2. Prelude from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich
“Prelude No. 3, in G Major”
from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
by Dmitri Shostakovich

3. Call to Worship

4. Processional
NCH #222
My Song Is Love Unknown

5. My song is love unknown,
my Savior's love to me,
Love to the loveless shown,
that they might lovely be.
O who am I, that for my sake
my God should take frail flesh and die?
My God should take frail flesh and die?

6. God left the richest throne
salvation to bestow;
But Christ as flesh and bone
the world refused to know.
But, O my Friend, my Friend indeed,
who at my need did life expend;
who at my need did life expend.

7. Sometimes they threw down palms
and sweetest praises sang.
Hosannas and glad psalms
through streets and markets rang.
Then “Crucify!” is all their breath,
for blood and death they thirst and cry;
for blood and death they thirst and cry.

8. What has my Sovereign done?
What makes this rage and spite?
Christ gave new strength to run,
restored the gift of sight.
Sweet injuries! Yet they at these
themselves displease, and 'gainst Christ rise;
themselves displease, and 'gainst Christ rise.

9. I sing my plain belief,
one song my heart outpours:
Never was pain nor grief,
never was love like yours.
This is my Friend, in whose sweet praise
I all my days could gladly spend;
I all my days could gladly spend.

10. Please be seated

11. Unison Prayer

12. For your embracing love,
a love that sees all we are and forgives us;
a love that sees our joys and sorrows
and embraces us;
a love that knows no ending or beginning;
the love that could die for others and did;
we give you thanks, present, here,
In your light.

13. Assurance of Pardon

14. Passing of the Peace

15. Please be seated

16. Gospel Reading
Psalm 23

17. Children’s Message

18. Musical Praise “He Shall Feed His Flock/Come Unto Him”
From Handel’s Messiah
Karen Maust soprano solo

19. Sermon

20. Hymn
NCH #223
What Wondrous Love is This

21. What wondrous love is this,
O my soul! O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
that Christ should come in bliss
to bear the heavy cross for my soul,
for my soul,
to bear the heavy cross for my soul.

22. To God and to the Lamb I will sing,
To God and to the Lamb who is the great I Am,
while millions join the theme,
I will sing, I will sing;
I will sing.

23. And when from death I’m free,
I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on.
and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on!
I’ll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on,
and through eternity I’ll sing on!

24. Please be seated

25. Prayer for Others
and Ourselves

26. The Lord’s Prayer/
The Prayer of Jesus

27. Musical Praise “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi”
by Giacomo Puccini
James Cesare, solo trumpet

28. Invitation to
Give

29. Offertory

30. We bless thy holy name, glad praises we sing.
We praise thee, O God,
our Redeemer, Creator;
in grateful devotion
our tribute we bring.
We lay it before thee,
we come and adore thee,
We bless thy holy name, glad praises we sing.
Amen

31. Brief Announcements

32. Closing Hymn
NCH # 547
Amazing Grace

33. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!

34. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
My God has promised good to me,
whose word my hope secures;
God will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures..

35. When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
than when we’d first begun.

36. Please be seated

37. Benediction and
Sending Forth

38. Choral Blessing
“Amen” from St. Matthew Passion
by J. S. Bach

39. Postlude “Fugue No. 3, in G Major” from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
by Dmitri Shostakovich