Dayton United Methodist Church

Call to worship: L: From a world in which injustice sits upon the throne,  P: We turn to you, O Lord, our refuge from workers of woe. L: With hearts from which courage has taken leave, P: We turn to you, O Lord, our refuge from dealers in fear. L: We have hewn out for ourselves broken cisterns that can hold no water. P: Now we turn to you, O Lord, the fountain of living water, A: That courage might rule our hearts and justice cover the earth. 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 descendin...

Call to worship: L: Come, let us worship the Lord.  P: Whose law revives the soul. L: Come, let us worship the Lord. P: Whose testimony instructs the mind. L: Come, let us worship the Lord. P: Whose precepts gladden the heart. L: Come, let us worship the Lord.  A: And the Lord our God shall bless us! Opening Hymn:   Lord of the Dance   #261 1. I danced in the morning when the world was begun, and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth. At Bethlehem I had my birth. [Refrain:] Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. 2. I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, but they would not dance and they would not follow me; I danced for the fishermen, for James and John; they came to me and the dance went on. (Refrain) 3. I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame, the holy people said i...

Call to worship: L: Are you troubled by the fickleness of human love?  P: Come and worship the Lord, whose love is faithful. L: Are you troubled by the harshness of human judgements? P: Come and worship the Lord, whose judgements are healing. L: Are you troubled by the pride of human righteousness? P: Come, let us worship the Lord, whose righteousness is pure.  A: Let us praise the Lord our God, whose love can make us faithful, whose judgements can make us whole, and whose righteousness can make us pure. Opening Hymn:    Have Thine Own Way, Lord   #382 1. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter; I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still. 2. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Search me and try me, Savior today! Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now, as in thy presence humbly I bow. 3. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me I pray! Power, a...

  Call to worship: L: Sing aloud with gladness!  P: Shout with great rejoicing! L: Proclaim the news with all your hearts!  P: And praise the heavens with all your souls! A: God has saved all the peoples! Opening Hymn :   Hail to the Lord’s Anointed #203 1. Hail to the Lord's Anointed, great David's greater Son! Hail in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free; to take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2. He comes with succor speedy to those who suffer wrong; to help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong; to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, whose souls, condemned and dying, are precious in his sight. 3. He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth; love, joy, and hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth. Before him, on the mountains, shall peace, the herald, go, and righteousness, in fountains, from hill to valley flow. 4. To him shall prayer unc...