PRELUDE: Chorale Prelude: In Thee is Gladness (BWV 615) by J.S. Bach
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAYER OF PRAISE
HYMN: Come, Christians, Join to Sing [Madrid]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
INTROIT SOLO: My Heart Ever Faithful, Sing Praises by J.S. Bach; Maria Schafer, soprano
My heart ever faithful, sing praises, be joyful, thy Jesus is near! Away with complaining, faith ever maintaining, my Jesus is here!
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Psalm 147
HYMN: Sing to God, with Joy and Gladness (Psalm 147) [Glendon]
SERMON: “Lifted Eyes, Lifted Hearts”
ANTHEM: Open My Heart by J.S. Bach; Maria Schafer, soprano solo; Mark Waters, tenor solo
Open my heart, O Jesus my Savior, unveil my eyes that I may see. Unstop my ears, now deaf and unheeding; fill me with truth, and love of thee. Thou art the light my eyes should follow, thy words of wisdom let me hear. Midst all the tumult life hurls round me, let me remember thou art near. Amen. [Jacqueline Froom]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: Rejoice, the Lord is King! [Darwall’s 148th]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Sins Forgiven! by J.S. Bach
Sins forgiven, wrong forgiving, we go forth alert and living in your Spirit, strong and free. Partners in your new creation, seeking peace in every nation, may we faithful followers be. [Howard Charles Adie Gaunt]
POSTLUDE: Concerto II: Allegro (BWV 593) by J. S. Bach
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