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CHIMING THE HOUR
Let us quiet our hearts, minds, and voices in preparation for worship. Please turn off or silence electronic devices, including cell phones, remembering that our virtual congregation is joining us via livestream from prelude through postlude.
PRELUDE
Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak
(Organ Solo)
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Text: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1872, alt. Music: Robert Schumann, 1839, alt. Glory to God Presbyterian Hymnal # 722
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GREETING/ANNOUNCEMENTS
SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS
CALL TO WORSHIP
The heavens declare the glory of God!
And the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork!
The plants and trees show God’s presence.
Let us join with creation in praising God!
GATHERING PRAYER
*HYMN: GtG 664
Morning Has Broken
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Text: Eleanor Farjeon, 1931, alt.; © David Higham Assoc., Ltd.
Music: Gaelic melody; arr. Beverly A. Howard, 2012; © 2012 Beverly A. Howard
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PRAYER OF GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S CREATION
Creator God, thank you for the beauty of the world you have made. You saw all that you created, and it was very good. The trees, the skies, the animals, and every living thing reflect your glory and care. Help us to pause and appreciate the wonder around us. Let our hearts be filled with gratitude for the gift of life and the earth that sustains us. Teach us to care for your creation as faithful stewards, honoring you in how we live and love. May we always see your fingerprints in nature and praise you for all that you have made. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
*GLORIA: GtG 582
Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me,
and to the Son, whose grace has pardoned me,
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
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Text: Trad. liturgical text; adapt. Paul M. Vasile, 2008; Music: Paul M. Vasile, 2008.
Text and Music © 2008 Paul M. Vasile. All Rights Reserved.
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THE PEACE
May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you.
The people may exchange signs of God’s peace.
TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 2:1-5
2 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM
Panis Angelicus
(Vivienne Grizzle-Jaber, Soprano and Susan Davies, Mezzo Soprano)
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By César Franck, arranged by Wanda Sobieska. Copyright © 2009. Available at www.freegigmusic.com
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SCRIPTURE: Daniel 1:1-17
Holy wisdom, holy word.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE
Amazing Children of the Bible Series: Daniel
Pastor Karen
*HYMN: GtG 526
Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
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Text: Fred Kaan, 1975; Music: Jamaican folk melody; adapt. Doreen Potter, 1975;
Text and Music © 1975 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by Permission.
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INVITATION TO THE TABLE AND THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY
Improvisation on the World Day of Prayer for Creation
(Organ Solo)
By Dr. Pablo Lavandera
*HYMN OF RESPONSE: GtG 39 (refrain only)
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy Faithfulness! Great is Thy Faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy Faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
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Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923; Music: William Marion Runyan, 1923;
Text and Music © 1923, ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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*GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise…
… Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with choirs of angels, with all creatures great and small, and with all the faithful of every time and place who forever sing to the glory of your name:
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