I Will Enter His Gates
I will enter His gates
with thanksgiving in my heart.
I will enter His courts with praise.
I will say this is the day
that the Lord has made.
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad.
He has made me glad.
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad.
He has made me glad.
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
(Words & Music: Leona Von Brethorst © 1976 by Maranatha! Music Church CCLI#2458953)
New Every Morning is the Love
New ever morning is the love
our waking and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies each returning day
around us hover while we pray,
new perils past, new sins forgiven,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
be set to hallow all we find,
new treasures still of countless price
God will provide for sacrifice.
The trivial round, the common task,
will furnish all we ought to ask,
room to deny ourselves,
a road to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love,
fit us for perfect rest above,
and help us, this and every day
to live more nearly as we pray!
(Words: John Keble, Music: Samuel Webbe, Public Domain. Church CCLI # 2458953)
RESPONSIVE PSALM: Psalm 111
Praise for God’s Wonderful Works
1 Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
3 Full of honor and majesty is His work,
and His righteousness endures forever.
4 He has gained renown by His wonderful deeds;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who fear Him;
He is ever mindful of his covenant.
6 He has shown his people
the power of His works,
in giving them the heritage of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are faithful and just;
all His precepts are trustworthy.
8 They are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He sent redemption to His people;
He has commanded his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is His name.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.
SUNG RESPONSE: Thy Word
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path.
When I feel afraid, think I’ve lost my way,
still You’re there right beside me,
and nothing will I fear,
as long as You are near.
Please be near me to the end.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path.
(Words: Amy Grant, Music: Michael W. Smith © Meadowgreen Music/Word Music Church CCLI #2458953)
SOLO: Come Follow Me Forever
We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations
We’ve a story to tell to the nations,
that shall turn their hearts to the right,
a story of truth and mercy,
a story of peace and light,
a story of peace and light,
for the darkness shall turn to dawning
and the dawning to noonday bright,
and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth,
the kingdom of love and light.
We’ve a song to be sung to the nations,
that shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
a song that shall conquer evil
and shatter the spear and sword,
and shatter the spear and sword,
for the darkness shall turn to dawning
and the dawning to noonday bright,
and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth,
the kingdom of love and light.
We’ve a message to give to the nations,
that the Lord who reigneth above
hath sent us His Son to save us,
and show us that God is love,
and show us that God is love,
for the darkness shall turn to dawning
and the dawning to noonday bright,
and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth,
the kingdom of love and light.
(Words: Traditional, Public Domain.
Music: John Johnson, © Lorenz Publishing Co. Church CCLI # 2458953)