Hymnal 14 1 The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of everylasting days, and God of love; Jehovah, great I am, by earth and heaven confessed; I bow and bless the sacred name forever blest. 2 He by Himself hath sworn, I on His oath depend I shall, on eagles' wings upborne, to heave'n ascend; I shall behold His face, I shall His power adore, And sing the wonders of His grace forever more. 3 The God who reigns on high the great archangels sing And Holy, holy, holy, cry, Almighty King! Who was and is the same, and evermore shall be; Jehovah, Father, great I am, we worship Thee. 4 The whole triumphant host give thanks to God on high; Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost!They ever cry. Hail, Abraham's God, and mine! I join the heavenly lays; All might and majesty are Thine, and endless praise. Response Reading: 63. Psalm 145 PRES: I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. CONG: Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. PRES: Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. CONG: One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. PRES: They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. CONG: They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. PRES: They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. CONG: The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. PRES: The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. CONG: All you have made will praise you, O Lord; your saints will extol 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 208 1 I love Thy Kingdom, Lord, the house of Thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer saved with His own precious blood. pumvisible() ? '2' : '' I love Thy Church, O God; Her walls before Thee stand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, and graven on Thy hand. 3 For her my tears shall fall, for her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given, till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest joy, I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Sure as Thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, and brightger bliss of heaven. Passage: Matthew 15:1-11 1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3 He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 5 But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God," 6 he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. 7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: 8 "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; 9 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" 10 And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.""''" "'" Hymnal 620 1 Gathered here within this place, we can share in God's redeeming grace There's no room for dbout or fear; we can feel His presence here As we face each passing day we will serve and honor and obey And if hope should start to dim. We will know our trust is in Him And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive Keep our faith alive 2 We will live as God has planned, though at times we may not understand Many things we may not see, but our faith will help us believe from His Word we learn the truth Through His love we all are born anew With His help we will not fail for we know our God will prevail And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive Keep our faith alive 3 When we share the Love He gives, all the world will know that we are His In God's name we stand as one; and through us His work will be done Out of bondage and sorrow, we are leaning hard on Christ the Lord In Christ we will fight good fights. And will praise the name of the Lord And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive