In This Place Daniel Meyer
There is a welcome for the weary;
There is a rest for it is here we
Find the power of our family’s healing love;
For as Christ has welcomed all by grace,
There is a welcome in this place.
There is healing for the hurting;
There is a balm, for it is certain
That our God is here to heal;
For as God has healed us all by grace,
There is a healing in this place.
There is a comfort for our sorrow;
There is a hope for each tomorrow.
God’s compassion reaches to our needs,
For as Christ brings comfort through God’s grace,
There is a welcome, there is a peace in this place.
11.19.2023 The Rev. Amber Nettleton The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer
Anthem
I Will Be a Child of Peace
Elaine Hagenberg/Shaker melody
O Holy Father, I will be a child of peace and purity.
For well I know thy hand will bless the seeker after righteousness
Anthem A Song of Praise Gwyneth Walker
I sing the beauty of the Lord that makes the mountains rise;
That spreads the flowing seas abroad, and builds the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that has led the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at thy command, and all the stars obey. Amen.
I sing the goodness of the Lord that filled the earth with food;
That formed the creatures with a word, and then pronounced them good.
Oh how the wonders are displayed wherever I turn my eye:
If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze up in the sky. Amen.
There’s not a plant or flower below but makes Thy glories known;
And clouds arise and winds may blow, by Thy great power alone;
While all that take their life from Thee are ever in Thy care,
Wherever humankind may be, the Lord is present there. Amen
Sheep May Safely Graze J.S. Bach
Flocks in pastures green abiding, safely with their Shepherd rest.
Cooled by waters gently gliding, flocks in pastures green abiding…
With the food of life he feeds them, to the fold he gently leads them,
There to dwell forever blessed.
I saw Eternity the other night,
Like a great ring of pure and endless light,
All calm, as it was bright;
And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years,
Driv’n by the spheres
Like a vast shadow mov’d; in which the world
And all her train were Hurl’d.
There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness, as we here
Say it is late and dusky, because we
See not all clear.
O for that night! Where I in Him
Might live invisible and dim!A great ring of pure and endless light
Dazzles the darkness in my heart
And breaks apart the dusky clouds of night.~ Madeleine L’Engle
Deep calls to deep
at the thunder of your torrents;
all your waves and your billows
have gone over me.
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 42:7-8
I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me African American SpiritualI’m gonna live so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna work so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna pray so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna sing so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!
“Lord Prepare Me” John Thompson/ Randy Scruggs
Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for you.
“What Feathers the Nest”
“They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me;”
(John 14:21)