BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 1-3

- Ecclesiastes 1: 1-2, 12: 9-14: The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”… Not only was the Teacher wise, but also he imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails – given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (NIV)

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 486 - The Church's One Foundation: vv. 4 & 5

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Dr. Gene Pfeifer (Preacher), Adriana Kleinschmidt (Instrumentalist), Prof. Ben Faugstad (Director), BLC Chamber Orchestra (Instrumental Group)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 16 - From All That Dwell Below the Skies

- Romans 8: 31-32: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 222 - Lord, 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Pastor Ken Mellon (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear

- The Versicles (pp. 120-121)

- John 14:1-4: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

- All Those Who Trust in Christ (Jerusalem) - H. Parry: All those who trust in Christ are blest And find in Him eternal rest; This world’s allurements we despise And fix on Christ alone our eyes. Through Him we heirs of heav’n are made; O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid That we may firmly trust in Thee, And through Thee live eternally. O Christ, our Savior, Helper Friend, Be with us till our journey’s end. In mercy guide us by Thy grace Till we behold Thy glorious face. Though Satan rage, His pow’r is gone His thundering roar can harm us none Our strong Defender hurls him down, And wins for us a heav’nly crown. - Author unknown, 1607; 2. K. Stolshagen, 1550-94; H. Parry, 1916

- Homily

- Canticle: Nunc dimittis in B-flat C. V. Stanford

- 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)

- Hymn 2 - Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord: vv. 2 & 3

- 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

- The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108)

- The Confession of Sin (p. 108)

- Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 1-3

- John 17: 13-19: (Jesus prayed:) “Now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.”

- Devotion

- Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 5 & 6

- The Collect (p. 108)

- The Canticle (p. 108)

- Hymn 377 - Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me?: vv. 7 & 8

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 397 - O Christ, Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire: vv. 1-3

- Anthem: Blessed Be the God and Father S. S. Wesley: S.S. Wesley, 1810-1876 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed at the last time. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation. Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. Love one another with a pure heart fervently. See that ye love one another. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. But the word of the Lord endureth forever. Amen. 1 Peter 1:3–5, 15, 17, 22b, 23a, 24

- Prayer: P: Lord God, heavenly Father, You delivered Your Son for our offenses, and raised Him again for our justification: ALL: We beseech You, grant us Your Holy Spirit, that He may rule and govern us according to Your will; graciously keep us in the true faith, defend us from all sins, and after this life raise us to eternal life; through the same, Your beloved Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.

- Anthem: Christ our Passover W. C. Mcfarlane: W.C. Macfarlane, 1870-1945 Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast. Not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more: death hath no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is risen, is risen from the dead: and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death: by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: World without end. Amen. Alleluia. I Corinthians 5, Romans 6, I Corinthians 15

- Hymn 346 - Death is Dead, the True Life Liveth: vv. 4

- Postlude

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

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Psalmody from Psalm 73: P: Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. C: But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. P: You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory. C: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

- Hymn 423 - How Can I Thank You, Lord: vv. 1-3

- Isaiah 49: 14-16: Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 597 - Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Joseph Roemhildt (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude: Ave verum corpus W. A. Mozart, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson

- Choir: Rock of Ages: arr. Sally DeFord

- Psalm 23

- Devotion

- Hymn 370 - The King of Love, My Shepherd is: vv. 1, 2, 4 & 6

- Prayer

- Blessing

- Choir: I'll Fly Away: arr. Craig Courtney

- Postlude: Easter Gladness arr. Margaret R. Tucker

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Prof. Ann Fredrickson (Director), Handbell Choir (Instrumental Group), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist), Mariah Munsen (Instrumentalist), Mary Martha Singers (Choral Group)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 1-4

- John 21: 17-19: He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 505 - O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine: vv. 5, 9 & 10

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Riley Marth (Organist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude: I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name - arr. Richard Gieseke

- Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 1-3

- John 10: 22-28: Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”

- Devotion

- Prayer

- Hymn 368 - The Lord My Faithful Shepherd is: vv. 4 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Brian Klebig (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

Order of Service:

- Prelude

- Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 1-4

- Luke 24: 36-43: Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence.

- Devotion

- Hymn 364 - O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink: vv. 5 & 6

- Blessing

- Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Dr. Tom Kuster (Preacher), Nathan Wildauer (Organist)