I waited patiently for the Lord
(words for hymns and bible reading can be found below the order of service)
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn MP 1000 King of Kings
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Introduction to reading
Reading Psalm 40 : 1 – 11
Hymn MP 48 Be still and know
Reflection 1
Video :He will hold me fast
Reflection 2
Hymn CH4 716: Come and find the quiet centre
Intercession
Hymn MP 170 : Give thanks
Benediction
Call to Worship
This is the time for worship
God invites us
God calls us
God’s spirit surrounds us
May we wait on God
In the silent spaces
May we praise God
In hymn and music
May we learn of God
Through his word
May we see God
In one another
Hymn MP 1000 King of Kings
1 King of kings, majesty,
God of heaven living in me,
gentle Saviour, closest friend,
strong deliverer, beginning and end
all within me falls at Your throne.
Chorus
Your majesty, I can but bow,
I lay my all before You now.
In royal robes I don’t deserve
I live to serve Your Majesty,
I live to serve Your Majesty.
2 Earth and heaven worship You,
love eternal, faithful and true,
who bought the nations, ransomed souls,
brought the sinner near to Your throne;
all within me cries out in praise.
Chorus
Reading Psalm 40 : 1 – 11
I waited patiently for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
and put their trust in him.
Blessed is the one
who trusts in the Lord,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods.
Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many to declare.
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire
but my ears you have opened
burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come
it is written about me in the scroll.
I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.”
I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;
I do not seal my lips, Lord,
as you know.
I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.
Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;
may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
Hymn MP 48 Be still and know
1 Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am God.
2 I am the Lord that healeth thee.
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
3 In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust.
In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust.
In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust.
Hymn CH4 716: Come and find the quiet centre
1 Come and find the quiet centre
in the crowded life we lead,
find the room for hope to enter,
find the space where we are freed:
clear the chaos and the clutter,
clear our eyes, that we can see,
all the things that really matter,
be at peace, and simply be.
2 Silence is a friend who claims us,
cools the heat and slows the pace;
God it is who speaks and names us,
knows our being, touches base,
making space within our thinking,
lifting shades to show the sun,
raising courage when we’re shrinking,
finding scope for faith begun.
3 In the Spirit let us travel,
open to each other’s pain,
let our lives and fears unravel,
celebrate the space we gain:
there’s a place for deepest dreaming,
there’s a time for hearts to care,
in the Spirit’s lively scheming,
there is always room to spare!
Hymn MP 170 : Give thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart,
give thanks to the Holy One;
give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart
give thanks to the Holy One;
give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong’
let the poor say, ‘I am rich’,
because what the Lord has done for us;
And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong’
let the poor say, ‘I am rich’,
because what the Lord has done for us;
Give thanks with a grateful heart
give thanks to the Holy One;
give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son
And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong’
let the poor say, ‘I am rich’,
because what the Lord has done for us;
And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong’
let the poor say, ‘I am rich’,
because what the Lord has done for us;