PSALM 148 (Jeff's Version for Today)
Hallelujah!
Praise the LORD from the heavens, and in the high places;
all you great cloud of witnesses, praise the LORD.
Sun and moon, and star strewn cosmos;
edges of the universe, and echoes of creation,
praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD,
who commanded and they were created;
who set them in place for ever and ever;
who gave them order which will never fade away.
Praise the LORD, from the earth,
all sea-creatures and ocean depths;
fire and hail, snow and smoke;
stormy wind, working the word of the LORD;
mountains, and hills;
fruit trees and cedars, all of you;
wild animals, cattle, reptiles and birds on the wing;
kings of the earth, and all peoples,
leaders, and all judges of the earth;
young men -- and young women too;
old, and young . . . .
Let them praise the name of the LORD
-- because it is raised up above everything --
whose majesty is over the earth and heavens;
who has raised up a horn,
to the glory of all receiving the steadfast love of the LORD;
the people of Israel, a people close to the LORD.
Praise the LORD!
(a) Furnish the worship centre with a bowl of salty water (representing tears), a swathe of white/gold cloth draped from the bowl onto the floor, white/yellow/gold flowers, and perhaps some large paper cut-out butterflies.
A brief explanation of the symbols, either written or spoken, could be given to the congregation. The reading lends itself to more than one voice; they could be "antiphonal pairs", perhaps with older and younger voices for contrast to emphasis "all things new". The bowl of "tears" could be removed at the appropriate moment in the reading and, a few verses later, a large glass jug or pitcher of fresh water brought in - "water as a gift from the spring of the water of life".
(b) Click here for some ideas for worship in the Easter season.
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HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EASTER 5 - YEAR C |
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| Let all the world in every corner sing: | TIS 105 |
AHB 13
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| Glory be to God the Father | TIS 142 |
AHB 84
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| Give me the wings of faith to rise | TIS 438 |
AHB 360
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| Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us | TIS 580 |
AHB 492
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Acts 11:1-18 | ||
| All hail the power of Jesus' name | TIS 224 |
AHB 159
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| I am the church! you are the church! | TIS 467 |
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| Jesus shall reign where'er the sun | TIS 207 |
AHB 136
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| Lord, let me see, see more and more | TIS 681 |
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| There's a wideness in God's mercy | TIS 136 |
AHB 72
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Psalm 148 | ||
| All creatures of our God and King | TIS 100 |
AHB 3
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| All things praise you, Lord most high | TIS 148 |
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| Come, O God of all the earth | TIS 181 |
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| Glory to God on high! | TIS 221 |
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| Glory to God above | TIS 94 |
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| Joyful, joyful, we adore you | TIS 152 |
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| O worship the King, all-glorious above | TIS 133 |
AHB 67
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| Praise God from whom all blessings flow | TIS 768 |
SA 72
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| Praise to the Holiest in the height | TIS 141 |
AHB 79
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| Sing praise to the Lord! praise him in the height | TIS 96 |
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| When God almighty came to be one of us | TIS 281 |
AHB 214
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| When morning gilds the skies | TIS 227 |
AHB 151
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Revelation 21:1-6 |
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| Christ is made the sure foundation | TIS 432 |
AHB 343
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| For all the saints, who from their labours rest | TIS 455 |
AHB 384
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| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
AHB 391
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| Lord Jesus, joy of loving hearts | TIS 499 |
AHB 20
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| Love Divine all loves excelling | TIS 217 |
AHB 148
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| Made in God's likeness, moved by the Spirit | TIS 671 |
SA 65
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| Robe yourself, my soul, with gladness | TIS 503 |
AHB 424
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| Spirit, divine, attend our prayers | TIS 406 |
AHB 377
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| This, this is the God we adore | TIS 220 |
AHB 153
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| Wake, awake! for night is flying | TIS 266 |
AHB 195
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John 13:31-35
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| A new commandment I give unto you | TIS 699 |
AHB 571
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| Christ from whom all blessings flow | TIS 440 |
AHB 364
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| Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord | TIS 411 |
AHB 328
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| Help us to accept each other | TIS 648 |
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| Love divine, all loves excelling | TIS 217 |
AHB 148
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| Where there is charity and love | TIS 434 |
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