Today in Worship. Singing: "Laudate Dominum" Singing: "Bless the Lord" Welcome Lindsey Mullen, MDiv '15. Do-mi-num, om-nes. lau - da - te.

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1 Be reconciled all you who enter here -- Parents, children, partners, friends, enemies; Believers and those who cannot believe; Christians and their fellow Christians; Christians and those of other faiths. Greeting outside the Church of Reconciliation, Taizé, France Community Worship Tuesday, September 2, 201 Davis Chapel

2 Today in Worship Gathering Singing: "Laudate Dominum" Lau - da - te Do-mi-num, lau - da - te Do-mi-num om-nes gen - tes, 1. al - le - lu - ia. 2. al - le - lu - ia. Text: Psalm 117, Praise the Lord, all you peoples; Taizé Community, 1980 Tune: Jacques Berthier, , Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Singing: "Bless the Lord" Ostinato Refrain Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God s ho - ly name. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me in - to life. Text: Psalm 10 Tune: Jacques Berthier, , Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Welcome Lindsey Mullen, MDiv '15

3 Centering Singing: "Come and Fill Our Hearts" Ostinato Refrain Con - Come fi - and te - fill mi - ni our hearts Do - mi - no with your peace. quo - ni - am You a - lone, O Lord, are bo - nus. ho - ly. Con - fi - Come and te - fill mi - our ni hearts Do - mi - no, with your peace, Al - le - lu - Al - le - lu - ia! ia! Text: Psalm 17, Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; Taizé Community, 1982 Tune: Jacques Berthier, , 1991, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Proclaiming Bringing in the Light Vivian Jones-Johnson, MDiv '16 Scripture: Psalm 79 Rayce Lamb, MDiv 16 [from Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill] Silence

4 Singing: "Come and Pray In Us" & bb b A C Come Vie - and pray ni, Spi - in ri- us, to j j Ho - cre - ly a - Spirto - re, it, B come vie - and ni, pray in us, vie - ni, & bb b J J n Œ Œ. come and vie - ni, vis-it us, Spi-ri-to Ho - ly Spir-itto - cre - a - re, D Spir-ivie - come, ni, Spir-ivie - come. ni! Text: Taizé Community, 1991 Tune: Jacques Berthier, , Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Responding Prayers of the People Lindsey Altvater, MDiv '16...God, in your grace, Hear our prayers. The Lord's Prayer Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and test, strengthen us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.

5 Singing: "In the Lord I'll Ever Be Thankful" Ostinato Refrain In the Lord I ll be ev - er thank - ful, in the Lorḍ I will re - joice! Look to God, do not be a - fraid; lift up your voic - es, the Lord is near; lift up your voic - es, the Lord is near. Text: Taizé Community Tune: Jacques Berthier, , 1991, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Sending Sung Benediction: "Give Peace to Every Heart" & bb A Da Give & bb B. pa - peace cem to cor ev - - ry di - um. heart. pa - peace, C Œ. Da pa - Give peace cem to cor ev - - ry di - um. heart.. w. cem. Lord. Da Give Da Give & bb. w.. pa - peace, cem. Lord. Please depart in silence. Text: Taizé Community, 1991 Tune: Jacques Berthier, , Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

6 Notes for Today s Worship Music All of the music in today s worship service is in the Taizé tradition. Taizé is a monastic community in southeastern France. It was founded in 190 with the mission of healing the divisions between Christians and within the human family. This community seeks to create a community where reconciliation could become a concrete reality every day. It is an ecumenical community which includes 100 brothers from over twenty different countries. Thousands of Christian people from all over the world, young and old, gather at Taizé every week to pray, to search, to sing, and to find refreshment and renewal. The worship of Taizé is marked by depth and simplicity, consisting of much singing along with significant periods of silent meditation. Singing is one of the most essential elements of worship. Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being and thus becomes a way of listening to God. It allows everyone to take part in a time of prayer together in attentive waiting on God, without having to fix the length of time too exactly. To open the gates of trust in God, nothing can replace the beauty of human voices united in song. This beauty can give us a glimpse of heaven s joy on earth. And an inner life begins to blossom within us. Through these Taizé chants, little by little, our being finds an inner unity in God. The songs can continue in the silence of our hearts when we are at work, speaking with others, or resting. In this way prayer and daily life are united. They allow us to keep on praying even when we are unaware of it, in the silence of our hearts. All music is reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net License #A or CCLI License # unless otherwise noted. Worship Today's worship service was planned by Chris Copeland and Sally Morris. Cover photo taken from Help make the Earth a much healthier planet simply by saving paper. View this bulletin and previous versions online, using your mobile or tablet device, at