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Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 5 Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear Hymn # 535 Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior Blest Hymn # 349 Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me Introit Worship Him, all you His angels. Zion hears and is glad. And the Daughters of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments. ( Psalm 97:b,8) The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice. Let the multitude of isles be glad. He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. ( Psalm 97:1, 10b-12)   Collect for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Almighty God, Who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright, grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptati...

Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 16 Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word Hymn # 126 Arise and Shine in Splendor Hymn # 512 O Christ, Our True and Only Ligh   Introit   Worship Him, all you His angels. Zion hears and is glad. And the Daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O Lord. (Psalm 97:7b paraphrase, 8) The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. (Psalm 97:1, 10b–12)   Collect for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Almighty and Everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth ...

Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 134 Songs of Thankfulness and Praise Hymn # 129 Hail, Thou Source of Every Blessing Hymn # 30 Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices   Introit ALL THE - || earth | shall | wor- | ship | You, * And sing praises | to | You, | O - | God. || They will sing | praise | to | Your | name; * - | O | — | Most - | High. (Psalm 66:4; 9:2 paraphrase) || Make a joyful shout to | God, | all | the | earth! * Sing out the honor of His name; make | His | praise | glo- - ri- ∙ | ous. || Say to God, “How awe- | some | are | Your | works! * All the earth shall sing | prais- | es | to - | You.” || Come and see | the | works | of | God; * He is awesome in His doing toward | the | sons | of - | men. || Blessèd be God, who has not turned | a- | way | my | pray-er, ∙ * Nor His | mer- | cy | from - | me! (Psalm 66:1–5, 20) || All the earth | shall | wor- | ship | You, * And sing praises | to | You, | O - | God. || They will sing | praise | to | Your | name; * - | O | — |...

Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 1 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty Hymn # 133 Within the Father’s House Hymn # 106 The People That in Darkness Sat   Introit   I saw the Lord sitting on a throne High and lifted up, And I heard the voice of a great multitude, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! (Isaiah 6:1b; Revelation 19:6a, c) Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. (Psalm 100:1-2a, 3a, 4a, 5) I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, High and lifted up, And I heard the voice of a great multitude, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! (Isaiah 6:1b; Revelation 19:6a, c) Collect for the First Sunday afte...

Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 125 The Old Year Now hath Passed Away Hymn # 115 O Blessed Day When First Was Poured Hymn # 311 Jesus Christ, our Blessed Savior Hymn # 116 To the Name of Our Salvation Introit O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth,                 Who have set Your glory above the heavens! What is man that You are mindful of him,                 And the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:1, 4) You, O Lord, are our Father;                Our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name. O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways, and hardened our heart from Your fear?                Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your inheritance. Your holy people have possessed it but a little ...