Dayton United Methodist Church

Call to worship: L: Worship the Lord with jubilant hearts - P: Not to please one another, but to praise our God! L: Worship the Lord with jubilant minds - P: Not to gratify our neighbor, but to praise our God! A: Worship the Lord with your heart, soul, and mind! Come, let us worship the Lord! Opening Hymn: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee #89 1. Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away. Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day! 2. All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in thee. 3. Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy...

Call to worship: L: Bring yourselves before the Lord! P: We offer our faithful works, our loving labors, and our constant hopes to the glory of God. L: Bring yourselves before the Lord! P: We await the gospel, in word and in power, in the Holy Spirit and in full conviction! Opening Hymn: I Sing the Almighty Power of God #152 1. I sing the almighty power of God, that made the mountains rise, that spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day; the moon shines full at God's command, and all the stars obey. 2. I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food, who formed the creatures thru the Word, and then pronounced them good. Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, where'er I turn my eye, if I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky. 3. There's not a plant or flower below, but makes thy glories known, and clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from thy throne; whi...

  Call to worship: L: The hand of God rests upon this mountain. P: We will be a haven for the poor. L: The hand of God rests upon this mountain. P: We will be the stronghold for the worn. L: The hand of God rests on this mountain. P: We will be a shelter from the storm. L: This is our God! P: We are God’s beloved mountain. A: By God’s hand this mountain shall be moved! Opening Hymn: Hope of the World #178 1 Hope of the world, thou Christ of great compassion, speak to our fearful hearts by conflict rent. Save us, thy people, from consuming passion, who by our own false hopes and aims are spent. 2 Hope of the world, God's gift from highest heaven, bringing to hungry souls the bread of life, still let thy spirit unto us be given, to heal earth's wounds and end all bitter strife. 3 Hope of the world, afoot on dusty highways, showing to wandering souls the path of light, walk thou beside us lest the tempting byways lure us away from thee to endless night. 4 Hope ...

  Call to worship: L: Hear the song God sings to the people! P: A love song greets our happy ears! L: The people of God are the Lord’s pleasant planting! P: The hand of the Lord stretches near to the vine! L: O earth, sing a song; throw your head back and sing! A: The Keeper who tends you shall hear you and come! Opening Hymn:   Jesus Loves Me   #191 Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me he who died  heaven's gate to open wide.  He will wash away my sin,  let his little child come in. (Refrain)  Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago, taking children on his knee, saying, "Let them come to me." (Refrain) Opening Prayer: O God, you plant and tend your vineyard. Nothing could be done for it that you do not do. Yet when you go to pluck ripe, plump grape...