PREPARING TO HEAR GOD’S WORD CHIMES (The congregaon is asked to pray for the blessing of God upon this service.) God of power, may the boldness of your Spirit transform us, the gentleness of your Spirit lead us, and the giſts of your Spirit be our goal and our strength. Amen. PRELUDE Prelude in Classic Style Gordon Young INTROIT O Lord, Our Lord, Throughout the Earth TRAMPS AND HAWKERS Iona community, Scotland Dylan Davis and Zachary Frank †CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING HYMN Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION from Before the Amen RESPONSE Precious Lord, Take My Hand PRECIOUS LORD ASSURANCE OF PARDON †ACT OF PRAISE Gloria Patri MEINEKE †PASSING OF THE PEACE THE WORD A TIME WITH CHILDREN Lynace Veit Children may exit at this me. Parents of children ages 3 years and younger may take their children to the CE building for Extended Session, Room CE 103. Children 4 years old through first grade may exit for Worship Center in the fountain courtyard. RESPONSE Take Me to the Water African American spiritual PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 8 Pew Bible, page 466; large print, page 605 (Bibles are located in the racks beneath the pews.) SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Genesis 2:18-24 Pew Bible, page 2; large print, page 3 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON 'admah Rev. Alexandra Pappas RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD †AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - The Nicene Creed MOMENT FOR DISCIPLESHIP PRESENTATION OF OUR OFFERING Offertory For the Beauty of the Earth John Ruer Dylan Davis and Zachary Frank †Doxology TALLIS’ CANON (Sung to the tune of Hymn No. 675, All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night ) Stand, as you are able, and greet one another saying: “The peace of Christ be with you.” Respond by saying: “And also with you.” Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen, Amen. God is with us here. God is with you there. God is with us everywhere. O Lord, our Lord, throughout the earth How glorious is your name, And glorious too where unseen heavens Your majesty proclaim. On infant lips, in children’s song A strong defense you raise To counter enemy and threat, And foil the rebel’s ways. When I look up and see the skies Which your own fingers made, And wonder at the moon and stars, Each perfectly displayed; Then must I ask, “Why do you care? (Connue your personal prayer of confession in silence.) O Lord, our Sovereign, how majesc is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. When I look at your heaven, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established, What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a lile lower than God, And crowned them with glory and honor. O Lord, our Sovereign, how majesc is your name! Precious Lord, take my hand; lead me on, help me stand; I am red, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light; Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begoen of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begoen, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvaon he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Ponus Pilate; he suffered death, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated on the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one bapsm for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrecon of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Why love humanity? And why keep every mortal name Fixed in your memory?” Yet such as us you made and meant Just less than gods to be; With honor and with glory, Lord, You crowned humanity. And then dominion you bestowed For all made by your hand, All sheep and cale, birds and fish That move through sea or land. O Lord, our Lord, throughout the earth How glorious is your name. 1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. 2. Unresng, unhasng, and silent as light, Nor wanng, nor wasng, thou rulest in might: Thy jusce, like mountains high soaring above; Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love. 3. To all, life thou givest, to both great and small. In all life thou livest, the true life of all. We blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree, Then wither and perish; but naught changeth thee. 4. Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light. Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight. All praise we would render; O help us to see ‘Tis only the splendor of light hideth thee! Merciful God, your steadfast love and desire to forgive give us courage to face the wrongs that we have done. We confess that we have broken our communies; we have turned away from the stranger; we have forgoen to love the land. We have pushed your priories aside and refused to let your commandments queson what we do. Forgive us, we pray. Restore us to our righul minds, that we may walk with you in caring for your world and all its creatures, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies; Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For the beauty of each hour, of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. I love Jesus, I love Jesus. I love Jesus, yes, I do. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For each perfect give of thine to our race so freely given, Graces human and divine, Flowers of earth and buds of heaven: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.