Geneva Methodist Church Worship

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Come, Christians, Join to Sing

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

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.

453

More Love to Thee, O Christ

1.	More love to thee, O Christ, 
	more love to thee! 
	Hear thou the prayer I make 
	on bended knee. 
	This is my earnest plea: 
	More love, O Christ, to thee; 
	more love to thee, 
	more love to thee!

2.	Once earthly joy I craved, 
	sought peace and rest; 
	now thee alone I seek, 
	give what is best. 
	This all my prayer shall be: 
	More love, O Christ, to thee; 
	more love to thee, 
	more love to thee!

3.	Let sorrow do its work, 
	come grief and pain; 
	sweet are thy messengers, 
	sweet their refrain, 
	when they can sing with me: 
	More love, O Christ, to thee; 
	more love to thee, 
	more love to thee!

4.	Then shall my latest breath 
	whisper thy praise; 
	this be the parting cry 
	my heart shall raise; 
	this still its prayer shall be: 
	More love, O Christ, to thee; 
	more love to thee,
	more love to thee!

WORDS: Elizabeth P. Prentiss, 1869
MUSIC: William H. Doane, 1870
Scripture: Philippians 1
Theme: Grief; Hope; Jesus Christ: Love For; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope

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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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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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He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought

1.	He leadeth me:  O blessed thought!  
	O words with heavenly comfort fraught!  
	Whate'er I do, where'er I be, 
	still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.

Refrain:
	He leadeth me, he leadeth me, 
	by his own hand he leadeth me; 
	his faithful follower I would be, 
	for by his hand he leadeth me.

2.	Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, 
	sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom, 
	by waters still, o'er troubled sea, 
	still 'tis his hand that leadeth me.  [Refrain]

3.	Lord, I would place my hand in thine, 
	nor ever murmur nor repine; 
	content, whatever lot I see, 
	since 'tis my God that leadeth me.  [Refrain]

4.	And when my task on earth is done, 
	when by thy grace the victory's won, 
	e'en death's cold wave I will not flee, 
	since God through Jordan leadeth me.  [Refrain]

WORDS: Joseph H. Gilmore, 1862
MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1864
Scripture: Psalm 23
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Assurance; Comfort; Eternal Life; Funerals and Memorial Services; Guidance; Justifying Grace: Assurance; Pilgrimage; Providence; The Glory of the Triune God: Providence; Trust