Your host for this video is Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.

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On this episode we have a conversation with Pastor Offiong Akpan of the House of Glory Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lagos, Nigeria

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.

1

Thee, O Jesus, I’ll not leave,

Who for me Thyself hast given;

Firmly unto Thee I cleave,

Nor from Thee will I be driven.

Thou the light of life dost give:

Thee, O Jesus, I’ll not leave.

2

I will leave Thee nevermore

While on earth I am abiding;

All I am and have I pour

At Thy feet, in Thee confiding.

All to Thee I gladly give:

Thee, O Jesus, I’ll not leave.

3

Though my sight should pass away,

Taste and touch and hearing fail me,

Though should end life’s little day

And the pangs of death assail me,

Yet shall naught my spirit grieve:

Thee, O Jesus, I’ll not leave.

4

Thee, O Lord, I will not leave

When at last in heavenly glory,

Where Thy saints Thou dost receive,

I with them in faith adore Thee.

Firmly then to Thee I cleave:

Thee, O Jesus, I’ll not leave.

Service by Rev. Magnus Sørensen of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Århus, Denmark.

Your host for this video is Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.

To have your questions answered by the consistory email us at [email protected]

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Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.

1

They come, God’s messengers of love,

They come from realms of peace above,

From homes of never-fading light,

From blissful mansions ever bright.

2

They come to watch around us here,

To soothe our sorrow, calm our fear;

Ye heavenly guides, speed not away,

God willeth you with us to stay.

3

But chiefly at its journey’s end

’Tis yours the spirit to befriend,

And whisper to the faithful heart,

“O Christian soul, in peace depart.”

4

Blest Jesus, Thou whose groans and tears

Have sanctified frail nature’s fears,

To earth in bitter sorrow weighed,

Thou didst not scorn Thine angel’s aid.

5

An angel guard to us supply

When on the bed of death we lie;

And by Thine own almighty power

O shield us in the last dread hour.

6

To God the Father, God the Son,

And God the Spirit, three in one,

From all above and all below

Let joyful praise unceasing flow.

Your host for this video is Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia.

To have your questions answered by the consistory email us at [email protected]

For more information on the Confessional Orthodox Evangelical Lutheran Communion check out our website: http://coelc.org/

1

Lord God, to Thee we all give praise,

Our thankful hearts to Thee we raise,

For countless hosts of angels bright

Who serve Thy Son in cloudless light.

2

Pure in their nature, good and true,

’Tis their delight Thy will to do;

From heaven they come the souls to guard

Who trust in Thy most holy Word.

3

They joy when but one sinner turns;

Their zeal for Jesus ever burns;

They serve His people night and day,

And turn full many an ill away.

4

All little ones awake, asleep,

And every child of Thine, they keep;

O’er all Thy kingdom, far and hear,

They give their kind and loving care.

5

When death approaches, they will come

To soften pain, and guide us home;

And when the spirit leaves the clay

They bear us to the realms of day.

6

Give us, O Lord, the grace and power

To serve Thee well each day and hour;

Grant us the zeal and fervent love

To serve as angels serve above.