Geneva Methodist Church Worship

158

Come, Christians, Join to Sing

1.     Come, Christians, join to sing:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       loud praise to Christ our King:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       Let all, with heart and voice,
       before his throne rejoice;
       praise is his gracious choice.
       Alleluia! Amen!

2.     Come, lift your hearts on high:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       Let praises fill the sky:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       He is our guide and friend;
       to us he’ll condescend;
       his love shall never end:
       Alleluia! Amen!

3.     Praise yet the Lord again:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       Life shall not end the strain:
       Alleluia! Amen!
       On heaven’s blissful shore
       his goodness we’ll adore,
       singing forevermore:
       Alleluia! Amen!

WORDS: Christian Henry Bateman, 1843
MUSIC: Austin C. Lovelace, 1963; Benjamin Carr, 1824
Theme: Children's Choir Selections; Christian Year: Easter; Eternal Life; Funerals and Memorial Services; Jesus Christ; Morning Prayer; Music and Singing; Opening Hymns; Service Music: Greeting/Call to Worship; The Grace of Jesus Christ: In Praise of Christ

758

Psalm 27

Sung response: For with you is the fountain of life;
    in your light do we see light.

L: The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
R: The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?
L: When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh
    my adversaries and foes shall stumble and fall.
R: Though a host encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
   though war rise up against me,
    yet I will be confident.
L: One thing I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
R: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
   to behold the beauty of the Lord,
    and to inquire in his temple.

L: The Lord will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
   will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    and will set me high upon a rock.
R: And now my head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all round about me;
   and I will offer sacrifices in his tent
    with shouts of joy;
   I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

L: Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,
    be gracious to me and answer me!
R: "Come," my heart said, "seek his face."
    Your face, Lord, I seek.
L: Hide not your face from me.
    Turn not your servant away in anger,
   for you have been my help.
R: Cast me not off, forsake me not,
    O God of my salvation!
   If my father and mother should forsake me,
    the Lord would take me up.

L: Teach me your way, O Lord;
    and lead me on a level path
    because of my enemies.
R: Give me not up to the will of my adversaries,
    for false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they breathe out violence.
L: I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living!
R: Wait for the Lord;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage.
   Wait for the Lord!

MUSIC: Jane Marshall
Scripture: Psalm 27 Psalm 36:9
Theme: Psalter

881

Affirmations of Faith: The Apostles' Creed, Traditional Version

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;*
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

472

Near to the Heart of God

1.	There is a place of quiet rest, 
	near to the heart of God; 
	a place where sin cannot molest, 
	near to the heart of God.

Refrain:
	O Jesus, blest Redeemer, 
	sent from the heart of God, 
	hold us who wait before thee 
	near to the heart of God.

2.	There is a place of comfort sweet, 
	near to the heart of God; 
	a place where we our Savior meet, 
	near to the heart of God. [Refrain]

3.	There is a place of full release, 
	near to the heart of God; 
	a place where all is joy and peace, 
	near to the heart of God. [Refrain]

WORDS: Cleland B. McAfee, 1903
MUSIC: Cleland B. McAfee, 1903
Theme: Calmness and Serenity; Comfort; Hope; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope; Service Music: Invitation to Prayer

95

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 
praise Him, all creatures here below; 
praise Him above, ye heavenly host; 
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

WORDS: Thomas Ken, 1674
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Gratitude; Service Music: Doxology; The Glory of the Triune God: Praise and Thanksgiving

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A Service of Word and Table II

INVITATION

Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,
who earnestly repent of their sin
and seek to live in peace with one another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.

CONFESSION AND PARDON

Merciful God,
we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have failed to be an obedient church.
We have not done your will,
we have broken your law,
we have rebelled against your love,
we have not loved our neighbors,
and we have not heard the cry of the needy.
Forgive us, we pray.
Free us for joyful obedience,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners;
that proves God's love toward us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!

In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
Glory to God. Amen.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, 
Always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. 

And so,
with your people on earth
and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. 
By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection
You gave birth to your church,
Delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
And make with us a new covenant 
By water and the Spirit.

On the night in which he gave himself up for  us
He took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread,
 gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me."

When the supper was over, he took the cup, 
Gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Drink from this, all of you;
this is my blood of the new covenant,
poured out for your and 
for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me."

And so,
in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice,
in union with Christ's offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ,
redeemed by his blood.

By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other,
 and one in ministry to all the world,
until Christ comes in final victory,
and we feast at his heavenly banquet. 

Through your Son Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father,
now and forever. 

Amen.

And now, with the confidence of children of God,
let us pray:

Our Father, who art in heaven,
 hallowed be thy name.
 Thy kingdom come,
 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
 as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation,
 but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
 forever. Amen

BREAKING THE BREAD

OFFERING THE BREAD AND CUP

The body of Christ, given for you. Amen.
The blood of Christ, given for you. Amen.

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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

1.	O for a thousand tongues to sing
	my great Redeemer's praise,
	the glories of my God and King,
	the triumphs of his grace!

2.	My gracious Master and my God,
	assist me to proclaim,
	to spread through all the earth abroad
	the honors of thy name.

3.	Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
	that bids our sorrows cease;
	'tis music in the sinner's ears,
	'tis life, and health, and peace.

4.	He breaks the power of canceled sin,
	he sets the prisoner free;
	his blood can make the foulest clean;
	his blood availed for me.

5.	He speaks, and listening to his voice,
	new life the dead receive;
	the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
	the humble poor believe.

6.	Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
	your loosened tongues employ;
	ye blind, behold your Savior come,
	and leap, ye lame, for joy.

7.	In Christ, your head, you then shall know,
	shall feel your sins forgiven;
	anticipate your heaven below,
	and own that love is heaven.

WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1739
MUSIC: Carl G. Gläser; Lowell Mason, 1839
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Aldersgate; Heritage; Jesus Christ: Name of; Processionals; Salvation; Testimony and Witness; The Glory of the Triune God: Praise and Thanksgiving; Zeal