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©Order of Worship July 18, 2021
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

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Text for hymns are found below each hymn.  Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.

Prelude: …………………..………………………Kellen M.
 
Greetings………………………………………Pastor Juan
 
Opening Prayer: ………………………………….Diane C.
 
Opening Hymn:Bless His Holy Name” #2015 TFWS
Words: Andraé́ Crouch  Music: Andraé Crouch
© 1973 Bud John Songs, Inc.
 
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
 
He has done great things, he has done great things,
He has done great things, bless his holy name.
He has done great things, he has done great things,
He has done great things, bless his holy name.
 
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
 
Psalm Lesson: Psalm 89:20-37………………Diane C.
 
Hymn of Preparation: “Children of the Heavenly Father” #141 UMH
Words: Caroline V. Sandell-Berg, 1855; tran: by Ernst W. Olson, 1925
Music: Swedish melody Trans. © 1925, renewed 1953 Augsburg/Fortress
 
1 Children of the heavenly Father
safely in his bosom gather;
nestling bird nor star in heaven
such a refuge e’er was given.
 
2 God his own doth tend and nourish;
in his holy courts they flourish;
from all evil things he spares them;
in his mighty arms he bears them.
 
3 Neither life nor death shall ever
from the Lord his children sever;
unto them his grace he showeth,
and their sorrows all he knoweth.
 
4 Though he giveth or he taketh,
God his children ne’er forsaketh;
his the loving purpose solely
to preserve them safe and holy.
 
Old Testament Lesson: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a……….Diane C.
 
Sermon….……….…………………………..…Pastor Juan
 
Anthem: ………………….……………………..Kellen M.
 
Giving of our tithes and offerings……………Diane C.
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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 Juan
 
Prayers of The People…………………………….………Pastor Juan
 
Closing Hymn: “If It Had Not Been for the Lord” #2053 TFWS
Words: Margaret P. Douroux  Music: Margaret P. Douroux
© 1980 Margaret P. Douroux
 
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
 
He kept my enemies away;
he let the sun shine though a cloudy day.
He rocked me in the cradle of his arm
when he knew I had been battered and scorned,
So…
 
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
 
He never left me all alone;
he gave me peace and joy I’d never known.
He answered when I knelt to really pray,
and in vict’ry the Lord brought me his way,
So…
 
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
If It had not been for the Lord on my side;
tell me where would I be, where would I be.
 
Dismissal with Blessing…….……………Pastor Juan
 
Postlude:…………………………..…………Kellen M.


 
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