Sunday, April 26, 2020 Order of Service
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Third Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday of Easter
Liturgy of the Word
Processional Hymn All stand. The people of God sang as they approached the Temple for worship. The procession helps us remember that coming into the presence of God is an extraordinarily special privilege.
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” Hymnal #367
Christ the Lord is ris’n today. Alleluia!
Sons of God and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high. Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!
Sons of God and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high. Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King. Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once, He all doth save. Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once, He all doth save. Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Love’s redeeming work is done. Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won. Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise. Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won. Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise. Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led. Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head. Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise. Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head. Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise. Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
© Words: Public Domain Music: 1997 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music [DC Cook])) Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp.) CCLI License # 2938112;
CCLI Song #2763347
CCLI Song #2763347
Opening Acclamation Call to worship, to purposefully enter God’s nearer presence.
Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People: The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
People: The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Prayer for Purity Said by all. We ask God to help us worship Him in truth in all of life.
Almighty God, to You all hearts are open, all desires known, and from You no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love You and worthily magnify Your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Summary of the Law
Celebrant:
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength...You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mk. 12:29-31)
Gloria
Sung by all.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayers.
For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect Prayer of the Day Prayed by Celebrant. We “collect” our acclamations, corporately proclaim a truth about God and ask His help in living out that truth.
First Reading Acts 2:14a, 36-41 (ESV)
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them:
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to
Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Reader: The word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 116:1-4,12-19 (ESV) *
1 I love the Lord, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
12 What shall I render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord,
and call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!
Second Reading 1 Peter 1:17-23 (ESV)
17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
Reader: The word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn “Our God reigns” Hymnal #372
How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of Him Who brings good news, good news.
Announcing peace, proclaiming news of happiness.
Our God reigns; our God reigns!
Are the feet of Him Who brings good news, good news.
Announcing peace, proclaiming news of happiness.
Our God reigns; our God reigns!
Chorus
Our God reigns! Our God reigns!
Our God reigns! Our God reigns!
Our God reigns! Our God reigns!
Our God reigns! Our God reigns!
He had no stately form; He had no majesty,
That we should be drawn to Him.
He was despised, and we took no account of Him,
Yet now He reigns with the Most High. (Chorus)
That we should be drawn to Him.
He was despised, and we took no account of Him,
Yet now He reigns with the Most High. (Chorus)
Out of the tomb He came with grace and majesty;
He is alive, He is alive.
God loves us so - see here His hands, His feet, His side.
Yes, we know He is alive. (Chorus)
By Leonard E., Jr. Smith © 1974, 1978 New Jerusalem Music CCLI Song: #8458; CCLI License #2938112
He is alive, He is alive.
God loves us so - see here His hands, His feet, His side.
Yes, we know He is alive. (Chorus)
By Leonard E., Jr. Smith © 1974, 1978 New Jerusalem Music CCLI Song: #8458; CCLI License #2938112
Gospel Reading Luke 24:13-35 (ESV)
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, Lord Christ.
People: Praise to You, Lord Christ.
Sermon Fr. Andrew Doan
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally
begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from
heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the
Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from
heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the
Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy
catholic1 and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
catholic1 and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers of the People - Form 3
The Bible teaches us to pray for ourselves and others in various conditions and functions. The Leader and People pray responsively in Form 3
Father, we pray for Your holy catholic1 Church;
That we all may be one.
That we all may be one.
Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve You;
That Your Name may be glorified by all people.
That Your Name may be glorified by all people.
We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons;
That they may be faithful ministers of Your Word and Sacraments.
That they may be faithful ministers of Your Word and Sacraments.
We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world;
That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
Give us grace to do Your will in all that we undertake;
That our works may find favor in Your sight.
That our works may find favor in Your sight.
Have compassion on those who suffer from and grief or trouble;
That they may be delivered from their distress.
That they may be delivered from their distress.
Give to the departed eternal rest;
Let light perpetual shine upon them.
Let light perpetual shine upon them.
We praise You for Your saints who have entered into joy;
May we also come to share in Your heavenly kingdom.
May we also come to share in Your heavenly kingdom.
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
Include your personal intercessions & thanksgivings silently or aloud.
The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect prayer that “collects” the prayers in summary form.
1”catholic” means for all people, in all places, at all times.
Confession & Absolution We confess to God things done wrong, and things not done that should have been done.
Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Pause for silent confessing to God of anything that may be weighing upon you.
Minister and people:
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in Your will, and walk in Your ways, to the glory of Your Name. Amen.
Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
People: Amen.
Passing of the Peace We greet one another and seek out anyone present with whom we are at odds with before coming to Holy Communion.
Celebrant The Peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
People And also with you.
Announcements
Liturgy of the Table - Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn We offer to God in thanksgiving for all He has done for us by giving
generously to the work of His church and towards the furthering of His Kingdom.
generously to the work of His church and towards the furthering of His Kingdom.
“Majesty” Hymnal #10
Majesty, worship His majesty.
Unto Jesus be all glory, Honor and praise.
Majesty, Kingdom authority flow from His throne
Unto His own, His anthems raise.
Unto Jesus be all glory, Honor and praise.
Majesty, Kingdom authority flow from His throne
Unto His own, His anthems raise.
So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus.
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus the King.
Majesty, worship His majesty.
Jesus, who died, now glorified, King of all Kings.
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus the King.
Majesty, worship His majesty.
Jesus, who died, now glorified, King of all Kings.
So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus.
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus the King.
Majesty, worship His majesty. Jesus, who died, now glorified,
King of all Kings.
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus the King.
Majesty, worship His majesty. Jesus, who died, now glorified,
King of all Kings.
Jesus, who died, now glorified, King of all Kings.
Words & Music: Jack Hayford; 1981 Rocksmith Music CCLI Song #15277; CCLI License 2938112
Words & Music: Jack Hayford; 1981 Rocksmith Music CCLI Song #15277; CCLI License 2938112
Doxology Celebratory praise is appropriate for the ability God provides us and the privilege of joining Him in His work.
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.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, Ye heavenly Host.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving At the Last Supper, Jesus commanded His disciples to remember Him in this fellowship “meal.” People baptized in the Trinitarian form who
discern the presence of Jesus in the Bread and the Wine are welcome to receive Holy Communion. A gluten free wafer is available upon request.
discern the presence of Jesus in the Bread and the Wine are welcome to receive Holy Communion. A gluten free wafer is available upon request.
Eucharistic Prayer B
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
Then the Celebrant proceeds:
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to You, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Here a Proper Preface is said. Then the Celebrant continues
Therefore we praise You, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever say this hymn to proclaim the glory of Your Name:
Celebrant and People
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
The people stand or kneel.
Then the Celebrant continues
We give thanks to You, O God, for the goodness and love which You have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be Your people; in Your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh,
Jesus, Your Son. For in these last days You sent Him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In Him, You have
delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before You. In Him, You have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
Jesus, Your Son. For in these last days You sent Him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In Him, You have
delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before You. In Him, You have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On the night before He died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when He had given thanks to You, He broke it, and gave it to His disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of Me.”
After supper He took the cup of wine; and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is My Blood of the new
Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of Me.”
Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of Me.”
Therefore, according to His command, O Father,
Celebrant and People
We remember His death,
We proclaim His resurrection,
We await His coming in glory;
We proclaim His resurrection,
We await His coming in glory;
The Celebrant continues
And we offer our sacrifice of praise, and thanksgiving to You, O Lord of all;
presenting to You, from Your creation, this bread and this wine.
presenting to You, from Your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray You, gracious God, to send Your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and His Blood of the new
Covenant. Unite us to Your Son in His Sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through Him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under Your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with [NAME] and all Your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of Your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
Covenant. Unite us to Your Son in His Sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through Him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under Your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with [NAME] and all Your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of Your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
By Him, and with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is Yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
Spiritual Communion
O Most blessed Savior,
in union with the faithful at every altar of Your Church
where Your blessed Body and Blood are being offered to the Father,
I desire to offer You praise and thanksgiving,
I present to You my soul and body with the earnest wish that I may
always be united to You.
I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Sacrament.
And since I cannot now receive You sacramentally into my heart;
I unite myself to You and embrace You with all the affections of my soul.
Let me never be separated from You.
Let me live and die in Your love. Amen.
in union with the faithful at every altar of Your Church
where Your blessed Body and Blood are being offered to the Father,
I desire to offer You praise and thanksgiving,
I present to You my soul and body with the earnest wish that I may
always be united to You.
I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Sacrament.
And since I cannot now receive You sacramentally into my heart;
I unite myself to You and embrace You with all the affections of my soul.
Let me never be separated from You.
Let me live and die in Your love. Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus, and dwell in the fulness of Your strength,
in the perfection of Your ways, and in the holiness of Your Spirit,
and rule over every hostile power within me in the might of Your Spirit,
and to the glory of Your Father. Amen.
in the perfection of Your ways, and in the holiness of Your Spirit,
and rule over every hostile power within me in the might of Your Spirit,
and to the glory of Your Father. Amen.
Blessed, praised, and adored be Jesus Christ on His throne of glory in Heaven, and in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
People and Celebrant:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen
The Breaking of the Bread
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.
A period of silence is kept.
Celebrant: Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
People: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on Him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.
The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then deliver it to the people.
The Bread [and the Cup] are administered with these or similar words
The Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. [Amen.]
[The Blood of Christ, the cup of salvation. [Amen.] ]
[The Blood of Christ, the cup of salvation. [Amen.] ]
Hymns & Songs may be sung by congregation while people receive Communion.
“To Him Who Sits On The Throne” Hymnal #373
To Him who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb,
To Him who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb
Be blessing and honor and glory and power forever,
Be blessing and honor and glory and power forever.
To Him who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb
Be blessing and honor and glory and power forever,
Be blessing and honor and glory and power forever.
Debbye Graafsma © 1984 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing
(Integrity Music [DC Cook])) All rights reserved. CCLI License # 2938112 CCLI Song # 20429
(Integrity Music [DC Cook])) All rights reserved. CCLI License # 2938112 CCLI Song # 20429
After Communion the Celebrant says
Let us pray.
Celebrant and People:
Almighty and everliving God, we thank You for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of Your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of Your Son, and heirs of Your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work You have given us to do, to love and serve You as faithful
witnesses of Christ our Lord. To Him, to You, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
witnesses of Christ our Lord. To Him, to You, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
The Bishop when present, or the Priest, may bless the people.
The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
Closing Hymn
“I Sing Praises” Celebration Hymnal #5
I sing praises to Your name, O Lord,
Praises to Your name, O Lord;
For Your name is great and greatly to be praised. (REPEAT)
Praises to Your name, O Lord;
For Your name is great and greatly to be praised. (REPEAT)
I give glory to Your name, O Lord,
Glory to Your name, O Lord;
For Your name is great and greatly to be praised. (REPEAT)
Glory to Your name, O Lord;
For Your name is great and greatly to be praised. (REPEAT)
Words & Music: Terry MacAlmon © 1989 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music
CCLI Song #17061; CCLI License 2938112
CCLI Song #17061; CCLI License 2938112
Last Verse of My Country Tis of Thee
Our Father’s God, to Thee, Author of liberty, to Thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright, with freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might, great God our King.
Long may our land be bright, with freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might, great God our King.
The Deacon, or the Celebrant, dismisses them with these words. We return to the world to be God’s people sharing His Good News.
Let us go forth in the Name of Christ. Alleluia. Alleluia.
People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia.
People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia.
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