Morning Service Sunday 19 May 2024

Welcome and Intimations

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen.

CH4 594 Come, Holy Spirit, Come

(verses 1,2,3,5,6)

1. Come, Holy Spirit, come!
   Inflame our souls with love,
   transforming every heart and home
   with wisdom from above.
   Let none of us despise
   the humble path Christ trod,
   but choose, to shame the worldly wise,
   the foolishness of God.
   

2. All-knowing Spirit, prove
   the poverty of pride,
   by knowledge of the Father’s love
   in Jesus crucified.
   And grant us faith to know
   the glory of that sign,
   and in our very lives to show
   the marks of love divine.
   

3. Come with the gift to heal
   the wounds of guilt and fear,
   and to oppression's face reveal
   the kingdom drawing near.
   Where chaos longs to reign,
   descend, O holy Dove,
   and free us all to work again
   the miracles of love.
   

5. Give us the tongues to speak
   the word of love and grace
   to rich and poor, to strong and weak,
   in every time and place.
   Enable us to hear
   the words that others bring,
   interpreting with open ear
   the special song they sing.
   

6. Come, Holy Spirit, dance
   within our hearts today,
   our earthbound spirits to entrance,
   our mortal fears allay.
   And teach us to desire,
   all other things above,
   that self-consuming holy fire,
   the perfect gift of love.
   

1992 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.

1. Ezekiel 37:1-14
2. Acts 2:1-21

CH4 596 Breathe on Me, Breath of God

1. Breathe on me, Breath of God;
   fill me with life anew,
   that I may love the way you love,
   and do what you would do.
   

2. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
   until my heart is pure,
   until with you I will one will,
   to do and to endure.
   

3. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
   direct my heart's desire,
   till every earthly part of me
   glows with your holy fire.
   

4. Breathe on me, Breath of God;
   so shall I never die,
   but live with you the perfect life
   of your eternity.
   

Meditation

Marriage Blessing for Rachel Rintoul and George Johns

CH4 695 Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here

1. Your love, O God, has called us here,
   for all love finds its source in you,
   the perfect love that casts out fear,
   the love that Christ makes ever new.
   

2. O gracious God, you consecrate
   all that is lovely, good, and true.
   Bless those who in your presence wait
   and every day their love renew.
   

3. O God of love, inspire our life,
   reveal your will in all we do;
   join every husband, every wife
   in mutual love and love for you.
   

1982 Hope Publishing Company

Offering

Prayer of Intercession

Known Unknowns 29 God’s Spirit Is Here

Tune: Hanover (O Worship the King, All Glorious Above)

1. God’s Spirit is here
   that never alone
   the followers of Christ
   need face the unknown.
   The fount of all living
   is leading the dance,
   dismantling old systems
   that earth might advance.
   

2. She banishes sin,
   eradicates fear,
   lets hesitant faith
   affirm God is here
   till, living like Jesus
   and blessed by his name,
   we bind up the broken
   and lift up the lame.
   

3. She defuses hate
   and raises the dead,
   becalming life’s storms,
   removing all dread.
   So that we might serve God
   confirmed from above,
   she tests us with fire
   and aflames us with love.
   

4. So, seek out the lost
   and share out the pain,
   and love at such cost
   that all rise again.
   God’s lamp lighting Spirit
   is dancing the way
   from dark into dawning,
   from night into day.
   

© Wild Goose Resource Group

Blessing