Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#341) "Come, Thou Almighty King"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "The King of Kings" (I Timothy 6:11–16) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#336) "O Worship the King" (verses 1 & 2)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#345) "Crown Him with Many Crowns"

Benediction

Postlude

Come, Thou Almighty King

Come, Thou Almighty King, 

Help us Thy name to sing, 

Help us to praise: 

Father, all glorious, 

O'er all victorious, 

Come, and reign over us, 

Ancient of Days. 

Come, Thou Incarnate Word, 

Gird on Thy mighty sword, 

Our prayer attend: 

Come and Thy people bless, 

And give Thy word success; 

Spirit of holiness, 

On us descend. 

Come, Holy Comforter, 

Thy sacred witness bear 

In this glad hour: 

Thou who almighty art, 

Now rule in every heart, 

Never from us depart, 

Spirit of power. 

To Thee, great One in Three, 

The highest praises be, 

Hence ever more! 

Thy sovereign majesty 

May we in glory see, 

And to eternity 

Love and adore. 

Amen. 

O Worship the King

O worship the King all glorious above, 

And gratefully sing His wonderful love; 

Our shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, 

Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. 

O tell of His might and sing of His grace, 

Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; 

His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, 

And dark is His path on the wings of the storm. 

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Crown Him with many crowns, 

The Lamb upon His throne: 

Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns 

All music but its own! 

Awake, my soul, and sing 

Of Him who died for thee; 

And hail Him as thy matchless King

Through all eternity. 

Crown Him the Lord of love: 

Behold His hands and side, 

Rich wounds, yet visible above, 

In beauty glorified; 

No angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight, 

But downward bends His wondering eye

At mysteries so bright. 

Crown Him the Lord of life: 

Who triumphed o'er the grave, 

Who rose victorious to the strife

For those He came to save; 

His glories now we sing, 

Who died and rose on high, 

Who died eternal life to bring, 

And lives that death may die. 

Crown Him the Lord of heaver; 

One with the Father known, 

One with the Spirit through Him given

From yonder glorious throne. 

To Thee be endless praise, 

For Thou for us hast died; 

Be Thou, O Lord, through endless days

Adored and magnified. 

Crown Him the Lord of years: 

The potentate of time, 

Creator of the rolling spheres, 

Ineffably sublime. 

All hail, Redeemer, hail! 

For Thou hast died for me; 

Thy praise and glory shall not fail

Throughout eternity. 

Amen.

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#525) "Now Thank We All Our God"

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Presentation and Prayers

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Stewards of God's Grace" (I Peter 4:1–11) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#458) "Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated"

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Another Time & Another Place" by Gary Driskell - PCC Praise Band

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#459) "All For Jesus"

Benediction

Postlude

Now Thank We All Our God

Now thank we all our God

With hearts and hands and voices, 

Who wondrous things hath done, 

In whom His world rejoices; 

Who, from our mothers' arms, 

Hath blessed us on our way

With countless gifts of love, 

And still is ours today. 

O may this bounteous God

Through all our life be near us, 

With ever joyful hearts

And blessed peace to cheer us

And keep us in His grace, 

And guide us when perplexed, 

And free us from all ills

In this world and the next. 

All praise and thanks to God

The Father now be given, 

The Son, and Him who reigns

With them in highest heaven, 

The one eternal God, 

Whom earth and heaven adore; 

For thus it was, is now, 

And shall be ever more. 

Amen. 

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 lips and let them be

Filled with messages for Thee; 

Take my silver and my gold, 

Not a mite would I withhold, 

Not a mite would I withhold. 

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. 

All For Jesus

All for Jesus, all for Jesus! 

All my being's ransomed powers: 

All my thoughts and words and doings, 

All my days and all my hours: 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

All my days and all my hours; 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

All my days and all my hours; 

Let my hands perform His bidding, 

Let my feet run in His ways; 

Let my eyes see Jesus only, 

Let my lips speak forth His praise: 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Let my lips speak forth His praise; 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Let my lips speak forth His praise. 

Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus, 

I've lost sight of all beside, 

So enrapt my spirit's vision, 

Looking at the Crucified: 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Looking at the Crucified; 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Looking at the Crucified. 

O what wonder! how amazing! 

Jesus, glorious King of kings, 

Deigns to call me his beloved, 

Lets me rest beneath His wings: 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Lets me rest beneath His wings; 

All for Jesus! all for Jesus! 

Lets me rest beneath His wings. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

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

Praise Songs

Confession and Assurance

Affirmation of Faith from the Brief Statement of Faith

Gloria Patri

Remembering the Saints

Prayer

Hymn of Response - (#614) "For All the Saints" (verses 1, 2, & 6)

Choral Anthem

"The Edge of the Waters" (Joshua 3:7–17)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

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

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Prayer after Communion

Benediction

Singing of The Lord's Prayer

Postlude

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]

For All the Saints

For all the saints who from their labors rest, 

Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, 

Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest: 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might, 

Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight; 

  Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light: 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, 

Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, 

  singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: 

Alleluia! Alleluia! 

Amen. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#118) "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Praise Songs

Welcoming New Members

Reciting The Apostles' Creed

Choral Anthem - "Unto God" by Joel Raney

Sermon - "I Cry to You, O Lord" (Psalm 142) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#107) "Amazing Grace" (verses 1 & 2)

Recognition of Staff

Offertory - "We Are an Offering" by Dwight Liles

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#363) "To God Be the Glory"

Benediction

Postlude

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.

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound—

That saved a wretch like me! 

I once was lost but now am found, 

Was blind but now I see. 

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, 

And grace my fears relieved; 

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed! 

To God Be the Glory

To God be the gloryâgreat things He hath done! 

So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, 

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, 

And opened the lifegate that all may go in. 

CHORUS:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 

Let the earth hear His voice! 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 

Let the people rejoice! 

O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son, 

And give Him the gloryâgreat things He hath done. 

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, 

To every believer the promise of God; 

The vilest offender who truly believes, 

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. 

[CHORUS]

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, 

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; 

But purer, and higher, and greater will be 

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. 

[CHORUS]

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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 - "Enter God's Gates" (Psalm 100) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#525) "Now Thank We All Our God" (verses 1 & 2)

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#349) "O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing"

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. 

Now Thank We All Our God

Now thank we all our God

With hearts and hands and voices, 

Who wondrous things hath done, 

In whom His world rejoices; 

Who, from our mothers' arms, 

Hath blessed us on our way

With countless gifts of love, 

And still is ours today. 

O may this bounteous God

Through all our life be near us, 

With ever joyful hearts

And blessed peace to cheer us

And keep us in His grace, 

And guide us when perplexed, 

And free us from all ills

In this world and the next. 

O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer's praise, 

The glories of my God and King, 

The triumphs of His grace!

My gracious Master and my God, 

Assist me to proclaim, 

To spread through all the earth abroad

The honors of Thy name. 

Jesus! the name that charms our fears, 

That bids our sorrows cease, 

'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 

'Tis life and health and peace. 

He breaks the power of cancelled sin, 

He sets the prisoner free; 

His blood can make the foulest clean, 

His blood availed for me. 

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb, 

Your loosened tongues employ; 

Ye blind, behold your Savior come; 

And leap, ye lame, for joy! 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#606) "He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought"

Health Ministries Introduction

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem - "With All My Heart" by Joel Raney

Sermon - "Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow" (Psalm 23) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#611) "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#495) "It Is Well With My Soul"

Benediction

Postlude

He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought

He leadeth me, O blessed thought! 

O words with heav'nly comfort fraught! 

Whate'er I do, where'er I be, 

Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me. 

CHORUS: 

He leadeth me, He leadeth me, 

By His own hand He leadeth me; 

His faithful follower I would be, 

For by His hand He leadeth me. 

Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine, 

Nor ever murmur nor repine; 

Content whatever lot I see, 

Since 'tis my God that leadeth me. 

[CHORUS]

And when my task on earth is done, 

When by Thy grace the vict'ry's won, 

E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, 

Still God through Jordan leadeth me. 

[CHORUS]

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Precious Lord, take my hand, 

Lead me on, help me stand; 

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; 

Thru the storm, thru the night, 

Lead me on to the light, 

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home. 

When my way grows drear, 

Precious Lord, linger near; 

When my life is almost gone, 

Hear my cry, hear my call, 

Hold my hand lest I fall; 

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home. 

It Is Well With My Soul

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, 

When sorrows like sea billows roll— 

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, 

It is well, it is will with my soul. 

CHORUS: 

It is well (it is well)

With my soul (with my soul)

It is well, it is well with my soul.

My sin—O the joy of this glorious thought—

My sin, not in par, but the whole, 

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more: 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul. 

[CHORUS]

And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, 

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll: 

The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend, 

"Even so"—it is well with my soul. 

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

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

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Praise The Lord" (Psalm 150) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#337) "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" (verse 1)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

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

Benediction

Postlude

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. 

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! 

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!

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#685) "In Christ There Is No East or West"

Moment for Mission - Operation Christmas Child

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "How Wonderful, How Beautiful" (Psalm 133) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

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

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Prayer after Communion

Benediction

Singing of The Lord's Prayer

Postlude

In Christ There Is No East or West

In Christ there is no East or West, 

In Him no South or North; 

But one great fellowship of love

Through the whole wide earth. 

In Him shall true hearts everywhere

Their high communion find; 

His service is the golden cord

Close binding all mankind. 

Join hands then, brother of the faith, 

Whate'er your race may be; 

Who serves my Father as a son

Is surely kin to me. 

In Christ now meet both East and West; 

In Him meet South and North. 

All Christly souls are one in Him

Throughout the whole wide earth. 

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - (#92) "The Solid Rock"

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem - "Creation Praise!" by Mock & Harris

Sermon - "God Heard My Cry" (Psalm 40) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#408) "I Surrender All"

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Sending Hymn - "Here I Am, Lord"

Benediction

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]

I Surrender All

All to Jesus I surrender, 

All to Him I freely give; 

I will ever love and trust Him, 

In His presence daily live. 

CHORUS:

I surrender all, I surrender all, 

All to The, my blessed Savior, 

I surrender all. 

All to Jesus I surrender, 

Lord, I give myself to Thee; 

Fell me with Thy love and power, 

Let Thy blessing fall on me. 

[CHORUS]

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Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn (#454) "Trust and Obey"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

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

Sermon - "We Laughed, We Sang" (Psalm 126) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - "Bringing In the Sheaves"

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#363) "To God Be the Glory"

Benediction

Postlude

Trust and Obey

When we walk with the Lord 

In the light of His Word, 

What a glory He sheds on our way! 

While we do His good will, 

He abides with us still, 

And with all who will trust and obey. 

CHORUS:

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey

Not a shadow can rise, 

Not a cloud in the skies, 

But His smile quickly drives it away; 

Not a doubt or a fear, 

Not a sigh or a tear, 

Can remain when we trust and obey. 

[CHORUS]

Not a burden we bear, 

Not a sorrow we share, 

But our toil He doth richly repay; 

Not a grief or a loss, 

Not a frown or a cross, 

But is blest if we trust and obey. 

[CHORUS]

Then in fellowship sweet 

We will sit at His feet, 

Or we'll walk by His side in the way; 

What He says we will do, 

Where He sends we will go, 

Never fear, only trust and obey. 

[CHORUS]

To God Be the Glory

To God be the glory—great things He hath done! 

So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, 

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, 

And opened the lifegate that all may go in. 

CHORUS:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 

Let the earth hear His voice! 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 

Let the people rejoice! 

O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son, 

And give Him the glory—great things He hath done. 

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, 

To every believer the promise of God; 

The vilest offender who truly believes, 

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. 

[CHORUS]

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, 

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; 

But purer, and higher, and greater will be 

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. 

[CHORUS]

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