SONGS OF PRAISE SERVICE – Sunday 3rd July 2022
(Words for Hymns and Bible reading are listed below)
Welcome and Notices
Call to Worship
HYMN CH4 512/MP708 To God be the glory
Opening Prayer/Dedication of Offering/Lord’s Prayer
HYMN CH4 547/MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus
Sketch – ‘Praise Music’
JP 144 Joy is the flag
MP 325 I’m special because God has loved me
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
HYMN CH4 252/MP 857 I, the Lord of sea and sky
Reflection
HYMN MP 1072 In Christ alone
Prayers for the world
HYMN CH4 448/MP 445 Shine, Jesus shine
Reflection
HYMN CH4 737/MP 770 Will your anchor hold
Benediction – Alastair
HYMN CH4 512/MP 708 To God be the glory
1 To God be the glory!
great things He hath done:
so loved He the world
that He gave us His Son;
who yielded His life
an atonement for sin,
and opened the life gate
that all may go in
Chorus – Praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
let the earth hear His voice;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord!
let the people rejoice:
O come to the Father,
through Jesus the Son
and give Him the glory:
great things He hath done!
2 O perfect redemption,
the purchase of blood!
to every believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus
a pardon receives.
Chorus
3 Great things He hath taught us,
great things He hath done,
and great our rejoicing,
through Jesus his son,
but purer, and higher,
and greater will be
our wonder, our rapture,
when Jesus we see.
Chorus
HYMN CH4 547/MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear –
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged:
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness –
take it to the Lord in prayer!
3 Are we weak and heavy-laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge!
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
thou wilt find a solace there.
JP 144 Joy is the flag
Joy is the flag flown high from the castle of my heart,
from the castle of my heart,
from the castle of my heart,
Joy is the flag flown high from the castle of my heart,
when the King is in residence there.
So let it fly in the sky, let the whole world know
let the whole world know
let the whole world know
So let it fly in the sky, let the whole world know
That the King is in residence there.
MP 325 I’m special because God has loved me
1 I’m special because God has loved me,
for He gave the best thing that He had to save me;
His own Son Jesus, crucified to take the blame,
for all the bad things I have done.
2 Thank You Jesus, thank You Lord
for loving me so much;
I know I don’t deserve anything,
help me feel Your love right now,
to know deep in my heart
that I’m Your special friend.
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those day s the Word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak, that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel.
Samuel answered “Here I am.” and he ran to Eli and said “Here I am; you called me”
But Eli said “I did not call; go back lie down”, so he went and lay down.
Again the Lord called “Samuel” and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said “Here I am; you called me”
“My son, ” Eli said, ” I did not call, go back and lie down”
Now Samuel did not know the Lord, The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
The Lord called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said “Here I am; you called me”
Then Eli realised that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli tod Samuel “Go and lie down, and f he calls say “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening””. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
HYMN CH4 252/MP 857 I, the Lord of sea and sky
1 I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Chorus
Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord,
if You lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.
2 I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne My people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My word to them.
Whom shall I send?
3 I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts are satisfied.
I will give My life to them.
Whom shall I send?
HYMN MP 1072 In Christ alone
1 In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this cornerstone, this solid ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm
what depths of peace
when fears are stilled,
when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all,
here in the love of Christ I stand.
2 In Christ alone – who took on flesh,
fullness of God in helpless Babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
scorned by the ones he came to save,
till on that cross as Jesus died,
the wrath of God was satisfied;
for every sin on Him was laid;
here in the death of Christ I live.
3 There in the ground his body lay,
light of the world by darkness slain,
then, bursting forth in glorious day,
up from the grave He rose again!
And as he stands in victory
sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
for I am His and He is mine –
brought with the precious blood of Christ.
4 No guilt in life, no fear in death,
this is the power of Christ in me;
from life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man
can ever pluck me from His hand;
till He returns or calls me home,
here in the power of Christ I’ll stand!
HYMN CH4 448/MP 445 Shine, Jesus shine
1 Lord the light of your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness shining
Jesus, light of the world shine upon us
Set us free by the truth you now bring us
Shine on me. Shine on me
Chorus: Shine Jesus shine
Fill the land with the Father’s glory
Blaze spirit blaze set our hearts on fire
Flow river flow
flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word now
And let there be light
2 Lord I come to your awesome presence
Form the shadows into your radiance
by your blood I may enter your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me. Shine on me
3 As we gaze on your kingly brightness
So, our faces display your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story
Shine on me. Shine on me
HYMN CH4 737/MP 770 Will your anchor hold
1. Will your anchor hold in the storms of strife,
when the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the string tides lift, and the cable strain,
will your anchor drift, or firm remain?
Chorus: We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the rock which cannot more,
grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!
2. Will your anchor hold in the straits of fear,
when the breakers roar and the reef is near?
While the surges rage, and the wild wind blows,
shall the angry waves, then your bark o’erflow?
3. Will your anchor hold in the floods of death,
when the waters cold chill your latest breath?
On the rising tided you can never fail,
while your anchor holds within the veil.
4. Will your eyes behold through the morning light,
the city of gold and the harbour bright?
Will you anchor safe by the heavenly shore,
when life’s storms are past for evermore?
