*Offering of Joy
I have a reason to thank the Lord,
I have a reason to thank the Lord
In my heart!
We have a reason to worship the Lord,
We have a reason to worship the Lord.
* Hymn #634 “To God Be the Glory” Fanny Crosby
To God be the glory; great things he has done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
Who came here to free us from death and from sin,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give him the glory: great things he has done!
Great things he has taught us, great things he has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer and higher and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give him the glory: great things he has done!
Anthem The Lord Bless You and Keep You John Rutter
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make his face to shine upon you
And be gracious unto you
The Lord lift up the light
Of his countenance upon you
And give you peace. Amen
Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day,
Didst make thy triumph over death and sin:
And having harrow’d hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:
This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin,
And grant that we for whom thou didst die,
Being through thy dear Son now welcomed in,
May live for ever in felicity. And that thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love thee for the same again:
And for thy sake, that all like dear didst free,
With love may one another entertain.
So let us love, dear love, like as we ought,
Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
Anthem Call To Worship & Benediction John Rutter
I will worship the Lord all the days of my life; I will tell of his glory and will show
forth his praise. I will sing and rejoice, for the Lord is my stronghold. Alleluia!
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ above me, Christ beneath me, Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I will worship the Lord…
Prayer of Confession
God, when you called each of us into being, you delighted in your works. You
gifted us with differences that illuminate the breadth of beauty, wisdom, and practices of love in your creation. In whatever ways we still struggle to accept and celebrate our own unique offerings, free us from narrow thinking that confines, constrains, or condemns your good work in us. Help us to desire you, Lord. Help
us to yearn for your presence. Pour your baptismal waters over us again. Nourish and heal us so that we may joyfully serve you.
The Rev. Chrissy Westbury The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Hakken Candido Christ the King Sunday
Anthem New Every Morning Is the Love Gary James
New every morning is the love our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought, restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day, around us hover while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven, new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, as more of heaven in each we see;
Some softening gleam of love and prayer shall dawn on every cross and care.
The trivial round, the common task, will furnish all we ought to ask:
Room to deny ourselves, a road to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in thy dear love, fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.
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.
September 3, 2023 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Rev. Chrissy Westbury