Hymnal 550 1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning Joy to the lands that in darknses have lain Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning Zion in triumph begins her mild reign 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning Long by the prophets of Israel foretold Hail to the millions from bondage returning Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing Streams ever copious are gliding along Loud from the mountain tops echos are rising Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song 4 See, from alllands, from the isles of the ocean, Praise to Jehovah ascending on high Fall'n are teh engines of war and commotion Shouts of salvation are rending the sky Response Reading: 93. New Year Day (1) PRES: In the beginning you laid the foundadtions of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands CONG: They will perish, but you remain PRES: they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded CONG: But you remain the same, and your years will never end PRES: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past CONG: See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; PRES: You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; CONG: to be made new in the attittude of your minds; and to put the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness adn holiness PRES: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation CONG: the old has gone, the new has come! PRES: A new command I give you; love one another CONG: As I have loved you, so you must love one another Apostle's Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His Only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in The Holy Ghost, The Holy Catholic Church, The Communion of Saints, The forgiveness of sin, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. Hymnal 1 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. amen. Hymnal 288 1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O What a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long. 2. Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of rapture now burst on my sight; Angels descending, bring from above echoes of mercy, whispers of love. This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long. 3. Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest; Watching and waiting, looking, above, filled with His goodness, lost in His love. This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long. Passage: Matthew 3:1-12 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” 4Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Hymnal 411 1 Bugle calls are ringing out, "Forward" is the battle shout, See where floats the conquering sign, onward to the war divine And when the battle's over we shall wea ra crown, we shall wear a crown, we shall wear a crown! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem! Wear a crown, wear a crown, a way over Jordan! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem! 2 Sound the charge against the foe, lay the hosts of error low; In His name, victorious King, let the song of triumph ring; And when the battle's over we shall wea ra crown, we shall wear a crown, we shall wear a crown! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem! Wear a crown, wear a crown, a way over Jordan! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem! 3 Fight the fight of faith and love, looking unto Him above; Loyal soldiers, do and dare, your commander's joy to share. And when the battle's over we shall wea ra crown, we shall wear a crown, we shall wear a crown! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem! Wear a crown, wear a crown, a way over Jordan! And when the battle's over we shall wear a crown in the new Jerusalem!