Welcome to the CHS Vientiane Worship Service Resources
(If possible everyone may join in the words in bold)
Fear was present but subsided –
Christ is Risen!
Doubt was present but subsided –
Christ is Risen!
So, fearless and sure of Christ’s risen presence –
we draw near to God in worship.
AmenOpening Hymn of Praise
1 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son,
endless is the victory Thou o’er death hast won;
angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes where Thy body lay.
Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son,
endless is the victory Thou o’er death hast won.
2 Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
let the Church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,
for her Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting.
Thine be the glory . . .
3 No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life;
life is nought without Thee: aid us in our strife;
make us more than conquerors, through Thy deathless love:
bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above.
Thine be the glory . . .
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.
1 We are marching in the light of God,
we are marching in the light of God,
we are marching in the light of God,
we are marching in the light of God (the light of God)!
We are marching (marching,
we are marching, marching,) – Oh,
we are marching in the light of God
(the light of God)!
We are marching (marching,
we are marching, marching,) – Oh,
we are marching in the light of God!
2 We are living in the love of God . . .
3 We are moving in the power of God . . .
There is a life that comes from God.
He is the resurrection and the life.
There is a Spirit who breathes in us.
His Spirit is with us and within us.
There is a truth that sets us free
God is truth. In him there is no falsehood at all.
There is a love that fills our hearts.
God is love. In his presence there is peace.
We believe in a living God, a risen Saviour.
May we bring the light and life of Jesus into a dark and dying world.
Give us gladness in sharing good news and fill us with fearlessness.
Let us be true disciples; touch our lips that we may speak of you.
1 Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain,
wheat that in the dark earth many days has lain.
Love lives again, that with the dead has been.
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
2 In the grave they laid Him, Love whom men had slain,
thinking that never He would wake again.
Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen,
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
3 Forth He came at Easter, like the risen grain,
He that for three days in the grave had lain.
Quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen;
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
4 When our hearts are wintry, grieving or in pain,
Your touch can call us back to life again.
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been;
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
of ourselves and our money;
and joy and freedom;
Prayers of Approach,Thanksgiving and Intercession
Behind closed doors… afraid.
That was how Your disciples found themselves
that first Easter evening.
Risen Lord,
You appeared and said,
“Peace be with you.”
In the world today so many places lack peace –
Those places where lockdowns are in place,
people indoors struggling with relationships,
a lack of space and freedom applying added pressures.
Those wrestling with emotions
because they have not been able to be beside some of their loved ones
as they would have liked at significant moments –
from birthdays to serious illnesses.
Those patients, residents and staff,
in hospitals and care homes in so many places around the world
where staff are stretched,
where resources are scarce,
where illness either threatens or dominates.
Those suffering the pain of bereavement.
Those living in places of turmoil where wars still rage.
Those people and situations uppermost in our minds
which we lift up to You now in this silence….
Silence
So many places lack peace –
Breathe on these situations.
May Your peace offer some respite
in the midst of today’s concerns
and may it point to better days to come.
As well as peace
You gave the Holy Spirit;
God present with us in all we do.
May we be guided by that Spirit,
to offer help and convey peace
wherever that is possible.
Hear our prayers,
through Jesus Christ, our risen Saviour.
