Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise (#347) "All Creatures of Our God and King" (verses 1–4)

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "So Abram Went" (Genesis 12:1–9) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#87) "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (verses 1 & 3)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#98) "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

Benediction

Postlude

All Creatures of Our God and King

All creatures of our God and King,

Lift up your voice and with us sing,

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thou burning sun with golden beam,

Thou silver moon with softer gleam,

O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia!

Thou rushing wind that art so strong,

Ye clouds that sail in heaven along,

O praise Him! Alleluia!

Thou rising morn in praise rejoice,

Ye lights of evening, find a voice!

O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia!

Thou flowing water, pure and clear,

Make music for thy lord to hear,

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thou fire so masterful and bright,

That givest man both warmth and light,

O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless,

And worship Him in humbleness,

O praise Him! Alleluia!

Praise, praise the Father, praise the son,

And praise the Spirit, Three in One!

O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia!

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

What a fellowship, what a joy divine, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms; 

What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms 

CHORUS: 

Leaning, leaning, 

Safe a secure from all alarms; 

Leaning, leaning, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms. 

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms; 

O how bright the path grows from day to day, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms. 

[CHORUS]

What have I to dread, what have I to fear, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms? 

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, 

Leaning on the everlasting arms. 

[CHORUS]

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father! 

There is no shadow of turning with Thee; 

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not: 

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. 

[CHORUS]:

Great is Thy faithfulness, 

Great is Thy faithfulness, 

Morning by morning new mercies I see; 

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided - 

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, 

Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above, 

Join with all nature in manifold witness 

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. 

[CHORUS]

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, 

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, 

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow - 

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - (#21) "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"

Praise Songs

Celebrating Children's Graduation

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Love" (I Corinthians 13:1–13) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Hymn of Approach (#253) "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" (verses 1 & 2)

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Prayer after Communion

Benediction

Singing The Lord's Prayer

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Love divine, all loves excelling, 

Joy of heaven to earth come down, 

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, 

All Thy faithful mercies crown. 

Jesus, Thou art all compassion, 

Pure, unbounded love Thou art; 

Visit us with Thy salvation, 

Enter every trembling heart. 

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit 

Into every troubled breast; 

Let us all in Thee inherit, 

Let us find Thy promised rest. 

Take away our bent to sinning, 

Alpha and Omega be; 

End of faith, as its beginning, 

Set our hearts at liberty. 

Come, Almighty to deliver, 

Let us all Thy life receive; 

Suddenly return, and never, 

Nevermore Thy temples leave. 

Thee we would be always blessing, 

Serve Thee as Thy hosts above, 

Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing, 

Glory in Thy perfect love. 

Finish then Thy new creation, 

Pure and spotless let us be; 

Let us see Thy great salvation 

Perfectly restored in Thee. 

Changed from glory into glory, 

'Til in heaven we take our place, 

'Til we cast our crowns before Thee, 

Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Amen. 

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Beneath the cross of Jesus 

I gladly take my stand: 

The shadow of a might rock 

Within a weary land, 

A home within the wilderness, 

A rest upon the way, 

From the burning of the noontide heat 

And the burden of the day. 

Upon that cross of Jesus 

My eyes at times can see 

The very dying form of One

Who suffered there for me; 

And from my smitten heart, with tears, 

Two wonders I confess- 

The wonders of His glorious love 

And my unworthiness. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#318) "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"

Praise Songs

Acknowledgement of Erica

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Special Music - "America The Beautiful" arranged by Ward/Radulescu

Sermon - "Pentecost" (Acts 2:1–21) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#155) "Spirit of the Living God"

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Love in Any Language" by Jon Mohr

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#528) "God of Grace and God of Glory"

Benediction

Postlude

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Presbyterian Church of the Covenant

P.O. Box 2128

Costa Mesa, CA 92628

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; 

Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 

Call for songs of loudest praise. 

Teach me some melodious sonnet, 

Sung by flaming tongues above; 

Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, 

Mount of Thy redeeming love. 

This my glad commemoration 

That 'til now I've safely come; 

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, 

Safely to arrive at home. 

Jesus sought me when a stranger, 

Wandering from the fold of God; 

He, to rescue me from danger, 

Interposed His precious blood. 

O to grace how great a debtor 

Daily I'm constrained to be! 

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, 

Bind my wandering heart to Thee: 

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, 

Prone to leave the God I love: 

Here's my heart, O take and seal it, 

Seal it for Thy courts above. 

Amen. 

Spirit of the Living God

Spirit of the Living God, 

Fall afresh on me, 

Spirit of the Living God, 

Fall afresh on me. 

Melt me, mold me, 

Fill me, use me. 

Spirit of the Living God, 

Fall afresh on me. 

God of Grace and God of Glory

God of grace and God of glory, 

On Thy people pour Thy power; 

Crown Thine ancient church's story, 

Bring her bud to glorious flower. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grant us courage, 

For the facing of this hour, 

For the facing of this hour. 

Lo! the hosts of evil round us

Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways! 

From the fears that long have bound us, 

Free our hearts to faith and praise. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

For the living of these days, 

For the living of these days. 

Cure Thy children's warring madness; 

Bend our pride to Thy control; 

Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, 

Rich in things and poor in soul. 

Grand us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal, 

Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal. 

Set our feet on lofty places, 

Gird our lives that they may be

Armored with all Christ-like graces

In the fight to set men free. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

That we fail not man nor Thee, 

That we fail not man nor Thee. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#32) "How Firm a Foundation"

Praise Songs

Message for Children & Youth

Confess, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Shout For Joy" (I Peter 4:12–14; 5:6–11) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#466) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"

Giving Thanks for Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#377) "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

Benediction

Postlude

How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 

Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! 

What more can He say than to you He hath said, 

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

"Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed, 

For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; 

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, 

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. 

"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, 

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply: 

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design 

Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. 

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose 

I will not, I will not desert to its foes; 

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 

I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!"

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus, 

All our sins and griefs to bear! 

What a privilege to carry 

Everything to God in prayer! 

O what peace we often forfeit, 

O what needless pain we bear, 

All because we do not carry 

Everything to God in prayer. 

Have we trials and temptations? 

Is there trouble anywhere? 

We should never be discouraged—

Take it to the Lord in prayer! 

Can we find a friend so faithful, 

Who will all our sorrows share? 

Jesus knows our every weakness—

Take it to the Lord in prayer! 

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, 

God of glory, Lord of love; 

Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, 

Opening to the sun above. 

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, 

Drive the dark of doubt away; 

Giver of immortal gladness, 

Fill us with the light of day. 

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, 

Earth and heaven reflect Thy rays, 

Stars and angels sing around Thee, 

Center of unbroken praise. 

Field and forest, vale and mountain, 

Flowery meadow, flashing sea, 

Chanting bird and flowing fountain, 

Call us to rejoice in Thee. 

Thou art giving and forgiving, 

Ever blessing, ever blest, 

Wellspring of the joy of living, 

Ocean depth of happy rest! 

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother— 

All who live in love are Thine; 

Teach us how to love each other, 

Lift us to the joy divine. 

Mortals, join the happy chorus 

With the morning stars began; 

Father love is reigning o'er us, 

Brother love binds man to man. 

Ever singing, march we onward, 

Victors in the midst of strife, 

Joyful music leads us sun-ward 

In the triumphs song of life. 

Amen. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#12) "O Day of Rest and Gladness"

Praise Songs

Message for Children & Youth

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Do Not Fear What They Fear" (I Peter 3:13–22)

Hymn of Response - (#84) "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (verses 1 & 2)

Giving Thanks for the Tithes & Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#118) "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"

Benediction

Postlude

O Day of Rest and Gladness

O day of rest and gladness, 

O day of joy and light, 

O balm of care and sadness, 

Most beautiful, most bright: 

On thee the high and lowly, 

Thorough ages joined in tune, 

Sing "Holy, holy, holy," 

To the great God Triune. 

On thee, at the creation, 

The light first had its birth; 

On thee, for our salvation, 

Christ rose from depths of earth; 

On thee our Lord victorious 

The Spirit sent from heaven; 

And thus on thee most glorious 

A triple light was given. 

Today on weary nations 

The heavenly manna falls; 

To holy convocations 

The silver trumpet calls. 

Where gospel light is glowing 

With pure and radiant beams, 

And living water flowing 

With soul-refreshing streams. 

New graces ever gaining 

From this our day of rest, 

We reach the rest remaining 

To spirits of the blest; 

To Holy Ghost be praises, 

To Father and to Son; 

The Church her voice upraises 

To Thee, blest Three in One. 

Amen

My Faith Looks Up to Thee

My faith looks up to Thee, 

Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Savior divine! 

Now hear me while I pray, 

Take all my guilt away, 

O let me from this day 

Be wholly Thine. 

May Thy rich grace impart 

Strength to my faining heart, 

My zeal inspire; 

As Thou has died for me, 

O may my love to Thee 

Pure, warm, and changeless be, 

A living fire! 

Amen

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

A mighty fortress is our God,

A bulwark never failing;

Our helper He amid the flood

Of mortal ills prevailing.

For still our ancient foe

Doth seek to work us woe -

His craft and power are great,

And, armed with cruel hate,

On earth is not His equal.

Did we in our own strength confide,

Our striving would be losing,

Were not the right man on our side,

The man of God's own choosing.

Dost ask who that may be?

Christ Jesus, it is He -

Lord Sabaoth His name,

From age to age the same,

And He must win the battle.

And though this world with devils filled,

Should threaten to undo us,

We will not fear, for God hath willed 

His truth to triumph through us.

The prince of darkness grim,

We tremble not for him -

His rage we can endure,

For lo, his doom is sure:

One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers,

No thanks to them, abideth;

The Spirit and the gifts are ours

Through Him who with us sideth.

Let goods and kindred go,

This mortal life also -

The body they may kill;

God's truth abideth still:

His kingdom is forever.

Amen

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#92) "The Solid Rock"

Church in Praise

Message for Children & Youth

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Special Music - "Come Unto me" by Tim Illick - Brian Cich, voice; Tim Illick, keyboard and voice

Sermon - "Royal Priesthood for Everyone" (I Peter 2:1–10) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Giving Thanks for Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Hymn of Approach - (#564) "Let Us Break Bread Together"

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Benediction

Singing The Lord's Prayer

Postlude

The Solid Rock

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; 

I dare not trust the sweetest frame, 

But wholly lean on Jesus' name. 

CHORUS:

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; 

All other ground is sinking sand, 

All other ground is sinking sand. 

When darkness veils His lovely face, 

I rest on His unchanging grace; 

In every high and stormy gale, 

My anchor holds within the veil. 

[CHORUS]

His oath, His covenant, His blood, 

Support me in the whelming flood; 

When all around my soul gives way, 

He then is all my hope and stay. 

[CHORUS]

When He shall come with trumpet sound, 

O may I then in Him be found; 

Dressed in His righteousness alone, 

Faultless to stand before the throne. 

[CHORUS]

Let Us Break Bread Together

Let us break bread together on our knees; 

Let us break bread together on our knees; 

When I fall on my knees, 

With my face to the rising sun, 

O Lord, have mercy on me. 

Let us drink wine together on our knees; 

Let us drink wine together on our knees; 

When I fall on my knees, 

With my face to the rising sun, 

O Lord, have mercy on me. 

Let us praise God together on our knees; 

Let us praise God together on our knees; 

When I fall on my knees, 

With my face to the rising sun, 

O Lord, have mercy on me. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#67) "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine"

Message for Children & Youth

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "A Little While" (John 16:16–20) - by Amy Hemseri-Sabala

Hymn of Response - (#56) "God Will Take Care of You" (verses 1–3)

Offertory

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#402) "O Jesus, I Have Promised"

Benediction

Postlude

Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! 

O what a foretaste of glory divine! 

Heir of salvation, purchase of God, 

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. 

[CHORUS]:

This is my story, this is my song, 

Praising my Savior all the day long; 

This is my story, this is my song, 

Praising my Savior all the day long. 

Perfect submission, perfect delight, 

Vision of rapture now burst on my sight; 

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. 

[CHORUS]

Perfect submission, all is at rest, 

I in my Savior am happy and blest; 

Watching and waiting, looking above, 

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love. 

[CHORUS]

God Will Take Care of You

Be not dismayed whe'er betide, 

God will take care of you; 

Beneath His wings of live abide, 

God will take care of you. 

CHORUS: 

God will take care of you, 

Through every day, o'er all the way; 

He will take care of you, 

God will take care of you. 

Through day of toil when your heart doth fail, 

God will take care of you; 

When dangers fierce you path assail, 

God will take care of you. 

[CHORUS]

All you may need He will provide, 

God will take care of you; 

Nothing you ask will be denied, 

God will take care of you. 

[CHORUS]

No matter what may be the test, 

God will take care of you; 

Lean, weary one, upon His breast, 

God will take care of you. 

[CHORUS]

O Jesus, I Have Promised

O Jesus, I have promised 

To serve The to the end; 

Be Thou forever near me, 

My Master and my Friend; 

I shall not fear the battle 

If Thou art by my side, 

Nor wander from the pathway 

If Thou wilt be my Guide. 

O let me feel Thee near me, 

The world is ever near; 

I see the sights that dazzle, 

The tempting sounds I hear; 

My foes are ever near me, 

Around me and within; 

But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer, 

And shield my soul from sin. 

O Jesus, Thou hast promised 

To all who follow Thee 

That where Thou art in glory 

There shall Thy servant be; 

And, Jesus, I have promised 

To serve Thee to the end; 

O give me grace to follow 

My Master and my Friend

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#228) "I Will Sing of My Redeemer"

Praise Songs

Confession Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Purify Your Soul" (I Peter 1:17–23) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#385) "Holy God We Praise Thy Name" (verses 1 & 2)

Offertory

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Sending Hymn - (#69) "Standing on the Promises"

Benediction

Postlude

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

I will sing of my Redeemer

And His wondrous love to me; 

On the cruel cross He suffered

From the curse to set me free. 

CHORUS:

Sing, O sing, of my Redeemer, 

With His blood He purchased me; 

On the cross He sealed my pardon, 

Paid the debt and made me free. 

I will tell the wondrous story, 

How my lost estate to save, 

In His boundless love and mercy, 

He the ransom freely gave. 

[CHORUS]

I will praise my dear Redeemer, 

His triumphant power I'll tell, 

How the victory He giveth

Over sin and death and hell. 

[CHORUS]

I will sing of my Redeemer, 

And His heavenly love to me; 

He from death to life hath brought me, 

Son of God, with Him to be. 

[CHORUS]

Holy God We Praise Thy Name

Holy God, we praise Thy name; 

Lord of all, we bow before Thee; 

All on earth Thy scepter claim, 

All in heaven above adore Thee: 

Infinite Thy vast domain, 

Everlasting is Thy reign. 

Hark, the glad celestial hymn 

Angel choirs above are raising; 

Cherubim and Seraphim, 

In unceasing chorus praising; 

Fill the heavens with sweet accord; 

Holy, holy, holy Lord. 

Holy Father, holy Son, 

Holy Spirit: three we name Thee, 

Though in essence only one; 

Undivided God we claim Thee, 

And adoring, bend the knee, 

While we own the mystery. 

Amen. 

Standing on the Promises

Standing on the promises of Christ my King, 

Through eternal ages let His praises ring! 

Glory in the highest I will shout and sing- 

Standing of the promises of God!

CHORUS

Standing, standing, 

Standing on the promises of God my Savior, 

Standing, standing, 

I'm standing on the promises of God! 

Standing on the promises that cannot fail

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail; 

By the living word of God I shall prevail- 

Standing on the promises of God!

[CHORUS]

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, 

Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord, 

Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword- 

Standing on the promises of God! 

[CHORUS]

Standing on the promises I cannot fall, 

Listening every moment to the Spirit's call, 

Resting in my Savior as my all in all- 

Standing on the promises of God!

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn - (#298) "Christ Arose"

Praise Songs

Message for Children & Youth

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Special Music - "I Love You Lord" by Klein/Schrader - Micah Wright, piano; Cornel Radulescu, organ

Sermon - "A Living Hope" (I Peter 1:3–9) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#299) "He Lives"

Offertory

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Sending Hymn - (#292) "Because He Lives"

Benediction

Postlude

Christ Arose

Low in the grave He lay, Jesus, my Savior! 

Waiting the coming day, Jesus, my Lord! 

CHORUS:

Up from the grave He arose (He arose), 

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes (He arose); 

He arose a victor from the dark domain, 

And He lives forever with His saints to reign; 

He arose! (He arose!) He arose! (He arose!) 

Hallelujah! Christ arose! 

Vainly they watched His bed, Jesus, my Savior! 

Vainly they sealed the dead, Jesus, my Lord! 

[CHORUS]

Death could not keep his prey, Jesus, my Savior! 

He tore the bars away, Jesus, my Lord! 

[CHORUS]

He Lives

I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today; 

I know that He is living, whatever men may say; 

I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, 

And just the time I need Him He's always near. 

CHORUS: 

He lives (He lives!)

He lives (He lives!)

Christ Jesus lives today! 

He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. 

He lives (He lives!)

He lives (He lives!)

salvation to impart! 

You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart. 

In all the world around me I see His loving care, 

And though my heart grows weary I never will despair; 

I know that He is leading through all the stormy blast, 

The day of His appearing will come at last. 

[CHORUS]

Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing

Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King! 

The Hope of all who seek Him, the Help of all who find, 

None other is so loving, so good and kind. 

[CHORUS]

Because He Lives

God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus, 

He came to love, heal, and forgive; 

He lived and died to buy me pardon, 

An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives. 

Chorus:

Because He lives I can face tomorrow, 

Because He lives all fear is gone; 

Because I know He holds the future 

And life is worth the living just because He lives

How sweet to hold a newborn baby, 

And feel the price, and joy He gives; 

But greater still the calm assurance, 

This child can face uncertain days because He lives. 

[Chorus]

And then one day I'll cross the river, 

I'll fight life's final war with pain; 

and then as death gives way to victory, 

I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives. 

[Chorus]

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Prelude

Choral Introit

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#289) "Christ the Lord is Risen Today"

Message for Children & Youth

Congregational Response - (#234) "He Is Lord"

Witness to the Resurrection

Congregational Response - "Let It Rise"

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Praises to the Risen Lord

Pastoral Prayer

Choral Anthem - "Do You Know He's Arisen" by Dianne & Terr Randolph

Sermon - "Brighter Than The Sun" (Matthew 28:1–10) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory Anthem - "They Could Not" by Harris & Cloninger/Hallquist

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Hymn - (#291) "Thine Is The Glory"

Benediction

Musical Benediction - "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah"

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! 

Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia! 

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! 

Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply: Alleluia! 

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! 

Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! 

Dying once, He all doth save, Alleluia! 

Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia! 

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! 

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! 

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia! 

Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! 

Sing we to our God above, Alleluia! 

Praise eternal as His love; Alleluia! 

Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, Alleluia! 

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! 

Amen. 

He Is Lord

He is Lord, He is Lord! 

He is risen from the dead and He is Lord! 

Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess

That Jesus Christ is Lord. 

Thine Is The Glory

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; 

Endless is the victory

Thou o'er death hast won. 

Angels in bright raiment

Rolled the stone away, 

Kept the folded grave clothes

Where Thy Body lay. 

CHORUS:

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; 

Endless is the victory

Thou o'er death hast won. 

Lo! Jesus meets thee, 

Risen from the tomb; 

Lovingly He greets thee, 

Scatters fear and gloom. 

Let the church with gladness 

Hymns of gladness sing, 

For our Lord now liveth; 

Death hast lost its sting. 

[CHORUS]

No more we doubt Thee, 

Glorious Price of Life! 

Life is naught without Thee; 

Aid us in our strife. 

Make us more than conquerors, 

Through Thy deathless love; 

Bring us safe through Jordan 

Through Thy home above. 

[CHORUS]

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