Song Sheet August 25th
Entrance Hymn: We Gather Together
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; he chastens and hastens his will to make known.The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to his name, he forgets not his own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Whose kingdom calls all to the love which endures. So from the beginning the fight we were winning; You, Lord, were at our side; all glory be yours!
We all do extol you, our leader triumphant, and pray that you still our defender will be. Let your congregation escape tribulation; your name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Offertory Hymn: God is Love
God is love, let heav’n adore him; God is love, let earth rejoice; Let creation sing before him and exalt him with one voice. God who laid the earth’s foundation, God who spread the heav’ns above, God who breathes through all creation: God is love, eternal Love.
God is love; and love enfolds us, all the world in one embrace: With unfailing grasp God holds us, every child of every race. And when human hearts are breaking under sorrow’s iron rod, then we find that self same aching deep within the heart of God.
God is love; and though with blindness sin afflicts all human life, God’s eternal loving kindness guides us through our earthly strife. Sin and death and hell shall never o’er us final triumph gain; God is love, so love forever o’er the universe must reign.
Communion Hymn: Your Words are Spirit and Life
(Refrain)Your words are spirit and life, O Lord Richer than gold, stronger than death Your words are spirit and life, O Lord Life everlasting
God's law is perfect, refreshing the soul Reviving the weary spirit God's rule can be trusted: bringing us wisdom Bringing God's wisdom to birth. (To Refrain)
God’s precepts keep us; their purpose is right. They gladden the hearts of people. God’s command is so clear it brings us new vision; Bringing God’s light to our eyes. (To refrain)
Living by God's truth is holy and sure God's presence is everlasting God's truth is eternal, bringing us justice Bringing God's justice to earth. (To refrain)
God's word is precious, desired more than gold Worth more than we dare imagine And, sweeter than honey, this word will feed us, bringing fulfillment and joy. (To refrain)
Recessional Hymn: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There’s a kindness in His justice, Which is more than liberty. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; There is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the head.
For the love of God is broader, than the measure of our mind; And the heart of the Eternal, Is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more simple we should take him at his word, And our lives would be thanksgiving for the goodness of our lord.
Troubled souls, why will you scatter like a crowd of frightened sheep? Foolish hearts, why will you wander from a love so true and deep? There is welcome for the sinner and more graces for the good; There is mercy with the Savior, there is healing in his blood.
