Welcome and Intimations
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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.
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CH4 172 Sing for God's Glory that Colours the Dawn of Creation
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Sing for God’s glory that colours the dawn of creation,
Racing across the sky, trailing bright clouds of elation;
Sun of delight succeeds the velvet of night,
Warming the earth’s exultation
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Sing for God’s power that shatters the chains that would bind us,
Searing the darkness of fear and despair that could blind us;
Touching our shame with love that will not lay blame,
Reaching out gently to find us.
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Sing for God’s justice disturbing each easy illusion,
Tearing down tyrants and putting our pride to confusion;
Lifeblood of right, resisting evil and slight,
Offering freedom’s transfusion.
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Sing for God’s saints who have travelled faith’s journey before us,
Who in our weariness give us their hope to restore us;
In them we see the new creation to be,
Spirit of love made flesh for us.
Lyrics: Kathy Galloway
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- Psalm 113
- I Timothy 2:1-7
BAPTISM OF RORY ANDREW MURRAY
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CH4 530 One More Step Along the World I Go
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One more step along the world I go
One more step along the world I go
From the old things to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
And it's from the old I travel to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
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'Round the corners of the world I turn
More and more about the world I learn
And the new things that I see
You'll be looking at along with me
And it's from the old I travel to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
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As I travel through the bad and good
Keep me traveling the way I should
Where I see no way to go
You'll be telling me the way, I know
And it's from the old I travel to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
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Give me courage when the world is rough
Keep me loving though the world is tough
Leap and sing in all I do
Keep me traveling along with you
And it's from the old I travel to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
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You are older than the world can be
You are younger than the life in me
Ever old and ever new
Keep me traveling along with you
And it's from the old I travel to the new
Keep me traveling along with you
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Meditation
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CH4 265 Pray for a World Where Every Child
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Pray for a world where every child
finds welcome in a sheltered place,
where love is tender, undefiled
and firmness intertwines with grace.
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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.
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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.
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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.
© GIA Publications, Inc.
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Offering
Prayer of Intercession
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CH4 159 Lord, for the Years Your Love Has Kept and Guided
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Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided,
urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way,
sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided:
Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today.
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Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us,
speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze,
teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us:
Lord of the word, receive Your people's praise.
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Lord, for our land in this our generation,
spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care:
for young and old, for commonwealth and nation,
Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer.
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Lord, for our world when we disown and doubt him,
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain,
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him:
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign.
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Lord for ourselves; in living power remake us -
self on the cross and Christ upon the throne,
past put behind us, for the future take us:
Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone.
© Hope Publishing, Timothy Dudley-Smith and Michael Baughen
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Blessing