Worship at San Marco Church
October 15, 2023
Raise a Hallelujah
VERSE 1
I raise a hallelujah in the presence of my enemies
I raise a hallelujah louder than the unbelief
I raise a hallelujah my weapon is a melody
I raise a hallelujah, heaven comes to fight for me
CHORUS
I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm
Louder and louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar
Up from the ashes hope will arise
Death is defeated, the King is alive
VERSE 2
I raise a hallelujah with everything inside of me
I raise a hallelujah, I will watch the darkness flee
I raise a hallelujah in the middle of the mystery
I raise a hallelujah, fear, you lost your hold on me
BRIDGE
Sing a little louder, Sing a little louder
Sing a little louder, Sing a little louder
Sing a little louder
(In the presence of my enemies)
Sing a little louder
(Louder than the unbelief)
Sing a little louder
(My weapon is a melody)
Sing a little louder
(Heaven comes to fight for me)
Sing a little louder
Songwriters: Jonathan David Helser / Melissa Helser / Jake Stevens / Molly Kate Skaggs
Raise a Hallelujah lyrics © Bethel Music Publishing
Call to Worship
Prayer for Israeli-Palestinian Solidarity by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
Our Father in heaven, Creator of all humanity,
Whose mercies are upon all His creatures and Whose love is withheld from none.
Who has sanctified the Holy Land from the River to the Sea and placed here both Palestinians and Israelis,
Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Let our unique and particular covenants with You never blind us to Your love of all Your creatures.
May our love of You, of our nation and of the land, never prevent us from loving the other peoples of this land of Yours, and may it never prevent us from honoring their love of this land.
Help us to break free of the hubris of exclusivity that imprisons us in a narrow perspective and allows us to be concerned only about our own.
Help us to heal our suspicions, fears, and hatreds and to aspire towards harmony and brotherhood.
Help us to fully see the humanity of all and to expand our concern, our identities and the circles of our love to embrace all the peoples of this land.
Help us to remember that our fates are intertwined and that our destiny is to live together; that one people’s pain, suffering, loss or restriction will only bring the same for the other; and that the welfare and the happiness of one depends on the welfare and the happiness of the other.
Elevate our wills to desire for the other what we desire for our own people. Grant us the courage and the strength to join forces to search together and to dedicate ourselves to the implementation of the common good of all the peoples of this land of Yours.
In this way may we bring joy to Your land and gladness to Your city, and may You look favorably upon us and bless us all with peace. Amen.
Jesus, We Love You
VERSE 1
Old things have passed away
Your love has stayed the same
Your constant grace remains the cornerstone
Things that we thought were dead
Are breathing in life again
You cause your Son to shine on darkest nights
PRE-CHORUS
For all that you've done, we will pour out our love
This will be our anthem song
CHORUS
Jesus we love you
Oh how we love you
You are the one our, our hearts adore
VERSE 2
The hopeless have found their hope
The orphans now have a home
All that was lost has found its place in you
You lift our weary head
You make us strong instead
You took these rags and made us beautiful
BRIDGE
Our affection, our devotion
Poured out on the feet of Jesus
Our affection, our devotion
Poured out on the feet of Jesus
Songwriters: Hannah Mcclure / Kalley Heiligenthal / Paul Ezra Hawkins Mcclure
Jesus, We Love You lyrics © Bethel Music Publishing, DistroKid
Rest in You
VERSE 1
Who is Lord, but our Lord?
Who is God? Only God
You are the highest
You are most good
VERSE 2
Matchless is your love
Our praise will rise above
Your peace like a river
Floods over us
CHORUS
Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you
Our hearts are restless until they find rest, in you
This is where my hope lies, this is where my soul sighs
And I will always find my rest in you
VERSE 3
So full of mercy
Beauty and mystery
You are most hidden
But always with us
BRIDGE
You cannot change, yet you change everything
You cannot change, yet you change everything
Songwriters: Leslie Jordan / Cara Fox / David Alan Leonard
Rest In You lyrics © Integrity's Praise! Music, Little Way Creative, Cara Fox
Sermon: Rise Up! and Remain Committed to Love's Teachings
Preacher: Christine Speight
Scripture: Philippians 4.1-9 (The Message)
Be Thou My Vision
I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save
I have made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go, Lord
If You lead me
I will hold Your people in my heart
I, the Lord of wind and flame
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
My hand will save
Finest bread I will provide
'Til their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them
Whom shall I send?
I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?
Finest bread I will provide,
'Til their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
Affirmation of Faith
New Creed from the United Church of Canada
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 live with respect in Creation,
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.
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Pastoral Prayer
Holy Communion
All are welcome and elements are gluten free.
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 debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
Old for New
VERSE 1
What was torn, You mend again
You redesign the tattered thread by thread
You take the broken and destroyed
And You rebuild, You make whole
CHORUS
Joy begin to rise and hope begin to light the dark
Our God exchanges old for new
Dawn has conquered light and death has lost to life
And now we are exchanging old for new
VERSE 2
You turn our flame into fire
In You we walk in the impossible
We take Your love into the world
We let our light shine, we let it burn
BRIDGE
There's nothing that Your love won't do
There's not a mountain faith can't move
There's power in the blood, the power of the cross
There's nothing that Your love won't do
Songwriters: Rick Seibold / Jeremy Riddle / Hannah Mcclure / Paul Mcclure
Old For New lyrics © Bethel Music Publishing, Mighty Maverick Music