O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
George Matheson, Christopher Miner

O love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee.
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine oceans depths its flow.
May richer fuller be.

O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee.
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day.
May brighter fairer be.

O joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee.
I chase the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain.
That morn shall tearless be.

O cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee.
I lay in dust's life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red.
Life that shall endless be.

 

 

Call to Worship
Adapted from Ezekiel 36:

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.

You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

 

 

 

How Marvelous
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene.
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner condemned, unclean.

How marvelous, How wonderful
And my song will ever be
How marvelous, How wonderful
Is my Saviour's love for me.

He took my sins and my sorrows
He made them his very own
He bore the burden to Calvary
He suffered and bled for me.

How marvelous, How wonderful
And my song will ever be
How marvelous, How wonderful
Is my Saviour's love for me.

When with ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see
Twill be joy through the ages
To sing of His love of me.

How marvelous, How wonderful
And my song will ever be
How marvelous, How wonderful
Is my Saviour's love for me.

 

 

 

Congregational Prayer

Almighty and most merciful Father,

We rejoice in your mercy; it is higher than the heavens, deeper than the sea, wider than our wanderings, greater than all our sin.

Forgive our careless attitude toward your sovereign design for us, our complaining when in trial, our envy of the perceived well-being of others, our obsession with pleasing ourselves, our indifference to the needs of others, our neglect of your commands.

Help us to repent of these transgressions and seek you with all our heart, so that we might walk in your ways, until you call us home.

In Jesus’s name.

Amen.

 

 

 

 

New City Catechism
Question 15

Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?

That we may know the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful nature and disobedience of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior. The law also teaches and exhorts us to live a life worthy of our Savior.

 

 

 

 

You Alone Can Rescue
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman

Who, oh Lord, could save themselves
Their own soul could heal?
Our shame was deeper than the sea
Your grace is deeper still

You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise

You, oh Lord, have made a way
The great divide You heal
For when our hearts were far away
Your love went further still
Yes, your love goes further still

You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise

We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes
You’re the Giver of Life

You alone can rescue, You alone can save
You alone can lift us from the grave
You came down to find us, led us out of death
To You alone belongs the highest praise

 

 

 

Luke 17:1-10

11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

 

 

 

Amazing Grace
John Newton

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers toils and snares
I have already come
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun

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