Give glory and honour and power and authority
to the name of the LORD,
all you children of God!
Worship the LORD in holy awe;
bow down in the overwhelming presence of our God.
Listen to the presence of the LORD over the waters;
hear the majesty of the name of the LORD;
its power and authority above the roar of the flood.
Cedar panels in the Temple splinter at the voice of the LORD,
lightning flashes rip open the sky;
animals give birth before their time, and the earth trembles.
A shout of "Glory!" rises to the LORD enthroned in splendour.
May the LORD give protection and blessing and life for ever
This could be an occasion for creative use of "light and sound", irrespective of whether your technology resourcesare limited to overhead transparencies and ""ghetto-blaster" or as extensive as video data projector and multichannelsurround sound.
Have two people with contrasting voices (e.g. young/old, female/male) read these passages in the order - Luke 3:15-17, Psalm 29 then Luke 3:21-22. The readings lend themselves to being illustrated with contrasting images.The mood change in the first scene with John the Baptist builds up to "unquenchable fire"; Psalm 29 is majestic, stormy and then peaceful; the final verses from the Luke passage open with a sense of calm and conclude with a stong, authoritative affirmation.
The possibilities are omly limited only by your imagination.
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HYMN SUGGESTIONS - BAPTISM OF JESUS - YEAR C |
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Isaiah 43:1-7 |
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| God has spoken to his people, hallelujah | TIS 636 |
SA 39
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| How firm a foundation, you people of God | TIS 578 |
AHB 491
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| I will sing the wondrous story | TIS 233 |
AHB 173
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| Loving Spirit, loving Spirit | TIS 417 |
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| You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord | TIS 48 |
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Psalm 29 |
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| Baptised into your name most holy |
TIS 481
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| Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart | TIS 547 |
AHB 455
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| I bind unto myself this day | TIS 478 |
AHB 454
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| I greet you, my Redeemer sure, who lives | TIS 198 |
AHB 128
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| O breath of God come sweeping through us | TIS 409 |
AHB 322
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| O give the Lord, you children of God | TIS 17 |
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| You are holy, you are whole | TIS 753 |
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| O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God |
TIS 401
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Acts 8:14-17 |
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| Breathe on me, breath of God | TIS 407 |
AHB 320
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| Like the murmur of the dove's song |
TIS 419
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| Baptised into your name most holy |
TIS 481
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| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
AHB 391
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| Be thou my vision, o Lord of my heart | TIS 547 |
AHB 455
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Luke 3:15-17,21-22 |
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| Christ, when for us you were baptized | TIS 250 |
SA 20
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| Come, Holy Spirit, our souls inspire | TIS 396 |
AHB 308
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| Come, Holy Spirit, gracious heavenly dove |
TIS 710
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| Hail to the Lord's anointed | TIS 275 |
AHB 203
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| Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes | TIS 269 |
AHB 197
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| Like the murmur of the dove's song | TIS 419 |
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| Lord, your almighty word | TIS 447 |
AHB 61
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| Morning has broken |
TIS 156
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| O let the Son of God enfold you |
TIS 655
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| There's a spirit in the air | TIS 414 |
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| We know that Christ is raised and dies no more |
TIS 489
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| When he was baptized in Jordan | TIS 252 |
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