First Christian Houston a Disciples of Christ congregation open. welcoming. compassionate.
February 14, 2021 – Sixth Sunday in Epiphany
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
SPECIAL MUSIC
HYMN 709 Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
INTERCESSIONS & LORD’S PRAYER
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
HYMN 538 Hope of the World
SCRIPTURE Galatians 3:27-29
REFLECTION Six Degrees Significant Others: Galatians
HYMN 393 One Bread, One Body
OFFERTORY & COMMUNION
DOXOLOGY
HYMN 433 Blest Be the Tie That Binds
BENEDICTION
All hymns taken from Chalice Hymnal. See lyrics on accompanying sheet.
First Christian Houston a Disciples of Christ congregation open. welcoming. compassionate.
GLORIOUS THINGS OF THEE ARE save us, your people, from consuming SPOKEN passion, Chalice Hymnal 709 who by our own false hopes and aims are spent. Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; Hope of the world, God’s gift from God, whose word cannot be broken, highest heaven, formed thee for a blest abode. bringing to hungry souls the bread of On the Rock of Ages founded, life: what can shake thy sure repose? still let your Spirit unto us be given With salvation's walls surrounded, to heal earth’s wounds and end its thou mayest smile at all thy foes. bitter strife.
See, the streams of living waters, Hope of the world, afoot on dusty springing from eternal love, highways, well supply thy sons and daughters, showing to wandering souls the path of and all fear of want remove. light: Who can faint, while such a river walk now beside us, lest the tempting ever flows their thirst to assuage? byways Grace, which like our God, the giver, lure us away from you to endless night. never fails from age to age. Hope of the world, who by your cross Round each habitation hovering, did save us see the cloud and fire appear from death and dark despair, from sin for a glory and a covering, and guilt: showing forth that God is near! we render back the love your mercy Thus deriving from their banner gave us; light by night and shade by day, take now our lives, and use them as safe they feed upon the manna you will. which God gives them when they pray. Hope of the world, O Christ, o’er death victorious, HOPE OF THE WORLD who by this sign did conquer grief and Chalice Hymnal 538 pain: we would be faithful to your gospel Hope of the world, O Christ of great glorious; compassion: you are our Christ and you forever speak to our fearful hearts by conflict reign! rent;
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ONE BREAD, ONE BODY BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS Chalice Hymnal 393 Chalice Hymnal 433
Refrain: Blest b the tie that binds One bread, one body, one Lord of all, our hearts in Christian love: one cup of blessing which we bless. the fellowship of kindred minds And we, though many throughout the is like to that above. earth, We are one body in this one Lord. When we are called to part, it gives us inward pain; Gentile or Jew, servant or free, but we shall still be joined in heart, woman or man, no more. (Refrain) and hope to meet again.
Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all. (Refrain)
Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, gathered to one, for all. (Refrain)
DOXOLOGY Chalice Hymnal 46
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.