Dayton United Methodist Church

  Call to worship: L: Let us lift up the name of our God! P: Let us praise the faithfulness of the Lord! L: For just as the Lord’s greatness fills the heavens, P: The Lord’s love embraces the earth, L: Preserving our life in the midst of trouble. A: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God! Opening Hymn:   It’s Me, It’s Me, O Lord   #352 Refrain: It’s me, it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It’s me, it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. 1 Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. [Refrain] 2 Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. [Refrain] 3 Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not my father, not my mother, but it’s me, O Lord, stan...

Call to worship: L: The God who answers in a day of trouble is among us,  P: And, behold, it is very good! L: The God who lights a candle during the night is here, P: And, behold, it is very good! A: Hearts, rejoice! For peace has triumphed over trouble, and morning has broken eternal light! Opening Hymn:   Jesu, Jesu   #432 [Refrain:] Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, Master who acts as a slave to them. (Refrain) 2 Neighbors are rich and poor, neighbors are black and white, neighbors are near and far away. (Refrain) 3 These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love; all these are neighbors to us and you. (Refrain) 4 Loving puts us on our knees, serving as though we are slaves, this is the way we should live with you. (Refrain) 5 Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet, this is the way we...

  Call to worship: L: You in your fields! Come into the barn, for the voice of the Lord cracks over the grain. P: The skies are clapping their dappled hands and tramping upon the ground. L:You in your boots! Come into the shore, for the voice of the Lord breaks over the deep.  P: The floods are lifting up their voice and pounding upon the strand. L: You in your shops! Come down to the cellar, for the voice of the Lord whirls over the rooftops. P: The winds are stripping the forests bare and shaking windows in their frames. L: You in your fields, your boats, your ships, come into the temple where all shall cry, ”Glory!” A: Give glory to God, who thunders above! Give glory to God, who rumbles below! Give glory to God, from here to beyond! Opening Hymn:   Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty   #64 1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee. Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity! ...

  Call to worship: L: Come to the birthplace, and we shall become one, even as parent and child are one. P: We come to the God who gives us life, whose life in the world is borne by our labor. L: Let us come singing, and we shall be one, even as melody and harmony are one. P: We come to the God who gives us song, and to whose lead we lend our voices. L: Letus come dancing, and we shall be one, even as rhythm and motion are one. P: We come to the God who gives us dance, and to whose movements we adapt our step. A: Welcome to the birthplace, and we shall be one. We come to our God: we shall be one! Opening Hymn:   Surely the Presence of the Lord    #328 Surely the presence Of the Lord is in this place I can feel His mighty power And His grace I can hear the brush of angel's wings I see glory on each face Surely the presence Of the Lord is in this place Opening Prayer: Spirit, we call! And many are the names by which we call you. You are Creator: fathe...