Instrumental Prelude The Vision of Life (Continued) Look up and not down; And lend a hand. Hymn No. 170 I Would Be True (Standing) Edward Everett Hale I would be true, for there are those who trust me; LEADER: If I can stop one heart from breaking, If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson ASSEMBLY: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. LEADER: For the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. ASSEMBLY: And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also. ALL: LOVE IS VERY PATIENT, VERY KIND. LOVE KNOWS NO JEALOUSY; LOVE MAKES NO PARADE, GIVES ITSELF NO LOVE IS NEVER GLAD WHEN OTHERS GO WRONG, LOVE IS GLADDENED BY ALWAYS SLOW TO EXPOSE, ALWAYS EAGER TO BELIEVE THE BEST, ALWAYS Lord's Prayer Response From GEO. WITHERS' 'Hallelujah' I. H. MEREDITH hear our prayer and an - swer make, This we ask for Je-sus'sake. A-MEN. Copyright Tullar-Meredith Music Co. Used by permission Building the City of God LEADER: The foundation stones of the city wall are adorned with all sorts of precious stones, the first foundation stone being of JASPER which signifies the Spirit of Courage. ASSEMBLY: Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. The second of SAPPHIRE - Spirit of Truth. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. The third of AGATE - Spirit of Health. Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit? The fourth of EMERALD - Spirit of Immortality. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The fifth of SARDONYX-Spirit of Home Life. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. The sixth of SARDIUS-Spirit of Charity. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. The seventh of CHRYSOLITE-Spirit of Light. Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. The eighth of BERYL - Spirit of Happiness. Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. The ninth of TOPAZ - Spirit of Friendship. Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. The tenth of CHRYSOPRASE- Spirit of Love. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The eleventh of JACINTH - Spirit of Humility. Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. The twelfth of AMETHYST - Spirit of Temperance. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. From the Pageant Immortality of Love and Service by H. Augustine Smith. Copyright, Pilgrim Press. Used by permission The Vision of Isatab (Standing) LEADER: I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple! Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said: Sanctus (All sing) Theme from 'The Holy City' 9:4 Ho-ly, Holy, Ho-ly,Lord of Hosts: Ho-ly,Holy, Ho-ly is the Lord of Hosts. 04 LEADER: And the foundations of the thresholds were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he touched my mouth with it, and said: Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thy iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged! Sanctus (All sing) Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts. LEADER: And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send and who will go for us? IS THERE SOME DESERT OR SOME PATHLESS SEA WHERE THOU, GOOD GOD OF ANGELS, WILT SEND ME? SOME OAK FOR ME TO REND; SOME SOD, SOME ROCK FOR ME TO BREAK; SOME HANDFUL OF HIS CORN TO TAKE AND SCATTER FAR AFIELD, TILL IT, IN TURN, SHALL YIELD ITS HUNDRED FOLD OF GRAINS OF GOLD TO FEED THE WAITING CHILDREN OF MY GOD? SHOW ME THE DESERT, FATHER, OR THE SEA. Edward Everett Hale Prayer O thou Christ of Galilee, who didst go into the homes and the hearts of many folk and kindle there a light which has burned through all the centuries, make me a humble sharer of thy glory and goodness, that so I may find a purpose and meaning in my life. Teach me to speak and act so that I may cheer and help men. Grant me love for all, that I may everywhere see thy children and heed their cries! Amen. Floyd Tompkins Dismissal bymn (Optional) DWIGHT E. MARVIN Peace, Peace, Farewell (WATERBURY. 4, 8, 8, 4. With Refrain) W. MORETON OWEN 1. Peace,peace,fare-well, May the grace of God at - tend thee, By his guardian power de2. Peace,peace,fare-well, May the love of God en - fold thee, By his Holy Spir- it bb REFRAIN fend thee, Peace,peace, fare well. Fare-well, fare- well, fare- well, Till a mould thee, Peace,peace, fare - well. Farewell, gain we meet to sing, Glo-ry to our Lord and King, Peace,peace farewell. A-MEN. (Mother's Day is observed the second Sunday in May) (This service also commemorates Father's Day and the Home) Instrumental Prelude The White Carnation It is suggested that a white carnation be worn by everyone. It is the memory flower, symbolic of motherhood; its whiteness stands for purity, its form for beauty, its fragrance for love, its universality for charity, its hardihood for fidelity. bymn No. 41 The Beautiful Bright Sunshine The beautiful affections The joys that rise from household ties, And deepen day by day; The tender love that guards us Whenever danger lowers, O God! how fair thy loving care Has made this earth of ours. (These hymn stanzas may profitably be read after the hymn singing.) |