Brother, sister, parent, child. Friends on earth, and friends above, Pleasures pure and undefiled, Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our grateful hymn of praise.
Thanksgiving Lovefeast Olivet Moravian Church November 20, 2016 BAND PRELUDE CHIMING OF THE HOUR CALL TO WORSHIP
O Worship the King
Come, ye thankful people come Raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin; God our Maker doth provide For our wants to be supplied; Come to God’s own Temple, come, Raise the song of harvest home.
Grant/Croft St. George’s Windsor
All the world is God’s own field, Fruit unto His praise to yield; Wheat and tares together sown, Unto joy and sorrow grown; First the blade and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear; Lord of harvest, grant that we Wholesome grain and pure may be.
PRAYER AND WELCOME 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.
Kremser
Duke Street
He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry light on high; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song.
He sent His Son with power to save From guilt, from darkness, and the grave; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song. BLESSING: Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be, and bless these gifts bestowed by Thee. Bless Thy dear ones everywhere, and keep them in Thy loving care. Amen. ANTHEMS
In the Spirit of Thanksgiving A Round of Thanks I Will Give Thanks
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight we were winning; Thou, Lord, wast at our side; all glory be Thine!
arr. B. Nix arr. D. Moore R. C. Clatterbuck Regent Square
Thanks we give and adoration for the gospel’s joyful sound; May the fruits of Thy salvation in our hearts and lives abound: King of glory, King of glory, sway Thy scepter all around.
We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant, And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be. Let Thy congregation escape tribulation; Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! For the beauty of the earth For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our grateful hymn of praise. For the joy of human love,
Give to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all His ways; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song.
Lifts its holy hands above, Off’ring up on ev’ry shore Its pure sacrifice of love, Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our grateful hymn of praise.
Praise to Thee, O Lord, we render, for Thy love in Jesus shown; May that love so strong and tender, bind us fast to Him alone; Now and ever, now and ever, gather us among Thine own. Dix
For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light, Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our grateful hymn of praise. For Your church that evermore
Saviour, when Thy love shall call us from our struggling pilgrim way, Let no fear of death appall us, glad Thy summons to obey. May we ever, may we ever reign with Thee in endless day. Glory be to God, the Father! Glory be to God, the Son! Glory be to God, the Spirit! Great Jehovah, Three in One: Glory, glory, glory, glory, while eternal ages run.
OFFERTORY
A Thanksgiving Garden Youth Chorus Director: John Golden; Pianist: Amy Goodrich
J. Martin
Wir Pflugen We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered by God’s Almighty Hand; He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine and soft refreshing rain. All good gifts around us are sent from heav’n above; Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all His love. We thank You, our Creator, for all things bright and good, The seedtime and the harvest, our life, our health, our food; Accept the gifts we offer for all your love imparts, And what you most would treasure – our humble, thankful hearts. All good gifts around us are sent from heav’n above; Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all His love. CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Mrs. Kathy Rights
(Children are invited to go to Children’s Church or back to their seat.)
SCRIPTURE MESSAGE
Psalm 46 Luke 23:33-43
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A New Beginning is Coming
Rev. Allen Nun Danket
Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, in whom His world rejoices; Who, from our mother’s arms, has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. O may this gracious God through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed, And free us from all ills in this world and the next. All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, The Son and Spirit blessed, who reign in highest heaven – The One eternal God, whom heav’n and earth adore; For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. BENEDICTION AND RESPONSE POSTLUDE
Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It
arr. D. Angerman