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©Order of Worship January 16, 2022
Second Sunday After The Epiphany
Human Relations Sunday
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Text for hymns are found below each hymn. Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.
Prelude: ………………………………………………Greg D.
Greetings……………………………………Pastor Steven
Opening Prayer: ……………………………..……Irwin M.
Opening Hymns:
“I Have a Dream” #3127 W&S
Words: Pamela J. Pettit
Music: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Words: © Pam Petitt
1. ”I have a dream,” a man once said, “where
all is perfect peace; where men and women,
black and white, stand hand in hand, and all unite
in freedom and in love, in freedom and in love.”
2. But in this world of bitter strife the
dream can often fade; reality seems
dark as night, we catch but glimpses of the light Christ
sheds on humankind, Christ sheds on humankind.
3. Fierce persecution, war, and hate are
raging everywhere; God calls us now to
pay the price through struggles and through sacrifice
of standing for the right, of standing for the right.
4. So dream the dreams and sing the songs, but
never be content; for thoughts and words don’t
ease the pain: unless there’s action, all is vain; faith
proves itself in deeds, faith proves itself in deeds.
5. Lord, give us vision, make us strong, help
us to do your will; don’t let us rest until
we see your love throughout humanity uniting
us in peace, uniting us in peace.
“Precious Lord, Take My Hand” #474 UMH
Words: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1932
Music: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1932
© 1938 Hill & Range Songs, renewed Unichappell Music, Inc.
1. Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
through the storm through the night, lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
2. When my way grows drear, precious Lord, linger near,
when my life is almost gone,
hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
3. When the darkness appears and the night draws near,
and the day is past and gone,
at the river I stand, guide my feet, hold my hand:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
Psalm: 36:5-10…………………………….………Irwin M.
36:5 Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O LORD.
36:7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
36:8 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
36:10 O continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your salvation to the upright of heart!
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Offertory Response: “The Doxology” #95 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
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.
Prayer after receiving……………………Pastor Steven
Hymn of Preparation:
“We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” #569 UMH
Words and Music: H. Ernest Nichol, 1896
1. We’ve a story to tell to the nations,
that shall turn their hearts to the right, a
story of truth and mercy, a story of
peace and light, a story of peace and light.
Refrain
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the
dawning to noon day bright; and Christ’s great
kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom
of love and light.
2. We’ve a song to be sung to the nations,
that shall lift their hearts to the Lord, a
song that shall conquer evil and shatter the
spear and sword, and shatter the spear and sword.
Refrain
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the
dawning to noon day bright; and Christ’s great
kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom
Of love and light.
3. We’ve a message to give to the nations,
that the Lord who reigneth above hath
sent us his Son to save us, and show us that
God is love, and show us that God is love.
Refrain
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the
dawning to noon day bright; and Christ’s great
kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom
Of love and light.
4. We’ve a Savior to show to the nations,
who the path of sorrow hath trod, that
all of the world’s great peoples might come to the
truth of God, might come to the truth of God.
Refrain
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the
dawning to noon day bright; and Christ’s great
kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom
of love and light.
The Gospel Lesson: John 2:1-11……………………Irwin M.
2:1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2:2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
2:3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”
2:4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.”
2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
2:6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
2:7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.
2:8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it.
2:9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom
2:10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.”
2:11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Sermon: …”Behold the Miracle”…………Pastor Steven
Anthem: “Blessings”………………………Melanie B., Sue
Prayers of the People………………………Pastor Steven
Closing Hymn:
“We Shall Overcome” #533 UMH
© 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
Words and Music: African-America spiritual; adapted by William Farley Smith
1. We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
we shall overcome someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall overcome someday!
2. We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
3. We shall all be free, we shall all be free,
we shall all be free someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall all be free someday!
4. We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall live in peace someday!
5. The Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through,
the Lord will see us through someday!
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
the Lord will see us through someday!
Dismissal with Blessing …….……………Pastor Steven
Postlude: …….…………………..…Greg D.
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