September 21, 2025 - A Service of Psalms
Prelude: Open Our Eyes
Cull/Scott
Introit: When in Our Music God Is Glorified (Hymn 264)
Green/Stanford
Manito Choir
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 96]
O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD.
He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.
Let us worship the LORD!
Psalm 136: We Thank You, Lord, for You Are Good (Hymn 243)
Dunn/Gastorius
We thank You, Lord, for You are good; Your mercy lives forever.
Your kindness from of old has stood; Your love will keep us ever.
O God of gods, O sovereign Lord, we bless You now with one accord:
Your love is everlasting.
You, Lord, alone did wondrous deeds; Your mercy lives forever.
From You alone all good proceeds; Your love will keep us ever.
Your wisdom made the heavens to be; You formed the earth above the sea:
Your love is everlasting.
You made the starry lights to rise; Your mercy lives forever.
Your glories shine in radiant skies; Your love will keep us ever.
Your glowing moon enhances night. Your sun brings forth each mornings’ light:
Your love is everlasting.
Confession
Faithful God, like many who have trusted you before us, we do not yet see what we hope for. We want to live your peace, but we keep hearing about more violence and chaos in the world around us. Forgive us when we are afraid and discouraged. Forgive us when our faith falters. Encourage us with the stories of those who have followed your path before us, and strengthen us by your Spirit to share your love from where we are. Amen.
Silence
Psalm 61: Hear My Prayer, O Lord
Debbie Owens
Hear my prayer, O Lord, from the ends of the earth, I cry.
Your peace will lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. (repeat)
For You have been my strength in times of trouble, a tower above my enemies;
And, Lord, I will abide with You forever in the shelter of Your wings.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, from the ends of the earth, I cry.
Your peace will lead me to the Rock that is higher than I,
The Rock that is higher than I.
Instrumental Meditation: Jesus, Remember Me
Berthier
Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
Psalm 32: How Blest Are Those
MERLE’S TUNE//Hopson
How blest are those whose great sin has freely been forgiven.
Whose guilt is wholly covered before the sight of heaven.
Blest those to whom our Lord God will not impute their sin,
Whose guilt has been forgiven, whose heart is true again.
While I kept guilty silence, my strength was spent with grief.
Your hand was heavy on me; my life found no relief.
But when I made confession and hid no sin from You,
When I revealed my own guilt, You gave me life anew.
So let the godly seek You, when troubling times are near;
No storm or flood shall reach them, nor cause their hearts to fear.
In You, O Lord, I hide me, You save me from all ill,
And songs of Your salvation my heart with rapture fill.
Peace
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Doxology
Wren/Geistliche Kirchengesang
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise God all creatures here below. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
and praise the Spirit, three in one. O praise God, Alleluia!
O praise God, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Psalm Anthems
Happy Is the One (Psalm 1)
Iona Community
Why Do the Nations Rage? (Psalm 2)
Shipp/Daw
Prayer for Illumination & Scripture Readings
All Praise to God for Song God Gives (Hymn 328)
Buck/Wood
The choir will sing the verses. After each verse you are invited to join in singing the Refrain:
God gave us music, gave us voice; sing alleluia and rejoice!
We lift in faith secure and strong the sacred word through sacred song.
Psalm 84
Psalm 121
Psalm 98
Response: Adagio
Marcello
Prayers of the People & The 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Moment for Manito: Dementia Grant
Mila Russell
Call to Stewardship
Mila Russell
Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. -1 John 3:18
Sending: Psalm 67
Webber/OLD HUNDREDTH
May God be merciful to us, bless us, shine on us from above;
Let all earth’s people know your ways, all nations know your saving love.
Let all the nations praise you, Lord, let them praise you, be glad, and sing;
You judge with equity all lands and rule the nations as their king.
Let all the nations praise you, Lord; and may the earth yield its increase;
Then God, our God, will bless our land and nations worship him in peace.
Benediction Song & Recessional
Go with Us, Lord (Hymn 535)
Cathey/Tallis
Go with us, Lord, and guide the way
Through this and every coming day,
That in Your Spirit strong and true
Our lives may be our gift to You.
Postlude: Tallis’ Canon
Tallis, arr. Mardirosian
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