Instrumental Prelude
Welcome
“Come Thou Long Expected Jesus”
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of ev'ry nation,
Joy of ev'ry longing heart.
Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
Prayer
“Here I Am to Worship”
Verse 1
Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
Chorus
Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Verse 2
King of all days oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor
Chorus
Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Bridge
And I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
Chorus
Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Scripture Reading
Isaiah 64:1-9
Chidren's Message
"Drawing Nearer"
Even in the midst of all of this
Trouble on the news, no peace within
Still there is a light in the distance
Drawing nearer, drawing nearer
So, open up our eyes to see your light
Open up our arms, they're clenched so tightly
Come in like a thief and steal our hearts
Like a baby, like a baby
Even in the midst of all of this...
Sermon
Echoes of the Pulse
Dr. Deirdre Fulton
“Keep Your Lamps”
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
The time is drawing nigh
Children, don’t get weary
Children, don’t get weary
Children, don’t get weary
‘Til your work is done
Christian, journey soon be over
Christian, journey soon be over
Christian, journey soon be over
The time is drawing nigh
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
The time is drawing nigh
Reminders
Spoken Benediction – Dr. Deirdre Fulton
Sung Benediction – “Keep Your Lamps”
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
The time is drawing nigh
Organ Postlude