BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude: The Tree of Life arr. Valerie Floeter

- Hymn 64 - Praise the Lord, Ye Heav'ns, Adore Him

- Psalm 37: 25: I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 582 - God of Mercy, God of Grace

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Chloe Kuhlman (Pianist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 69 - The God of Abr'Am Praise: vv. 1-4

- Colossians 3: 1-4: If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above: vv. 1 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Gradual for the Final Week of the Church Year: P: “I know the thoughts that I think towards you,” says the Lord. C: “Thoughts of peace and not of evil.” P: “I am the Light of the world; whoever follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” C: The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come,” and let him that hears say “Come!” Alleluia! Alleluia! P: Even so, come, Lord Jesus. C: Alleluia!

- Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 1 & 2

- Titus 2: 11-14: For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 425 - Light of the Minds That Know Him: vv. 3 & 4

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude: "Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" arr. by Vince Gassi

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 1-5

- 1 Timothy 4: 8: For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 539 - Jerusalem, My Happy Home: vv. 6-9

- Blessing

- Postlude: "Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)" by Correlli, arr. by Todd Parrish

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Devotion

- Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- The Confession of Sin (p. 120)

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- Isaiah 40: 6-10: The voice said, “Cry out!” and he said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” O Zion, You who bring good tidings, get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.

- Choir anthem: 'O Day Full of Grace' arr. Christiansen: O day, full of grace, which we behold, Now gently to view ascending; Thou over the earth thy reign unfold, Good cheer to all mortals lending, That children of light in every clime May prove that the night is ending. How blest was that gracious midnight hour, When God in our flesh was given; Then broke forth the dawn with light and power, That spread o'er the darkened heaven; Then rose o'er the world that Sun divine Which gloom from our hearts hath driven. Yea, were every tree endowed with speech, And every leaflet singing, They never with praise His worth could reach, Though earth with their praise be ringing. Who fully could praise the Light of life, Who light to our souls is bringing? With joy we depart for our fatherland, And there we shall walk in endless light. (Danish folk hymn, fifteenth century. C.E.F. Weyse, 1774-1842, arr. F.M. Christiansen, 1871-1955)

- Homily

- Choir anthem: 'My Soul, There is a Country' Parry: My soul, there is a country, far beyond the stars, Where stands a wingèd sentry, All skillful in the wars. There, above noise and danger, Sweet peace sits crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious Friend, And (O my soul, awake!) Did in pure love descend, To die here for thy sake. If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flower of peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy Fortress, and thy Ease. Leave, then, thy foolish ranges; For none can thee secure But One, who never changes, Thy God, thy Life, thy Cure. (H. Vaughan, Silex Scintillans, or Sacred Poems, 1650)

- The Kyrie (p. 124)

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)

- Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord

- The Collect (pp. 125-127)

- The Benedicamus (p. 127)

- The Benediction (p. 127)

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 1-4

- Matthew 25: 31-40: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: vv. 5, 6 & 11

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Craig Ferkenstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Introduction to the Hymn: Dies Irae

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 3 & 4

- Psalm 73 selected verses NKJV: Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride serves as their necklace; violence covers them like a garment. Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. They say, “How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?” Behold, these are the ungodly, who are always at ease; they increase in riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence. For all day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning. When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me — until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Surely You set them in slippery places; you cast them down to destruction. Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 5 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Prayer #133, p. 165

- Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 1, 4 & 5

- Acts 17: 22-31: Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

- Devotion

- The Lord's Prayer (p. 85)

- Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 6 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 389 - A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing: vv. 1-3

- Luke 21: 27-28 EHV: “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 389 - A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing: vv. 6 & 7

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)