The Gathering Lyrics
Oh Our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord
We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name
Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name
Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You (we look to You)
We long for You, oh Lord (we long for You)
We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You (we look to You)
We long for You, o Lord (we long for You)
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord, oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
God Really Loves Us
I’ve got a friend
Closer than a brother
There is no judgement
Oh, how He loves me
I’ve got a friend
And He is my strength
He is my portion
With me in the valley
With me in the fire
With me in the storm
Let all my life testify
Hallelujah
We are not alone
God really loves us
God really loves us
Hallelujah
Oh, praise my soul
God really loves us
God really loves us
His mercy’s enough
His grace is sufficient
So come if you’re needing
Forgiveness or healing
His mercy’s enough
Oh, and this is our hope
The cross, it has spoken
Death is no more
Christ is the Lord
Oh, this is our hope, yeah
Hallelujah
We are not alone
God really loves us
God really loves us
Hallelujah
Oh, praise my soul
God really loves us (yes, He does)
God really loves us
And oh-oh, oh-oh
Sing oh-oh, oh-oh
Scream (oh-oh)
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is (sing oh-oh)
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is
Hallelujah
We are not alone
God really loves us
God really loves us
Hallelujah
Oh, praise my soul
God really loves us
Oh, God really loves us (yes)
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is (thank you, Jesus)
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is (oh)
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is
What a Father
What a Friend
What a Savior He is
Shaky Bridges
I’ve put my name on songs I never sang
I’ve gambled on my muse
I told her “baby, that didn’t mean a thing”
She looked at me confused
Crossing those shaky bridges, and blurry lines
Deals with the devil on that old crossroads
What are you willing to compromise?
You could buy the world for the price of your soul
There is a compass on a golden string
Hanging ’round every heart
There is a bell that will or will not ring
It knows the light from the dark
Those are those shaky bridges, and blurry lines
Deals with the devil on that old crossroads
What are you willing to compromise?
You could buy the world for the price of your soul, yeah
We’ve all done things we wish we never did
God knows we will a thousand times again
But we are a blade that is made strong by fire
Every healer has been hurt, every honest man has lied
Crossing those shaky bridges, and blurry lines
Deals with the devil on that old crossroads
What are you willing to compromise?
You could buy the world at the price of your soul
You could buy the world for the price of your soul
You could buy the world for the price of your soul
To The Table
Hear the voice of love that’s calling
There’s a chair that waits for you
And a Friend who understands
Everything you’re going through
But you keep standing at a distance
In the shadow of your shame
There’s a light of hope that’s shining
Won’t you come and take your place?
And bring it all to the table
There’s nothing He ain’t seen before
For all your sin, all your sorrow, and your sadness
There’s a Saviour and He calls
Bring it all to the table
He can see the weight you carry
The fears that hold your heart
But through the cross you’ve been forgiven
You’re accepted as you are
So bring it all to the table
Nothing He ain’t seen before
For all your trials, all your worries, and your burdens
There’s a Saviour and He calls
Bring it all to the table
Bring it all
You can bring it all
And come on in, take your place
There’s no one who’s turned away
All you sinners, all you saints
Come right in and find your grace
Come on in, take your place
There’s no one who’s turned away
All you sinners, all you saints
Come on in and find your grace
And bring it all to the table
There’s nothing He ain’t seen before
For all your sin, all your sorrow, and your sadness
There’s a Saviour and He calls
Bring it all to the table
Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Service
October 30, 2022 | 11:00 am
Sermon Series: Crossroads
2 Samuel 11-12: selected verses
Rev. Lance Marshall
Senior Pastor
Welcome and Announcements
Rev. Linda McDermott, Associate Pastor
Prelude: “Fugue on the ‘Kyrie’”
François Couperin, composer
Peggy Graff, organist
Acolytes: Liam Hernandez
*Call to Worship
One: How blessed we are that God forgives us and loves us!
All: For all those times when we have fallen short of what God would have us be, we have been forgiven.
One: God makes us new in God’s Spirit!
All: Now is the time to joyfully accept the newness of life which God offers to us.
One: Come, let us worship and be thankful.
All: Let us open our hearts to the peace and joy of God. AMEN.
*Hymn 61: “Come, Thou Almighty King”
Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy name to sing,
help us to praise!
Father all glorious,
o’er all victorious,
come and reign over us, Ancient of Days!
Come, thou incarnate Word,
gird on thy mighty sword,
our prayer attend!
Come, and thy people bless,
and give thy word success;
Spirit of holiness, on us descend!
Come, holy Comforter,
thy sacred witness bear
in this glad hour.
Thou who almighty art,
now rule in every heart,
and ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power!
To thee, great One in Three,
eternal praises be,
hence, evermore.
Thy sovereign majesty
may we in glory see,
and to eternity love and adore!
*Affirmation of Faith 883
Dr. Mike Marshall, Associate Pastor
We are not alone, we live in God’s world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the church:
to celebrate God’s presence,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
*Gloria Patri 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
**Please be seated
Sacrament of Baptism
Grayson Anthony Cunningham, son of Kelsey and Brent Cunningham
Baptismal Hymn 191: “Jesus Loves Me” (vs. 1)
Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
Congregational Response
With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example
of Christ that Grayson Anthony, surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.
Faith Like a Child
“Mister Mark” Burrows, Director of Children’s Ministries
*Hymn 534: “Be Still, My Soul”
Be still, my soul; the Lord is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in ev’ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; your best, your heavenly friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul; your God will undertake
to guide the future as in ages past;
your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
the Christ who ruled them while he dwelt below.
Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still my soul; when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12: selected verses
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Series: Crossroads
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Stories of great–and notorious–people and deeds from the Hebrew Bible. The Bible is more than just a collection of “feel good” or “do good” stories, and its people are multifaceted and complex.
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
Offertory: “Here, I Am, Lord”
Craig Courtney, arranger
Choral Union
Thomas Williams, director
*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.
*Congregational Benediction: “We are Called”
We are called to act with justice,
We are called to love tenderly,
We are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God!
*Postlude: “Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543”
J. S. Bach, composer
Download Traditional Worship Bulletin 10.30.22
Notes from First Church
Welcome to First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth – we are glad you’re here to worship with us today!
Please let us know you are here by filling out the attendance pad as it comes by.
Asterisks (*) indicate times when you are invited to stand as you are able.
“Faith Like a Child” is our children’s sermon developed for young worshipers of all ages.
In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate during the month of October will support the clothing bank.
The flowers in the sanctuary are given in honor of my older brother, James Stephenson, for his birthday, by Leah Owens.
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