Opening Song:
Never Stop Singing (Psalm 95) by Britton Hardcastle, Carrie Hardcastle, Bryan Fowler, Mac Hays, George Koehl, and John Marc Koh
Lyrics:
From the greatest depths
To the highest heights
Oh the endless breadth
Of Your hands
By Your spoken Word
All creation formed
Can we hear
You speak again
Come let us sing
Come let us shout
Of Your goodness
Come let us praise
Come let us bow down
In worship
You are our God
God of salvation
You are the song
We’ll never stop singing
Never stop singing
In our wandering
When we’ve lost our way
Still You’re holding us
In Your hands
In the raging seas
In the barren land
On Your promise
We will stand
Come let us sing
Come let us shout
Of Your goodness
Come let us praise
Come let us bow down
In worship
You are our God
God of salvation
You are the song
We’ll never stop singing
My only song
Jesus my only song
You are the only one worthy of
My Hallelujah
Come let us sing
Come let us shout of Your goodness
Come let us praise
Come let us bow down in worship
Come let us sing
Come let us shout
Of Your goodness
Come let us praise
Come let us bow down
In worship
You are our God
God of salvation
You are the song
We’ll never stop singing
Never stop singing
Passage:
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3 For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
9 when your fathers put me to the test
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
and they have not known my ways.”
11 Therefore I swore in my wrath,
“They shall not enter my rest.”
Musical Reflection:
“Amazing Grace,” Appalachian folk tune
Reflection Notes:
This beloved tune, formally known as NEW BRITAIN, originates from the folk music of Appalachia. The melody is simple and outlines triads, making it memorable; the ascending line creates a triumphant climax.
Prayer:
This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
