Sunday Audio Service – Trinity 14 – Holy Communion – 10/9/23
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,
Brothers and sisters, draw near,
Praise Him in glad adoration.
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,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, who doth nourish thy life and restore thee,
Fitting thee well for the tasks that are ever before thee,
Then to thy need
He like a mother doth speed,
Spreading the wings of grace o’er thee.
Praise to the Lord, who when tempests their warfare are waging,
Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
Biddeth them cease,
Turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth His light,
Chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with His mercy surrounding.
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.
Joachim Neander.
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BROTHER, SISTER, LET ME SERVE YOU,
Let me be as Christ to you.
Pray that I may have the grace,
To let you be my servant, too.
We are pilgrims on a journey,
We are brothers on the road.
We are here to help each other.
Walk the mile and bear the load.
I will hold the Christ light for you
In the night-time of your fear.
I will hold my hand out to you,
Speak the peace you long to hear.
I will weep when you are weeping,
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow,
Till we’ve seen this journey through.
When we sing to God in heaven
We shall find such harmony,
Born of all we’ve known together
Of Christ’s love and agony.
Brother, let me be your servant,
Let me be as Christ to you.
Pray that I may have the grace,
To let you be my servant, too.
Richard Gillard.
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THE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION
Is Jesus Christ, her Lord.
She is His new creation,
By water and the word.
From heaven He came and sought her
To be His holy bride,
With His own blood He bought her,
And for her life He died.
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.
Though with a scornful wonder
Men see her sore oppressed,
By schisms rent asunder,
By heresies distressed,
Yet saints their watch are keeping,
Their cry goes up, ‘How long?’
And soon the night of weeping
Shall be the morn of song.
’Mid toil, and tribulation,
And tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation,
Of peace forever more.
Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blessed,
And the great church victorious
Shall be the church at rest.
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.
Samuel John Stone.
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YE SERVANTS OF GOD,
Your Master proclaim,
And publish abroad,
His wonderful name.
The name all-victorious
Of Jesus extol.
His kingdom is glorious,
And rules over all.
God ruleth on high,
Almighty to save.
And still He is nigh,
His presence we have.
The great congregation
His triumph shall sing,
Ascribing salvation
To Jesus our King.
Salvation to God,
Who sits on the throne!
Let all cry aloud,
And honour the Son.
The praises of Jesus
The angels proclaim,
Fall down on their faces,
And worship the Lamb.
Then let us adore,
And give Him His right,
All glory and power,
All wisdom and might,
All honour and blessing,
With angels above,
And thanks never ceasing,
And infinite love.
Charles Wesley.
