I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son our Lod, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
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 Spirit, the holy universal church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.


response reading 86. Revelations 14
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion,
and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder.
The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders.
No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure.
They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.
They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

Revelation 4:1-11
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne.
4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."


Hymnal 401
1 Savior, lead me, lest I stray, gently lead me all the way;
I am sfe when by Thy side, I would in Thy love abide
Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me, lest I stray
Gently down the stream of time, lead me, Savior, all the way.
2 Thou the refuge of my soul, when life's stormy billows roll
I am sfe when Thou art nigh, all my hopes on Thee rely
Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me, lest I stray
Gently down the stream of time, lead me, Savior, all the way.
3 Savior, lead me, then at last, when the storm of life is past
To the land of endless day, where all tears are wiped away
Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me, lest I stray
Gently down the stream of time, lead me, Savior, all the way.


hymnal 633
Take these gifts, take these gifts, O our God:
All we have, all we have comes from you.
With our voices raised in thanks, Lord, we give to you. Amen.


hymnal 492
1 Just a few more days to be filled with praise, And to tell the old, old story;
Then, when twilight falls, and my Savior calls, I shall go to Him in glory.
I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown, Where the gates swing outward never;
At His feet I’ll lay ev'ry burden down, And with Jesus reign forever.
2 Just a few more years with their toil and tears, And the journey will be ended;
Then I’ll be with Him, where the tide of time With eternity is blended.
I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown, Where the gates swing outward never;
At His feet I’ll lay ev'ry burden down, And with Jesus reign forever.
3 Tho' the hills be steep and the valleys deep, With no flow'rs my way adorning;
Tho' the night be lone and my rest a stone, Joy awaits me in the morning.
I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown, Where the gates swing outward never;
At His feet I’ll lay ev'ry burden down, And with Jesus reign forever.
4 What a joy ’twill be when I wake to see Him for whom my heart is burning!
Nevermore to sigh, nevermore to die-- For that day my heart is yearning.
I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown, Where the gates swing outward never;
At His feet I’ll lay ev'ry burden down, And with Jesus reign forever.