Hymnal 185 1 Oh, spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found, wherever human hearts and human woes abound;let every christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: the Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Holy Ghost from heaven, the Father's promise given! Oh, spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found; the Comforter has come! 2 Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings, every captive soul a full deliverance brings; and thro' the vacant cells the song of triumph rings; the Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Holy Ghost from heaven, the Father's promise given! Oh, spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found; the Comforter has come! 3 Oh, boundless love divine! how shall this tongue of mine to wondering mortals tellt he matchless grace divine; that I, a child of hell, should in His image shine! The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come! The Holy Ghost from heaven, the Father's promise given! Oh, spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found; the Comforter has come! Response Reading: 93. New Year Day (1) PRES: Blessed are the poor in spirit CONG: for theirs is the kingdomf oheaven PRES: Blessed are those who mourn, CONG: for they will be comforted PRES: blessed are the meek CONG: for they will inherit the earth PRES: blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness CONG: for they will be filled PRES: blessed are the merciful CONG: for they will be shown mercy PRES: blessed are the pure in heart CONG: for they will see God PRES: blessed are the peacemakers CONG: for they will be called sons of God PRES: blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness CONG: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven PRES: blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me CONG: rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 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 419 1 Under His wings, I am safely abiding; though the night deepens and tempests are wild, Still I can trust Him I know He will keep me; He has redeemed me and I am His child Under His wings, under His wings, who from His love can sever? Under His wings my souls shall abide, safely abide forever. 2 Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow! How the heart yearningly turns to His rest! Often when earth has no balm for my healing; there I find comfort and there I am blest. Under His wings, under His wings, who from His love can sever? Under His wings my souls shall abide, safely abide forever. 3 Under His wings, O what precious enjoyment! There will I hide till life's trials are over; Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me; resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore. Under His wings, under His wings, who from His love can sever? Under His wings my souls shall abide, safely abide forever. Passage: Matthew 8:18-25 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Im-mediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. 23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their syna-gogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those op-pressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. Hymnal 510