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Holy Communion Sunday March 19 2023- (Lent 4): “God Looks at the Heart”
Rev.  Alastair Hunting
Rev. Alastair Hunting
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Order of Service with Hymns
Playlist

NOTE:  Pg#s refer to BAS

Lord, you are indeed the Saviour of the world. Give us living water, that we may not thirst.

Processional Hymn: #345 King of Glory, King of Peace

 King of glory, King of peace,
I will love Thee;
and that love may never cease,
I will move Thee.
Thou hast granted my request,
Thou hast heard me;
Thou didst note my working breast,
Thou hast spared me.

Wherefore with my utmost art
I will sing Thee,
and the cream of all my heart
I will bring Thee.
Though my sins against me cried,
Thou didst clear me;
and alone, when they replied,
Thou didst hear me.

Sev'n whole days, not one in sev'n,
I will praise Thee;
in my heart, though not in heav'n,
I can raise Thee.
Small it is, in this poor sort
to enroll Thee:
e'en eternity's too short
to extol Thee.

Welcome & Acknowledgment of Land

Call to Worship
Great is the Lord and worthy of all praise.
Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom,
thanksgiving and honour, power and might,
be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.

Sunday School Dismissal  I have love like an ocean.. (in my soul) x2

(We prepare our hearts for worship in silence)

The Gathering of the Community (Service begins on p. 185)

Kyrie Eleison p. 186

Collect: Almighty God, through the waters of baptism your Son has made us children of light. May we ever walk in his light and show forth your glory in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

The Proclamation of the Word   (Led by Tim Ray)
Hebrew Scripture:    1 SAMUEL 16:1-13

Psalm 23    R: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want

The Epistle:        EPHESIANS 5:8-14

Gospel Hymn: #520 The King of Love, My Shepherd Is

The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his
And he is mine for ever.

Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul he leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow
With food celestial feedeth.

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love he sought me,
And on his shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.

In death's dark vale I fear no ill
With thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy cross before to guide me.

Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
Thy unction, grace bestoweth:
And O what transport of delight
From thy pure chalice floweth!

And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise
Within thy house for ever.

The Gospel:        JOHN 9:1-41

Homily: “God Looks at the Heart”

Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed     p. 189 (please stand as able)

Prayers of the People    (Led by Kathleen Bell)

Confession and Absolution p. 191

The Peace    p. 192

Offertory Hymn: #397 Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

Praise the one who breaks the darkness
With a liberating light.
Praise the one who frees the prisoners,
Turning blindness into sight.
Praise the one who preached the Gospel,
Healing every dread disease,
Calming storms and feeding thousands
With the very bread of peace.

Praise the one who blessed the children
With a strong yet gentle word.
Praise the one who drove out demons
With a piercing two-edged sword.
Praise the one who brings cool water
To the desert's burning sand.
From this well comes living water,
Quenching thirst in every land.

Praise the one true love incarnate:
Christ who suffered in our place.
Jesus died and rose for many
That we may know God by grace.
Let us sing for joy and gladness,
Seeing what our God has done.
Praise the one redeeming glory,
Praise the One who makes us one.

Prayer over the Gifts: God of light, your Word brings to us a new vision of your glory. Accept our offering of praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Celebration of the Eucharist 

The Great Thanksgiving 

The Lord’s Prayer (sung)        p. 211

The Breaking of the Bread (prayer # 7)     p. 213

Agnes Dei (sung) O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us…        

The Communion (all are welcome to receive communion)

Communion Hymn: #69 We Who Live by Sound and Symbol 

We who live by sound and symbol,
we who learn from sight and word,
find these married in the person
of the one we call our Lord.
Taking bread to be his body,
taking wine to be his blood,
he let thought take flesh in action;
he let faith take root in food.

Not just once with special people,
not just hidden deep in time,
but wherever Christ is followed,
earthly fare becomes sublime.
Though to sound this seems a mystery,
though to sense it seems absurd,
yet in faith, which seems like folly,
we meet Jesus Christ our Lord.

God, our Maker, send your Spirit
to pervade the bread we break.
Let it bring the life we long for
and the love which we forsake.
Bind us closer to each other,
both forgiving and forgiven;
give us grace in this and all things
to discern the hand of heaven.

Prayer after Communion:  Father, through your goodness  we receive your Son in word and sacrament. May we always have faith in him, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen

Doxology (Old 100th): Praise God from whom all blessings flow! 
Praise him all creatures here below! Praise him above ye heavenly hosts! Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost! Amen

The Blessing

Closing Hymn:  #465 Here in this Place New Light is Streaming

Here in this place new light is streaming
   now is the darkness vanished away
See in this space our fears and our dreamings
   brought here to you in the light of this day
Gather us in, the lost and forsaken
   Gather us in, the blind and the lame
call to us now and we shall awaken
   we shall arise at the sound of our name

We are the young, our lives are a mystery
   we are the old who yearn for your face
We have been sung throughout all of history
   called to be light to the whole human race
Gather us in, the rich and the haughty
   gather us in, the proud and the strong
Give us a heart so meek and so lowly
    give us the courage to enter the song

Here we will take the wine and the water
   here we will take the bread of new birth
Here you shall call your sons and your daughters
   call us anew to be salt for the earth
Give us to drink the wine of compassion
   give us to eat the bread that is you
nourish us well and teach us to fashion
   lives that are holy and hearts that are true

Not in the dark of buildings confining
   not in some heaven light years away
but here in this place the new light is shining
   now is the kingdom, now is the day
Gather us in and hold us forever
   gather us in and make us your own
gather us in, all peoples together
   fire of love in our flesh and our bones

The Dismissal    p. 215