Dayton United Methodist Church

  Call to worship: L: O come, let us worship the One whom God has highly exalted -  P: Who, though being in the form of God, did not count deity a title to claim. L: O come, let us worship the One whom God has highly exalted -  P: Who, though being in the form of God, did not count humanity a form to despise. L: O come let us worship the One whom God has highly exalted -  A: Let us worship the Lord in the name of Jesus and confess our faith in God. Opening Hymn:   All Glory, Laud, and Honor  #280 Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor, to thee, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring. 1. Thou art the King of Israel, thou David's royal Son, who in the Lord's name comest, the King and Blessed One. [Refrain] 2. The company of angels are praising thee on high, and we with all creation in chorus make reply. [Refrain] 3. The people of the Hebrews with palms before thee went; our prayer and praise and anthems ...

  Call to worship: L: We gather to commemorate our Lord’s observance of the Jewish Passover,    P: Which ends with the people’s pledge, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be faithful.” L: We gather to commemorate our Lord’s institution of Holy Communion, P: Which ends with the Lord’s assurance, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.” L: We gather to commemorate Holy Communion and renew our covenant with the Lord and one another. A: All that the Lord shall speak we will do, and we will be faithful. Amen. Opening Hymn:   His Name is Wonderful    #174 His name is wonderful, His name is wonderful, His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. He is the mighty King, master of everything, His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. He's the Great Shephard, The Rock of all ages, Almighty God is he, Bow down before Him, Love and adore Him, His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord https://lyricstranslate.com His name is Wonderful...

  Call to worship: L: The hour comes, and now is, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with my people. P: It shall not be written upon tablets of stone, but upon the tablets of the heart. L: We shall no longer instruct our neighbors from a book. P: They shall no longer need any teacher but the Lord. A: Waken our ears, O Lord, and speak to us the words of your covenant. Opening Hymn:   Beneath the Cross of Jesus   #297 1. Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand, the shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land; a home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way, from the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day. 2. Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see the very dying form of One who suffered there for me; and from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess: the wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness. 3. I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place; I ask no other sunshin...

  Call to worship: L: In sadness we remember the days of our exile; P: We called upon the Lord, and the Lord heard our cry. L: In gladness we celebrate our deliverance from bondage; P: The Lord heeded our summons, and the Lord brought us home. A: O come, let our praise of the Lord resound! O come, let us sings the songs of Zion! Opening Hymn:   God Hath Spoken by the Prophets   #108 1 God hath spoken by the prophets, spoken the unchanging Word, each from age to age proclaiming, God the One, the righteous Lord! 'Mid the world's despair and turmoil, one firm anchor holdeth fast: God eternal reigns forever, God the first, and God the last. 2 God hath spoken by Christ Jesus, Christ, the everlasting Son; brightness of the Father's glory, with the Father ever one; spoken by the Word incarnate, God of God, ere time was born; Light of Light, to earth descending, Christ, as God in human form. 3 God yet speaketh by the Spirit, speaketh to our hearts again; in the...