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PSALM 149 – A Call to Worship
Praise the Source of life!
Sing to the Holy One a new song.
Praise the one we name God among the communion of saints.
Let the people of God rejoice in their creator.
Let them praise the Source of all that is with dance,
and celebrate with musical instruments,
because God delights in them,
and adorns the despairing with welfare.
Let all the saints jump for joy;
let them cry out with gladness where they rest.
Let high praises of Divine be in their throats:
word and song that overcome injustice,
binding rulers in chains and the powerful in iron shackles;
bringing justice to them, and honour to all God’s faithful.
Praise the Source of all that is!
OFFERING
Holy One,
whose steadfast love is more than life itself
and whose realm is forever,
we bring an offering;
our time, talent, and treasure.
With the siants in every age
we ask that your Spirit of grace
encourage us to use these gifts
to the glory of your name. Amen
A CREATIVE MOMENT
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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Holy and mysterious God,
Source of life;
receive our tiredness,
our emptiness,
our fear,
our despair.
Be our consolation
and fill us again with hope.
Even as we pray for ourselves
be present to those we have named
on our lips and in our silence
and to those whose troubles are known only to you.
Loving God of all generations,
hear the cries of your world,
in Jesus’ name…
(The Prayers of the People continue)
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| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR ALL SAINTS DAY | |
| Blesed be the everlasting God | TIS 114 |
| Blest are the pure in heart | TIS 448 |
| Come, let us join our cheerful songs | TIS 204 |
| For all the saints who from … | TIS 455 |
| Give me the wings of faith … | TIS 438 |
| God, we praise you, God we … | TIS 99 |
| Lord, you are the light of life | TIS 261 |
| O what a gift, what a wonderful | TIS 278 |
| Our God, our help in ages past | TIS 47 |
| Rejoice in God’s saints, today … | TIS 470 |
| Shout for joy, the Lord has … | TIS 545 |
| Through the Red Sea brought … | TIS 384 |
| We sing the praise of him … | TIS 347 |
| Ye watchers and ye holy ones | TIS 150 |
| You holy angels bright | TIS 108 |
| Your hand, O God, has guided | TIS 456 |
| Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 | |
| No suggestions | |
| Psalm 149 | |
| Come, God’s people, sing for joy | TIS 391 |
| Give me the wings of faith to rise | TIS 438 |
| I danced in the morning | TIS 242 |
| Rejoice, the Lord is king | TIS 216 |
| Sing a new song to the Lord | TIS 95 |
| Ephesians 1:11-23 | |
| Bring many names, beautiful and good | TIS 182 |
| Christ from whom all blessings flow | TIS 440 |
| Christ is the world’s redeemer | TIS 192 |
| God of many names | TIS 180 |
| God, we praise you, God, we bless you | TIS 99 |
| Join all the glorious names | TIS 205 |
| Loving Spirit, loving Spirit | TIS 417 |
| Rejoice, the Lord is king | TIS 216 |
| Spirit of truth, essential God | TIS 426 |
| The great love of God | TIS 164 |
| This is a day of new beginnings | TIS 653 |
| Luke 6:20-31 | |
| Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair | TIS 690 |
| Dear Christians, one and all rejoice | TIS 196 |
| Father all-loving and ruling in majesty | TIS 160 |
| Give thanks with a grateful heart | TIS 717 |
| Great God, your Spirit, like the wind | TIS 416 |
| Help us accept each other | TIS 648 |
| In great thanksgiving, O love divine | TIS 632 |
| Joyful, joyful we adore you | TIS 152 |
| Make me a channel of your peace | TIS 607 |
| Not the powerful, not the privileged | TIS 288 |
| O bride of Christ, rejoice | TIS 336 |
| O changeless Christ, for ever new | TIS 254 |
| O Lord Jesus Marrkapmirr | TIS 253 |
| Since the world was young | TIS 544 |
| We plough the fields, and scatter | TIS 130 |