Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder Text: John Newton, 1774. Music: Laura Taylor 2001. CCLI# 353794 Let us love and sing and wonder, Let us praise the Savior s name! He has hushed the law s loud thunder, He has quenched Mount Sinai s flame: He has brought us nigh to God. Let us love the Lord who bought us, Pitied us when enemies, Called us by His grace, and taught us, Gave us ears and gave us eyes: He presents our souls to God. Let us sing, though fierce temptation Threatens hard to bear us down! For the Lord, our strong salvation, Holds in view the conqu ror s crown: Soon will bring us home to God. Let us wonder; grace and justice Join and point to mercy s store; When through grace in Christ our trust is, Justice smiles and asks no more: Has secured our way to God. Let us praise, and join the chorus Of the saints enthroned on high: Here they trusted Him before us, Now their praises fill the sky: You have washed us with Your blood; You have washed us with Your blood; You have washed us with Your blood; You are worthy, Lamb of God! Call to Worship (Psalm 86:8-10) Leader: There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Holy, Holy, Holy! Text by Reginald Heber, 1783-1826. Tune by John B. Dykes, 1861 Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee. Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! All the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
Though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see, Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in pow r, in love, and purity. Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea. Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! Confession of Sin Heavenly Father, loving King, our thoughts and motives cannot be hidden from Your sight. Our self-pity and pride, our cowardice and sloth, our anger and envy are laid bare before Your eyes and ours. We open ourselves to You and ask that You cover us in Christ. Let us believe Your gospel which tells us: Jesus blood is our peace, His death is our freedom, His Spirit is our power. Let our hearts know that in Your service is perfect freedom. Amen. Assurance of Pardon (Romans 8:1-2) There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. God Moves Original lyrics by William Cowper. Additional lyrics and music by Bob Kauflin. 2005 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI). CCLI #353794 God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in His dark and hidden mines, With never-failing skill, He fashions all His bright designs, And works His sovereign will. Oh fearful saints, new courage take: The clouds that you now dread Are big with mercy and will break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace. Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. God s purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding ev ry hour. The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain. God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain. When tears are great and comforts few,
We hope in mercies ever new. We trust in You. God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. By Faith Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend; 2009 Thankyou Music, Getty Music Publishing; CCLI #353794 By faith we see the hand of God In the light of creation s grand design, In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness, Who walk by faith and not by sight. By faith our fathers roamed the earth With the pow r of His promise in their hearts, Of a holy city built by God s own hand, A place where peace and justice reign. We will stand as children of the promise; We will fix our eyes on Him, our soul s reward. Till the race is finished and the work is done, We ll walk by faith and not by sight. By faith the prophets saw a day When the longed for Messiah would appear With the pow r to break the chains of sin and death And rise triumphant from the grave. By faith the church was called to go In the pow r of the Spirit to the lost To deliver captives and to preach good news In ev ry corner of the earth. By faith this mountain shall be moved And the pow r of the gospel shall prevail, For we know in Christ all things are possible For all who call upon His name. Affirmation of Faith Westminster Larger Catechism, Questions 72 & 73 Q. 72. What is justifying faith? A. Justifying faith is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit and Word of God, whereby he, being convinced of his sin and misery, and of the disability in himself and all other creatures to recover him out of his lost condition, not only assents to the truth of the promise of the gospel, but receives and rests upon Christ and his righteousness, therein held forth, for pardon of sin, and for the accepting and accounting of his person righteous in the sight of God for salvation. Q. 73. How does faith justify a sinner in the sight of God? A. Faith justifies a sinner in the sight of God, not because of those other graces which always accompany it, or of good works that are the fruits of it, nor as if the grace of faith, or any act thereof, were imputed to him for his justification; but only as it is an instrument by which he receives and applies Christ and his righteousness. The Lord s Prayer 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Be Still, My Soul Lyrics by Katharina von Schlegel. Music by Jean Sibelius. Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to Your God to order and provide; In ev ry change, He faithful will remain. your best, your heav nly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end. Men: your God will undertake To guide the future as He has the past. Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake; All now mysterious shall be bright at last. the waves and winds still know His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below. Women: when dearest friends depart, And all is darkened in the vale of tears, Then shall you better know His love, His heart, Who comes to soothe your sorrow and your fears. your Jesus can repay From His own fullness all He takes away. All: the hour is hast ning on When we shall be forever with the Lord, When disappointment, grief and fear are gone, Sorrow forgot, love s purest joys restored. when change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last. Psalm 131 1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.
Come, Behold the Wondrous Mystery Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker, 2013 Love Your Enemies Publishing, CCLI #353794 Come, behold the wondrous myst ry In the dawning of the King, He, the theme of heaven s praises, Robed in frail humanity In our longing, in our darkness, Now the light of life has come; Look to Christ, Who condescended, took on flesh to ransom us. He the perfect Son of Man, In His living, in His suff ring, Never trace nor stain of sin. See the true and better Adam Come to save the hellbound man, Christ, the great and sure fulfillment Of the law, in Him we stand. Christ, the Lord, upon the tree; In the stead of ruined sinners Hangs the Lamb in victory. See the price of our redemption; See the Father s plan unfold, Bringing many sons to glory, Grace unmeasured, love untold! Slain by death, the God of life; But no grave could e er restrain him, Praise the Lord, He is alive! What a foretaste of deliv rance; How unwavering our hope: Christ in power resurrected; As we will be when He comes.