WE GATHER BEFORE GOD (from Psalm 107: 1-9)
Come and worship the Lord our God;
You alone, O Lord, are good ,
and your lovingkindness is forever.
Come into the saving presence of the Lord our God;
You save us, O Lord,
and rescue us from our troubles.
Come and worship the Lord our God
who has gathered us;
You gather us, Lord God,
from a week which was sometimes like a wasteland,
where our inner being was hungry and thirsty for you.
Come and worship the Lord our God
who hears when we cry out;
You lift us from the muddy ground of our distress,
and by a straight path, O Lord,
you lead us into community,
Come and worship the Lord our God
whose steadfast love and marvellous works are for all humankind;
You satisfy our thirst, O Lord;
and the emptiness of our deepest hunger,
you fill with good things.
A couple of contrasting ideas to use together: (a) A money-bag/purse/wallet or wad of "Monopoly" money or small mound of grains of wheat as a focus in the worship centre, and (b) an aroma to fill the worship space e.g. light a perfumed candle.
Here I'm trying to contrast the tangible with the intangible; the earthly with the transcendent.
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Psalms
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR SUNDAY 18
- YEAR C |
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| All hail the power of Jesus' name | TIS 224 | AHB 159 |
| God your are clothed with life | TIS 193 | AHB 423 |
| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 | AHB 391 |
| Lord in the strength of grace | TIS 483 | AHB 408 |
| Thanks to God whose word was spoken | TIS 431 | AHB 339 |
| HOSEA 11:1-11 |
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| God is love, let heaven adore him | TIS 153 | AHB 93 |
| Sing Praise to God who reigns above, | TIS 110 | AHB 27 |
| Loving Spirit, loving Spirit | TIS 417 | |
| PSALM 107:1-9, 43 |
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| Eternal Father, strong to save | TIS 138 | AHB 74 |
| God is the refuge of his saints | TIS 120 | AHB 45 |
| Let us with a gladsome mind | TIS 83 | AHB 11 |
| Thus will say the Lord's redeemed | TIS 67 | |
| COLOSSIANS 3:1-11 |
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| Break thou the bread of life | TIS 429 | AHB 334 |
| Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna! | TIS 394 | |
| Christ is alive! let Christians sing | TIS 387 | SA 18 |
| Come let us with our Lord arise | TIS 375 | AHB 297 |
| Firmly I believe and truly | TIS 140 | AHB 78 |
| God, you are clothed with light | TIS 193 | AHB 423 |
| God, you touch the earth with beauty | TIS 610 | |
| He is risen, he is risen! | TIS 379 | |
| I bind unto myself this day | TIS 478 | AHB 454 |
| If we have died to ourselves in Jesus | TIS 475 | |
| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 | AHB 391 |
| Now is eternal life | TIS 385 | AHB 305 |
| Praise with joy the world's creator | TIS 179 | |
| Rejoice, the Lord is king | TIS 216 | AHB 147 |
| The advent of our God | TIS 271 | AHB 198 |
| There's a light upon the mountains | TIS 276 | AHB 207 |
| We know that Christ is raised | TIS 489 | |
| When Christ was lifted from the earth | TIS 248 | SA 93 |
| LUKE 12:13-21 |
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| All depends on our possessing | TIS 556 | |
| Dear Father, Lord of humankind | TIS 598 | AHB 519 |
| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 | AHB 543 |
| Son of God, eternal Saviour | TIS 606 | AHB 529 |
| Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness | TIS 454 | AHB 382 |