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Introduction
Call to Worship
Who is it that you seek?We seek the Lord our God.
Do you seek him with all your heart?
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Do you seek him with all your soul?
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Do you seek him with all your mind?
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Do you seek him with all your strength?
Amen. Christ, have mercy.
To whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life,
And we have believed and have come to know
That you are the Holy One of God.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
King of Endless glory.
Come To My Help O God
Prayers from Liturgies from Below: Praying with People at the End of the World by Claudio CarvalhaesCome to my help O God, Lord Hurry to my rescue!
How Long?
© 2016 Isaac Wardell
How long will you turn your face away?
How long? Do you hear us when we pray?
On and on, still we walk this pilgrim way
How long?
How long till your children find their rest?
How long till you draw them to your breast?
We go on holding to your promises
How long?
Till you wipe away the tears from every eye?
Till we see our home descending from the sky?
Do we wait in vain?
Jesus give us hope again
How long till your word will still the storm?
How long till you bear your mighty arm?
How we groan till you snatch us from the thorns
How long?
How long? Sweet the dawn that ends the race
How long? Weak our hearts but strong our legs
Looking on, great that cloud of witnesses
How long?
Amen, Jesus come!
Amen, Jesus come!
Amen, Jesus come!
Amen, Jesus come!
Scripture | Psalm 12 (NIV)
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue—
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,
like silver purified in a crucible,
like gold refined seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 who freely strut about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Homily | Cries of the Victims
Matthew Lynch | Associate Professor of Old TestamentSong of Response: Lying Lips (Psalm 12)
© 2011 Words and Music by Adam M. L. Tice
Lying lips that falsely flatter keep the truth far out of reach.
Come O God, and still the chatter; end their boasts and twisted speech.
Come O God, and still the chatter; end their boasts and twisted speech.
With these Babel sounds oppressing who but God can tame the tongue?
When the faithful seek God’s blessing, honest words are shared and sung.
When the faithful seek God’s blessing, honest words are shared and sung.
Rise, O God, and save the needy; come to heal the worn and weak.
Foil the schemes that fuel the greedy; lift the fortunes of the meek.
Foil the schemes that fuel the greedy; lift the fortunes of the meek.
Save us from the wicked lawless—leave their blemished words behind.
Every word you speak is flawless—pure like silver, fire-refined.
Every word you speak is flawless—pure like silver, fire-refined.
Invitation to the Table
Shine Forth Like the Sun
© Words and Music by Cheryl Bear
Welcome a stranger
Give an orphan hope.
Visit a prisoner
Help a widow cope
Then your light will shine forth like the sun
Then your light will shine on everyone
Give away your money
Heal the broken hearts
Feed the hungry belly
Forgive the one who hurts
Then your light will shine forth like the sun
Then your light will shine on everyone
Speak out for the speechless
Love the one who’s weak
Give shelter to the homeless
Serve the one who’s least
Then your light will shine forth like the sun
Then your light will shine on everyone
Throw away vain arguments
The falsehood and deceit
Pound the drums for righteousness
Let injustice cease
Then your light will shine forth like the sun
Then your light will shine on everyone
Then your light will shine forth like the sun (like the Son of God)
Then your light will shine on everyone