Welcome to the CHS Vientiane Worship Service Resources
"The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace."
Approach
Lord God,
High in the heavens, yet kneeling at our feet,
Let us sing praises loudly, let us pray quietly,
Let us listen attentively, let us act presently.
Let our words praise You,
Let our actions praise You,
Living, loving, eternal God.
As we draw near to You, may we find that You
Already are on Your way to meet us,
And more than halfway.
Bridging sin-gulfs, breaking sin-walls,
Your sparkling, irresistible love wins through.
Let us praise Your Holy Name!
Opening Hymn of Praise
Confession
Our heavenly Father
thank you that you love us
and care for us all the time.
We know that this week
we have not always lived the way you tell us.
We have done wrong things
and not done all the good things we should have done.
Only you can save us,
so please forgive us
and help us to live as your friends.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
Petition
Searching God,
Into every dark place,
Into every hard heart,
Into every narrow mind,
Into every shut mouth,
Into every closed eye,
Come with healing light to open up
And reveal to us not only Who You are,
But what Your love might be,
In us, through us, or even despite us.
Forgive us for choosing bleakness instead of blessedness.
Into our wintry worlds let the smell of summer come;
Let this be, in our lives, God’s February,
Redolent of new life, new light, new beginning, new hope.
May God, in infinite mercy, shine healing light
Upon all your living, that the life you live
May be a life lived to God’s glory, each day, each night.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessèd be the name of the Lord (MP809)
1 Blessèd be the name of the Lord,
blessèd be the name of the Lord,
blessèd be the name of the Lord most high!
Blessèd be the name of the Lord,
blessèd be the name of the Lord,
blessèd be the name of the Lord most high!
The name of the Lord is a strong tower –
the righteous run into it,
and they are saved;
the name of the Lord is a strong tower –
the righteous run into it,
and they are saved.
2 Glory to the name of the Lord,
glory to the name of the Lord,
glory to the name of the Lord most high!
Glory to the name of the Lord,
glory to the name of the Lord,
glory to the name of the Lord most high!
The name of the Lord . . .
3 Holy is the name of the Lord,
holy is the name of the Lord,
holy is the name of the Lord most high!
Holy is the name of the Lord,
holy is the name of the Lord,
holy is the name of the Lord most high!
The name of the Lord . . .
Prayer with and for the children
Great is Thy faithfulness (MP200)
Prayers
1 We have a gospel to proclaim,
good news for men in all the earth;
the gospel of a saviour’s name:
we sing His glory, tell His worth.
2 Tell of His birth at Bethlehem,
not in a royal house or hall
but in a stable dark and dim:
the Word made flesh, a light for all.
3 Tell of His death at Calvary,
hated by those He came to save;
in lonely suffering on the cross
for all He loved, His life He gave.
4 Tell of that glorious Easter morn:
empty the tomb, for He was free;
He broke the power of death and hell
that we might share His victory.
5 Tell of His reign at God’s right hand,
by all creation glorified;
He sends His Spirit on His Church
to live for Him, the Lamb who died.
6 Now we rejoice to name Him king:
Jesus is Lord of all the earth;
this gospel-message we proclaim:
we sing His glory, tell His worth.
Communion
Closing Song
Let all the world (MP404)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2J6qCh9Y_U
1 Let all the world in every corner sing,
‘My God and King!’
The heavens are not too high;
His praise may thither fly:
the earth is not too low;
His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
‘My God and King!’
2 Let all the world in every corner sing,
‘My God and King!’
The Church with psalms must shout,
no door can keep them out:
but, above all, the heart
must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
‘My God and King!’
Amen
