Welcome to our Sunday Service!
October 13th, 2024 @ 10:30

O DAY OF GOD DRAW NIGH
Verse 1
O day of God, draw nigh
in beauty and in power;
come with thy timeless judgment now
to match our present hour.

Verse 2
Bring to our troubled minds,
uncertain and afraid,
the quiet of a steadfast faith,
calm of a call obeyed.

Verse 3
Bring justice to our land,
that all may dwell secure,
and finely build for days to come
foundations that endure.

Verse 4
Bring to our world of strife
thy sovereign word of peace,
that war may haunt the earth no more,
and desolation cease.

Verse 5
O day of God, draw nigh
as at creation's birth;
let there be light again,
and set thy judgments on the earth.

Robert B.Y. Scott & ST. MICHAEL (MP 615)


INSPIRED BY LOVE AND ANGER
Verse 1
Inspired by love and anger,
disturbed by need and pain,
informed of God's own bias,
we ask him once again:
'How long must some folk suffer?
How long can few folk mind?
How long dare vain self-interest
turn prayer and pity blind'

Verse 2
From those forever victims
of heartless human greed,
their cruel plight composes
a litany of need:
'Where are the fruits of justice?
Where are the signs of peace?
When is the day when prisoners
and dreams find their release?'

Verse 3
From those forever shackled
to what their wealth can buy,
the fear of lost advantage
provokes the bitter cry,
'Don't query our position!
Don't criticize our wealth!
Don't mention those exploited
by politics and stealth!'

Verse 4
To God, who through the prophets
proclaimed a different age,
we offer earth's indifference,
its agony and rage:
'When will the wronged be righted?
When will the kingdom come?
When will the world be generous
to all instead of some?'

Verse 5
God asks, 'Who will go for me?
Who will extend my reach?
And who, when few will listen,
will prophesy and preach?
And who, when few bid welcome,
will offer all they know?
And who, when few dare follow,
will walk the road I show?'

Verse 6
Amused in someone's kitchen,
asleep in someone's boat,
attuned to what the ancients
exposed, proclaimed and wrote,
a saviour without safety,
a tradesman without tools
has come to tip the balance
with fishermen and fools.

1987, 2002 WGRG, Iona Community

COME TO THE WATER YOU WHO ARE THIRSTY

Chorus
Come to the water! You who are thirsty!
Though you have nothing, I bid you come!
And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!
Come! Listen! Live.

Verse 1
Why spend your money on what cannot fill
The emptiness deep in your heart?
Listen to My word and you will enjoy
Goodness and peace in your heart!

Chorus
Come to the water! You who are thirsty!
Though you have nothing, I bid you come!
And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!
Come! Listen! Live.

Verse 2
Just as the heavens are high above earth;
My ways and thoughts beyond you!
Call me your Father and know I am near!
I will be Father to you!

Chorus
Come to the water! You who are thirsty!
Though you have nothing, I bid you come!
And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!
Come! Listen! Live.

Verse 3
Just as the rain falls to water the earth;
Just as a seed becomes bread
My word upon you can never return
Until My longing is filled!

Chorus
Come to the water! You who are thirsty!
Though you have nothing, I bid you come!
And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!
Come! Listen! Live.

© Frank Andersen and Chevalier Music & © Frank Andersen and Chevalier Music



























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BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD ABOVE
Verse 1
Before the throne of God above,
I have a strong, a perfect plea,
A great High Priest whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.

Verse 2
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart;
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart,
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

Verse 3
When Satan tempts me to despair,
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end to all my sin.

Verse 4
Because the sinless Saviour died,
My sinful soul is counted free;
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me,
To look on Him and pardon me.

Verse 5
Behold Him there! The risen Lamb,
My perfect, spotless righteousness;
The great unchangeable I AM,
The King of glory and of grace!

Verse 6
One with Himself I cannot die,
My soul is purchased with His blood;
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ, my Saviour and my God,
With Christ my Saviour and my God.

Charitie L. Bancroft (1841-92)


TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
Verse 1
Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Verse 2
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

Verse 3
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.

Verse 4
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

Verse 5
Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine:
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Verse 6
Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store:
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

Frances Ridley Havergal