and honor to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One; One in might and One in glory While unending ages run. Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God 1 Holy Spirit, living breath of God, Breathe new life into my willing soul. Let the presence of the risen Lord, Come renew my heart and make me whole. Cause Your Word to come alive in me; Give me faith for what I cannot see, Give me passion for Your purity; Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me. 2 Holy Spirit, come abide within, May Your joy be seen in all I do. Love enough to cover every sin, In each thought and deed and attitude. Kindness to the greatest and the least, Gentleness that sows the path of peace. Turn my strivings into works of grace; Breath of God show Christ in all I do. 3 Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth, Giving life to all that God has made, Show Your power once again on earth, Cause Your church to hunger for your ways. Let the fragrance of our prayers arise; Lead us on the road of sacrifice, That in unity the face of Christ May be clear for all the world to see. All Glory Be to Christ 1 Should nothing of our efforts stand, No legacy survive, Unless the Lord does raise the house, In vain its builders strive. To you who boast tomorrow’s gain, Tell me, what is your life? A mist, it vanishes at dawn, All glory be to Christ! Chorus All glory be to Christ our King, All glory be to Christ. His rule and reign we'll ever sing, All glory be to Christ! O for a Closer Walk with God 1 O for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame, a light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew when first I sought the Lord? Where is the soul refreshing view of Jesus and His word? 3 Return, O holy Dove, return, sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made Thee mourn and drove Thee from my breast. 4 The dearest idol I have known, whate'er that idol be, help me to tear it from Thy throne, and worship only Thee. 5 So shall my walk be close with God, serene and calm my frame; so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb. All Glory Be to Christ 3 When on the day, the great I Am, The Faithful and the True, The Lamb who was for sinner’s slain, Is making all things new. Behold our God shall live with us, And be our Steadfast Light, And we shall e’er His people be, All glory be to Christ! Chorus All glory be to Christ our King, All glory be to Christ! His rule and reign we'll ever sing, All glory be to Christ!
Pastoral Prayer
The Church’s One Foundation 1 The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord; she is His new creation, by water and the word. From heav'n He came and sought her to be His holy bride; with His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died. 2 Elect from every nation, yet one o'er all the earth, her charter of salvation: one Lord, one faith, one birth. One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food, and to one hope she presses, with every grace endued. 3 'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war, she waits the consummation of peace forevermore; till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest, and the great church victorious shall be the church at rest. 4 Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won; O happy ones and holy! Lord give us grace that we, like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee. The Solid Rock 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness seems to hide his face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In ev'ry high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil. 3 His oath, His covenant, His blood Support me in the whelming flood; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. 4 When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh, may I then in Him be found; Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. Jesus Lover of My Soul 1 Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly, while the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high: hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past; safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee; leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me! All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring; cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; more than all in Thee I find: raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness; false and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within: Thou of life the Fountain art, freely let me take of Thee, spring Thou up within my heart, rise to all eternity. Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God 1 Holy Spirit, living breath of God, Breathe new life into my willing soul. Bring the presence of the risen Lord, To renew my heart and make me whole. Cause Your Word to come alive in me; Give me faith for what I cannot see; Give me passion for Your purity; Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me. 2 Holy Spirit, come abide within; May Your joy be seen in all I do. Love enough to cover every sin In each thought and deed and attitude. Kindness to the greatest and the least; Gentleness that sows the path of peace. Turn my strivings into works of grace; Breath of God, show Christ in all I do. 3 Holy Spirit, from creation's birth, Giving life to all that God has made. Show Your power once again on earth; Cause Your church to hunger for your ways. Let the fragrance of our prayers arise; Lead us on the road of sacrifice, That in unity the face of Christ Will be clear for all the world to see. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav'n, to earth come down; Fix in us Thy humble dwelling; All Thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, Thou are all compassion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation; Enter ev'ry trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit, Into ev'ry troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find the promised rest; Take away our love to sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy grace receive; Suddenly return, and never, Nevermore Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as Thy hosts above, Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy perfect love. 4 Finish, then, Thy new creation; Pure and spotless let us be; Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly secured in Thee: Changed from glory into glory, Till in heav'n we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. My Faith Has Found a Resting Place 1 My faith has found a resting place, Not in device nor creed: I trust the Everliving One, His wounds for me shall plead. I need no other argument, I need no other plea, It is enough that Jesus died, And that He died for me.
Pastoral Prayer
How Firm a Foundation 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not! I am with thee; O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 4 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, no never forsake!" Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed 1 How can it be the One who died Has borne our sin through sacrifice To conquer every sting of death? Sing, sing "Hallelujah!" 2 For joy awakes as dawning light When Christ's disciples lift their eyes. Alive He stands, their Friend and King: Christ, Christ He is risen! Chorus Christ is risen, He's risen indeed! Oh sing "Hallelujah!" Join the chorus sing with the redeemed: Christ is risen, He's risen indeed! 3 Where doubt and darkness once had been, They saw Him and their hearts believed; But bless'd are those who have not seen, Yet sing "Hallelujah!" 4 Once bound by fear, now bold in faith, They preached the truth and pow'r of grace And pouring out their lives they gained Life, life everlasting. 5 The power that raised Him from the grave Now works in us to powerfully save He frees our hearts to live His grace Go tell of His goodness. Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right 1 Whate'er my God ordains is right: his holy will abideth; I will be still, whate'er he doth, and follow where he guideth. He is my God; though dark my road, he holds me that I shall not fall: wherefore to him I leave it all. 2 Whate'er my God ordains is right: he never will deceive me; he leads me by the proper path; I know he will not leave me. I take, content, what he hath sent; his hand can turn my griefs away, and patiently I wait his day. 3 Whate'er my God ordains is right: though now this cup, in drinking, may bitter seem to my faint heart, I take it, all unshrinking. My God is true; each morn anew sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, and pain and sorrow shall depart. 4 Whate'er my God ordains is right: here shall my stand be taken; though sorrow, need, or death be mine, yet am I not forsaken. My Father's care is round me there; he holds me that I shall not fall: and so to him I leave it all. Rock of Ages 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee; let the water and the blood from Thy wounded side which flowed, be of sin the double cure; save from wrath and make me pure. 2 Not the labors of my hands can fulfil Thy Law's demands; could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow, all for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling. Naked, come to Thee for dress; helpless, look to Thee for grace; foul, I to the fountain fly; wash me, Savior, or I die! 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, when mine eyelids close in death, when I soar to worlds unknown, see Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. In Christ Alone 1 In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; This Cornerstone, this solid Ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, Here in the love of Christ I stand. 2 In Christ alone! – who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe. This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones He came to save: Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied – For every sin on Him was laid; Here in the death of Christ I live. 3 There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain: Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again! And as He stands in victory Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me, For I am His and He is mine – Bought with the precious blood of Christ. 4 No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me; From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand: Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand. The Solid Rock His oath, His covenant, His blood Support me in the whelming flood; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand. |
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