Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#337) "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem - "Unto God" by Joel Raney

Sermon - "Shabbat: Sabbath" (Exodus 20:8–11) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#370) "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" (verses 1, 3, & 5)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "This Is My Father's World"

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#2) "How Great Thou Art"

Postlude

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! 

All ye who hear, 

Now to His temple draw near; 

Join me in glad adoration! 

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, 

Shelters thee under His wings, yes, so gently sustaineth! 

Has thou not seen 

How all thy longings have been 

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; 

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. 

Ponder anew 

What the Almighty can do, 

If with His love He befriend thee. 

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him! 

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him. 

Let the Amen 

Sound from His people again: 

Gladly for aye we adore Him. 

Amen

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

O God, our help in ages past, 

Our hope for years to come, 

Our shelter from the stormy blast, 

And our eternal home!

Before the hills in order stood, 

Or earth received her frame, 

From everlasting Thou are God, 

To endless years the same. 

O God, our help in ages past, 

Our hope for years to come, 

Be Thou our guide while life shall last, 

And our eternal home! 

Amen. 

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made, 

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, 

Thy power throughout the universe displayed: 

CHORUS:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee: 

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; 

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze: 

CHORUS

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, 

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; 

That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, 

He bled and died to take away my sin: 

CHORUS

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take my home, what joy shall fill my heart! 

Then I shall bow in humble adoration, 

And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!

CHORUS

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

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

Praise Songs

Minute for Mission - Local Homeless & Food Insecure

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "C is for Covenant" (Genesis 15) - by S. Atkins

Hymn of Response - (#273) "Jesus Paid it All"

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

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

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]

Jesus Paid it All

I hear the Savior say, 

"Thy strength indeed is small! 

Child of weakness watch and pray, 

find in me thine all in all." 

CHORUS: 

Jesus paid it all, 

All to Him I owe; 

Sin had left a crimson stain--

He washed it white as snow. 

For nothing good have I 

Whereby Thy grace to claim--

I will wash my garments white

In the bood of Calvary's Lamb. 

[CHORUS]

And when before the throne 

I stand in Him complete, 

"Jesus died my sould to save," 

My lips shall still repeat. 

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#373) "Praise the Lord, His Glories Show"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

"Spiritual Disciplines & Mudhouse Sabbath" (Hebrews 12:1–2)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Hymn of Approach - "Come to the Table of Grace"

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Benediction

Postlude

Praise the Lord, His Glories Show

Praise the Lord, His glories show, Alleluia! 

Saints within His courts below, Alleluia! 

Angels 'round His throne above, Alleluia! 

All that see and share His love. Alleluia! 

Earth to heaven and heaven to earth, Alleluia! 

Tell His wonders, sing His worth, Alleluia! 

Age to age and shore to shore, Alleluia! 

Praise Him, praise Him evermore! Alleluia! 

Praise the Lord, His mercies trace, Alleluia! 

Praise His providence and grace, Alleluia! 

All that He for man hath done, Alleluia! 

All He sends us through His Son. Alleluia! 

Come to the Table of Grace

Come to the table of grace.

Come to the table of grace.

This is God's table; it's not yours or mine.

Come to the table of grace.

Come to the table of love.

Come to the table of love.

This is God's table; it's not yours or mine.

Come to the table of love.

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Hymn of Praise - (#322) "When Morning Gilds the Skies"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Special Music - "America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward - Micah Wright and Cornel Radulescu, keyboard

Sermon - "Heirs of God" (Romans 8:12–17) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#35) "Near to the Heart of God" (verses 2 & 3)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#87) "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms"

Benediction

Postlude

When Morning Gilds the Skies

When morning gilds the skies, 

My heart awaking cries, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Alike at work and prayer

To Jesus I repair, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Does sadness fill my mind? 

A solace here I find, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Or fades my earthly bliss? 

My comfort still is this, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day

When from the heart we say, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The powers of darkness fear

When this sweet chant they hear, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Ye nations of mankind

In this your oneness find, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around

Ring joyous with the sound, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine, 

My canticle divine, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this th'eternal song

Through all the ages long, 

May Jesus Christ be praised!

America the Beautiful

O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved,

And Mercy more than life!

America! America!

My God thy gold refine,

'Til all success be nobleness,

And every gain divine.

Near to the Heart of God

There is a place of comfort sweet, 

Near to the heart of God; 

A place where we our Savior meet, 

Near to the heart of God. 

CHORUS:

O Jesus, blest Redeemer, 

Sent from the heart of God, 

Hold us, who wait before Thee, 

Near to the heart of God. 

There is a place of full release, 

Near to the heart of God; 

A place where all is joy and peace, 

Near to the heart of God. 

[CHORUS]

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]

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Prelude

Choral Introit - "African Pentekoste" by David Lantz III

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#143) "The Comforter Has Come" (verses 1 & 3)

Pastoral Prayer

Holy Spirit — Blessed Presence!

"Total Praise" by Smallwood/Cymbala

"Order My Steps" by Glenn Burleight

"God Is Able" by Machen & Starling; arr. Cymbala

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Prelude #2" by George Gershwin

"The Power and the Glory" by Joyce Elaine Eilers

"Preicious Lord, Take My Hand" by Dorsey/Schrader

"I'll Fly Away" by Brumley/Raney

Sermon - "The Holy Spirit Comes Down" (Acts 2:1–21) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

"Revelation 19" by La Valley/Schrader

Benediction

Choral Benediction - "When the Saints Go Marching In" arr. Juhn Rutter

Many thanks to:

PCC Covenant Choir

Cornel Radulescu, Director

Micah Wright, pianist/accompanist

Danny Fehsenfeld, Tenor soloist

Tim Illick, keyboard and tenor

Guest Sopranos: Susan MontgomeryKinsey, Clarissa Shan, Citlali Garcia, and Amy Held

Guest Altos: Christina Wilcox, Mya Ujifusa, and Miriam Adhanom

Guest Tenors: Andrew Lewis and Joshua Johnson

Guest Basses: Anthony Lauro and Daniel Ujifusa

Luigi Cilloniz, percussion

Phillip Mansour, sound & lighting

Sam & Corrie Allen, invitation card graphics

Patty Earnest, Ann Mitchell, and Corrie Allen, Choir Hospitality

The Comforter Has Come

O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found, 

Wherever human hearts and human woes about; 

Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: 

The Comforter has come!

CHORUS: 

The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come! 

The Holy Ghost from Heaver, the Father's promise given; 

O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found—

The Comforter has come! 

Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings, 

To every captive soul a full deliverance birings; 

And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings: 

The comforter has come! 

[CHORUS]

Audio updated May 25, 2024

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#381) "All People that on Earth Do Dwell"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Woman, You Have Great Faith" (Matthew 15:21–28) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#75) "My Faith Has Found a Resting Place" (verses 1 & 4)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#91) "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"

Benediction

Postlude

All People that on Earth Do Dwell

All people that on earth do dwell, 

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; 

Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell, 

Come ye before Him and rejoice. 

Know that the Lord is God indeed: 

Without our aid He did us make; 

We are His folk, He doth us feed, 

And for His sheep He doth us take. 

O enter then His gates with praise, 

Approach with joy His courts unto; 

Praise, laud, and bless His name always, 

For it is seemly so to do. 

For why? the Lord our God is good, 

His mercy is forever sure; 

His truth at all times firmly stood, 

And shall from age to age endure. 

Amen. 

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

My faith has found a resting place, 

Not in a man-made creed; 

I trust the ever living One, 

That He for me will plead. 

CHORUS: 

I need no other evidence, 

I need no other plea; 

It is enough that Jesus died 

And rose again for me. 

The great Physician heals the sick, 

The lost He came to save; 

For me His precious blood He shed, 

For me His life He gave. 

[CHORUS]

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, 

Just to take Him at His word, 

Just to rest upon His promise, 

Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord." 

CHORUS: 

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! 

How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!

Jersus, Jesus, precious Jesus! 

O for grace to trust Him more! 

How I love to trust in Jesus, 

Just to trust His cleansing blood, 

Just in simple faith to plunge me

'Neath the healing, cleansing flood! 

[CHORUS]

Yes, I've learned to trust in Jesus, 

And from sin and self to cease, 

Now from Jesus simply taking

Life and rest and joy and peace. 

[CHORUS]

I'm so glad I learned to trust Him, 

Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend; 

And I know that He is with me, 

He'll be with me to the end. 

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#338) "We Sing the Greatness of Our God"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "One Command" (John 15:9–17) - 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

Benediction

Singing of the Lord's Prayer

Postlude

We Sing the Greatness of Our God

We sing the greatness of our God

That made the mountains rise, 

That spread the flowing seas abroad

And built the lofty skies. 

We sing the wisdom that ordained

The sun to rule the day; 

The moon shines full at His command, 

And all the stars obey. 

We sing the goodness of the Lord

That filled the earth with food; 

He formed the creatures with His word

And then pronounced them good. 

Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed

Where'er we turn our eyes: 

In every season of the year, 

And through the changing skies. 

There's not a plant or flower below

But makes Thy glories known; 

And clouds arise and tempests blow

By order from Thy throne, 

While all that borrows life from Thee

Is ever in Thy care, 

And everywhere that man can be, 

Thou, God, art present there. 

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

Hymn of Praise - (#376) "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "This Is To My Father's Glory" (John 15:1–8) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#462) "Living for Jesus" (verse 1)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#458) "Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated" (verses 1, 2, & 4)

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God; 

He whose word cannot be broken

Formed thee for His own abode. 

On the Rock of Ages founded, 

What can shake thy sure repose? 

With salvation's walls surrounded, 

Thou mayest smile at all thy foes. 

See the streams of living waters, 

Wpringing from eeternal Love, 

Well supply thy sons and daughters, 

And all fear of want remove. 

Who can faint while such a river

Ever flows their thirst to assuage? 

Grace which, like the Lord, the Giver, 

Never fails from age to age!

Round each habitation hovering, 

See the cloud and fire appear

For a glory and a covering, 

Showing that the Lord is near!

Thus deriving from their banner

Light by night and shade by day, 

Safe they feed upon the manna

Which He gives them when they pray. 

Amen. 

Living for Jesus

Living for Jesus a life that is true, 

Striving to please Him in all that I do; 

Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free, 

This is the pathway of blessing for me. 

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, 

I give myself to Thee, 

For Thou, in Thy atonement, 

Didst give thyself for me; 

I own no other Master, 

My heart shall be Thy throne; 

My life I give, henceforth to live, 

O Christ, for Thee alone. 

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated

Take my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; 

Take my hands and let the move

At the impulse of Thy love, 

At the impulse of Thy love. 

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee; 

Take my voice and let me sing

Always, only, for my King, 

Always, only for my King. 

Take my love, my God, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure store; 

Take myself and I will be

Ever, only, all for Thee, 

Ever, only, all for Thee. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#323) "Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty"

Praise Songs

Confesison, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Lay It Down" (John 10:11–18) - Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#40) "The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want" (verses 1, 2, & 5)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#601) "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us"

Benediction

Postlude

Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; 

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! 

God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, 

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; 

Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee, 

Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, 

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; 

Only Thou art holy--there is none beside Thee 

Perfect in power, in love and purity. 

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea; 

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! 

God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 

Amen. 

The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want

The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want; 

He makes me down to lie 

In pastures green; He leadeth me 

The quiet waters by. 

My soul He doth restore again, 

And me to walk doth make 

Within the paths of righteousness, 

E'en for His own name's sake. 

Goodness and mercy all my life 

Shall surely follow me, 

And in God's house forever more 

My dwelling place shall be. 

Amen. 

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Savior, like a Shepherd lead us, 

Much we need Thy tender care; 

In Thy pleasant pastures feed us; 

For our use Thy folds prepare. 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Thou hast bought us, Thine we are; 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Thou hast bought us, Thine we are. 

We are Thine; do Thou befriend us; 

Be the guardian of our way; 

Keep Thy flock; from sin defend us; 

Seek us when we go astray. 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Hear Thy children when they pray; 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Hear Thy children when they pray; 

Early let us seek Thy favor; 

Early let us do Thy will; 

Blessed Lord and only Savior, 

With Thy love our bosoms fill. 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Thou has loved us, love us still; 

Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 

Thou has loved us, love us still; 

Amen.

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#337) "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Messiah-splain'" (Luke 24:36b–48) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#352) "Blessed Be the Name" (verses 1, 3, & 4)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Sending Hymn - (#360) "You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim"

Benediction

Postlude

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! 

All ye who hear, 

Now to His temple draw near; 

Join me in glad adoration! 

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, 

Shelters thee under His wings, yes, so gently sustaineth! 

Has thou not seen 

How all thy longings have been 

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; 

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. 

Ponder anew 

What the Almighty can do, 

If with His love He befriend thee. 

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him! 

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him. 

Let the Amen 

Sound from His people again: 

Gladly for aye we adore Him. 

Amen

Blessed Be the Name

All praise to Him who reigns above

In majesty supreme

Who gave His Son for man to die, 

That He might man redeem! 

CHORUS: 

Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! 

Blessed be the name of the Lord! 

Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! 

Blessed be the name of the Lord! 

Redeemer, Savior, friend of man

Once ruined by the fall, 

Thou has devised salvation's plan, 

For Thou hast died for all. 

[CHORUS]

His name shall be the Counselor, 

The mighty Prince of Peace, 

Of all earth's kingdoms conqueror, 

Whose reign shall never cease. 

[CHORUS]

You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim

You servants of God, your Master proclaim, 

And publish abroad His wonderful name; 

The name, all victorious, of Jesus extol: 

His kingdom is glorious, He rules over all. 

God ruleth on high, almighty to save, 

And still He is nigh, His presence we have; 

The great congregation His triumph shall sing, 

Ascribing salvation to Jesus, our King. 

"Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!" 

Let all cry aloud and honor the Son; 

The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim, 

Fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb. 

Then let us adore and give Him His right 

All glory and power, all wisdom and might, 

All honor and blessing, with angels above, 

And thanks never ceasing, and infinite love. 

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