(Image: “Christ in the Wilderness” , Kranskoi, Ivan Nikolaevitch 1837-1887)
©Order of Worship for Sunday February 26, 2023
First Sunday in Lent
Black History Month
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Text for hymns are found below each hymn. Click on the hymn highlighted text for music if shown.
Prelude: “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” USA Folk Melody………………………………………Daniel L. and Greg D.
Coming of the Light:……………………………………..Evan G.
Greetings:………………………………………Pastor Steven
Opening Prayer: ……………………….…….……Chris M.
Opening Hymns: “He Has Made Me Glad”, #2270 TFWS
© 1976 Maranatha Praise, Inc., admin by The Copyright Co.
Words and Music by Leona Von Brethorst
I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart,
I will enter his courts with praise.
I will say, ‘This is the day that the Lord has made.’
I will rejoice, for he has made me glad.
He has made me glad, he has made me glad,
I will rejoice, for he has made me glad.
He has made me glad, he has made me glad.
I will rejoice, for he has made me glad.”
“Steal Away to Jesus” #704 UMH
Words: Afro-American spiritual Music: Afro-American spiritual
adapt. and arr. By William Farley Smith, 1986
© 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
Refrain
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long
to stay here.
1. My Lord he calls me, he calls me by the thunder,
the trumpet sounds within-a my soul. I ain’t got
long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long
to stay here.
2. Green trees a-bending, poor sinners stand a-
trembling; the trumpet sounds within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long
to stay here.
3. My Lord he calls me, he calls me by the lightning;
the trumpet sounds within-a my soul. I ain’t got
long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long
to stay here.
Passing of the Peace:…………………………….Pastor Steven
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.
Gloria Patri: #70 UMH
Words: Lesser Doxology, 34d-4th cent. Music: Charles Meineke, 1844
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is ow, and ever shall be, world
Without end. Amen. Amen.
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Offertory: ………“Down By The Riverside”……….Choir
Words and Music: Afro-American Spiritual © 1972 Lexicon Music, Inc.
1. Gonna lay down my burden Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside,
Gonna lay down my burden Down by the riverside,
Gonna study war no more.
Ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war
no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more.
Ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war
no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more.
2. Sword and shield
Offertory Response:… “The Doxology” #95
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
Prayers of the People:……………………………Pastor Steven
Hymn of Preparation:“Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley”
#2112 TFWS
Words: American folk hymn
Music: American folk hymn
1.Jesus walked this lonesome valley;
he had to walk it by himself.
Oh, nobody else could walk it for him;
he had to walk it by himself.
2.We must walk this lonesome valley;
We have to walk it by ourselves.
Oh, nobody else can walk it for us;
we have to walk it by ourselves.
3.You must go and stand your trial;
you have to stand it by yourself.
Oh, nobody else can stand it for you;
you have to stand it by yourself.
Gospel Lesson:……………Matthew 4:1-11………Chris M.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”
But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'”
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'” Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
Sermon:…………….”Facing It”…………………Pastor Steven
Anthem:…………….“Oh Happy Day”…………………..Choir
Words and Music: Edwin R. Hawkins
Published Under License From Alfred Publishing Co. Inc.
Closing Hymn:“We Shall Overcome” #533 UMH
Words and Music: Afro-American spiritual; adapted by William Farley Smith
© 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
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: “Sunday’s Palms Are Wednesday’s Ashes” ………………………………………………….Words by R. Whitney, Music attributed to B. White, Words © 1991 Selah Publishing Co., Inc
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