Morning Service Sunday 29 August 2021

Welcome and Call to Worship

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

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,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen.

CH4 489 Come down, O Love Divine

1. Come down, O Love divine,
   seek thou this soul of mine,
   and visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
   O Comforter, draw near,
   within my heart appear,
   and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
   

2. O let it freely burn,
   till earthly passions turn
   to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
   and let thy glorious light
   shine ever on my sight,
   and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
   

3. And so the yearning strong,
   with which the soul will long,
   shall far outpass the power of human telling;
   for none can guess its grace,
   till Love create a place
   wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.
   

1. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (Avril Reilly)
2. James 1:17-27

Hymn CH4 265 Pray for a World Where Every Child

(Ruth C Duck (b.1947) Singing the Faith

1. Pray for a world where every child
   finds welcome in a sheltered place,
   where love is tender, undefiled
   and firmness intertwines with grace.
   

2. Pray for a wold where passion's fire
   burns not in force or careless lust,
   where God's good gift of deep desire
   is safe in arms of faith and trust.
   

3. Pray for a nation just and fair
   that seeks the welfare of us all,
   where leaders guide with prudent care
   and nurture life for great and small.
   

4. Pray for a world where all have voice
   and none will batter, rape, abuse.
   Till then, may all have rightful choice
   and pray for wisdom as they choose.
   

Meditation

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

Intimations

Hymn CH4 352 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

1. O for a thousand tongues to sing
   my great Redeemer's praise,
   the glories of my God and King,
   the triumphs of his grace!
   

2. My gracious Master and my God,
   assist me to proclaim,
   to spread thro' all the earth abroad
   the honors of your name.
   

3. Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
   that bids our sorrows cease,
   'tis music in the sinner's ears,
   'tis life and health and peace.
   

4. He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
   he sets the prisoner free;
   his blood can make the foulest clean;
   his blood availed for me.
   

5. To God all glory, praise, and love
   be now and ever given
   by saints below and saints above,
   the Church in earth and heaven.
   

Blessing