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©Order of Worship for Sunday August 13, 2023
11th Sunday after Pentecost
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Prelude:…..God the Sculpture of the Mountain………Greg D.
Words: J. Thornburg © 1993, J. Thornburg Music: A. Husberg © 1996
Abingdon Press
Coming of the Light:………………………………………..Eli A.
Greetings:…………………………………………….Pastor Steven
Opening Prayer:………………………….………Melrose D.
Let us pray together
We praise you with joy, loving God,
for your grace is better than life itself.
You have sustained us through the darkness,
and you bless us with life in this new day.
In the shadow of your wings we sing for joy.
and bless your holy name. Amen
Opening Hymns:…Cantemos al Señor P. 149 UMH
Words: Carlos Rosas Music: Carlos Rosas;
© 1983 The United Methodist Publishing House
1. Let’s sing unto the Lord a hymn of glad rejoicing.
Let’s sing a hymn of love, at the new day’s fresh
beginning. God made the sky above, the stars, the
sun, the oceans; and God saw it was good for
those works were filled with beauty.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Let’s sing unto the Lord. Alleluia!
2. Let’s sing unto the Lord a hymn of adoration,
which shows our love and faith and the hope of
all creation. Through all that has been made, the Lord
is praised for greatness, and so we sing to God,
who bestows such lovely blessings.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Let’s sing unto the Lord. Alleluia!
Let’s sing unto the Lord. Alleluia!
1. Cantemos al Señor un himno d’alegria,
un cántico de amor al nacer el nuevo día.
El hizo el cielo, el mar, el sol y las estrellas y
vio en ellos bondad, pues obras eran bellas.
¡Aleluya! ¡Aleluya! Cantemos al Señor. ¡Aleluya!
2. Cantemos al Señor un himno de alabanza que
exprese nuestro amor, nuestra fe y nuestra
esperanza. En toda la creación pregona su grandeza,
a si nuestro cantar va anunciando su belleza.
¡Aleluya! ¡Aleluya! Cantemos al Señor. ¡Aleluya!
Cantemos al Señor. ¡Aleluya!
Fairest Lord Jesus #189 UMH
Words: Munster Gesangbuch, 1677,
trans. Joseph August Seiss, 1873
Music: Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842,
Arr. by Richard Storrs Willis, 1850
1.Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
thee will I cherish, thee will I honor,
my soul’s glory, joy, and crown.
2. Fair are the meadows, fairer still the
woodlands, robed in the blooming garb
of spring: Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3.Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the
moonlight, and all the twinkling starry
host: Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines
purer than all the angels heaven can boast.
4.Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and
honor, praise, adoration, now and
forevermore be thine.
Passing of the Peace:………………………………..Pastor Steven
Let us show signs of reconciliation and peace to one another.
Gloria Patri: “Glory Be to the Father” #71
The United Methodist Hymnal
Words: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th century
Music: Henry W. Greatorex, 1851
Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
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Offertory:..………………………………………………Greg D.
El Shaddai
Words and Music by Michael Card and John Thompson
© 1981 Whole Armor Publ Co.
This Is My Father’s World
Words: M. Babcock, 1901 Music: Traditional English Melody
Offertory Response:
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (The Doxology) #94
The United Methodist Hymnal
Adapted © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
Words by Thomas Ken, 1674, adapted by Gilbert Vieira, 1978
Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, 1623; harmony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Prayer After Receiving:………………………….Pastor Steven
Prayers of the People:……………………………Pastor Steven
Hymn of Preparation:………Across the Lands #3032 W&S
Words and Music: Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
© 2002 Thankyou Music
1. You’re the Word of God the Father from before the
world began; every star and every planet has been
fashioned by your hand. All creation holds together by
the power of your voice. Let the skies declare your
glory; let the land and seas rejoice.
You’re the author of creation, you’re the Lord of everyone,
and your cry of love rings out across the lands.
2. Yet you left the gaze of angels, came to seek and save
the lost and exchanged the joy of heaven for the anguish
of a cross. With a prayer you fed the hungry, with a
word You calmed the sea; yet how silently you suffered,
that the guilty may go free.
You’re the author of creation, you’re the Lord of everyone,
and your cry of love rings out across the lands.
3. With a shout you rose victorious, wrestling victory from
the grave and ascended into heaven, leading captives in
your way. Now you stand before the Father, interceding
for your own; from each tribe and tongue and nation
you are leading sinners home.
You’re the author of creation, you’re the Lord of everyone,
and your cry of love rings out across the lands.
Gospel Lesson:………Matthew 21:33-40……..Melrose D.
“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.’ So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
Sermon:………..Let Us Be Good Stewards………Pastor Steven
Anthem:………Shepherd of My Heart……………………Diane C.
Words and Music: F.P. O’Brien © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc.
Closing Hymn: Eternal God Transcending Time #3030 W&S
Words: Carl P. Saw, Jr. Music: USA folk melody, Walker’s
Southern Harmony Words © 1999 Hope Publishing company
1. Eternal God Transcending time, yet mindful of the
fears, the hopes, the questions raised for us by
ever changing years: so guide us through our pilgrim
days that we may find a home where justice, truth,
and mercy meet, fulfilled in your shalom.
2. Incarnate God revealed in time, true Word in flesh
retold, who marked the years from birth to death,
then rose to break death’s hold: by your becoming
one with us, help us to know and claim the unity
of all baptized in your redeeming name.
3. Life breathing God enlivening time, awaking heart
and tongue, inspiring prophets, bringing hope,
Consoling old and young: draw us to those denied
Your gifts by bias, want, or strife, convert our wills
And form through us new channels of your life.
4. Great Triune God, so bless the time entrusted to
our care, that all our varied ministries may form a
common prayer; then when time ceases, bring us
where divisions are undone, that in your presence,
joined in praise, at last we may be one.
Dismissal with Blessing: …………………..Pastor Steven
Postlude:………………God of Wonders……….…Greg D.
Words and Music: M. Byrd and S. Hindalong © 2000, New Spring
Publishing, Inc.
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