Sermons

E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Paul Manz text based on Revelation 21 Peace be to you, and grace from him Who freed us from our sins Who loved us all and shed his blood That we might saved be Sing Holy, Holy to our Lord The Lord, Almighty God Who was, and is, and is to come Sing Holy, Holy Lord Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein Rejoice on earth, ye saints below For Christ is coming soon E’en so Lord Jesus, quickly come And night shall be no more They need no light, nor lamp, nor sun For Christ will be their All

Anthem As the Dark Awaits the Dawn Carl Schalk text Susan Palo Cherwein As the dark awaits the dawn So we await your light O Star of promise, scatter night Loving bright, loving bright Till shades of fear are goneAs the blue expectant hour Before the silv’ring skies We long to see your day arise Whole and wise, whole and wise O lucent Morning Star As the moon reflects the sun Until the night’s decrease May we your healing light release Living peace, living peace Unto your holy dawnShine your future on this place Enlighten ev’ry guest That through us stream your holiness Bright and blest, bright and blest Come dawn, O Sun of grace

Anthem As the Dark Awaits the Dawn Carl Schalk text Susan Palo CherweinAs the dark awaits the dawn So we await your light O Star of promise, scatter night Loving bright, loving bright Till shades of fear are goneAs the blue expectant hour Before the silv’ring skies We long to see your day arise Whole and wise, whole and wise O lucent Morning Star As the moon reflects the sun Until the night’s decrease May we your healing light release Living peace, living peace Unto your holy dawnShine your future on this place Enlighten ev’ry guest That through us stream your holiness Bright and blest, bright and blest Come dawn, O Sun of grace

Psalm 104 Music by Autumn text from the 1650 Scottish Psalter Bless God, my soul! O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great. With honor and with majesty thou art clothed in state. With light, as with a robe, thyself thou coverest about, And, like unto a curtain, thou the heavens stretchest out. Thou didst it cover with the deep, as with a garment spread; The water stood above the hills when thou the word but said. They by the mountains do ascend and by the valley ground Descend unto that very place which thou for them didst found. He to the valley sends the springs, which run among the hills, They to all beasts of the field give drink, wild asses drink their fills. For cattle he makes grass to grow, he makes the herb to spring; For th’use of man, that food to him he from the earth may bring. And wine that, to the heart of man, doth cheerfulness impart; Oil that his face makes shine; and bread that strengtheneth his heart. How manifold, Lord, are thy works! In wisdom wonderful Thou every one of them hast made, earths of thy riches full.