August 23 Virtual Worship

Thanks for joining us for this week’s online worship at Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ. We’re currently exploring some new approaches to our virtual worship. We’ll keep you updated as we have more details.

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August 16, 2020 Virtual Worship

Thanks for watching this week’s online worship with Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ. Stay tuned over the next few weeks, as we’ll be making changes to improve the experience.

This week’s hymns:

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

1. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
   There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
   Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
   As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

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Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided-
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

2. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
   Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
   Join with all nature in manifold witness
   To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

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3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
   Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
   Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
   Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

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Pass Me Not

1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior – Hear my humble cry!
   While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by.

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Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry!
While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by.

2. Let me at a throne of mercy Find a sweet relief;
   Kneeling there in deep contritions, Help my unbelief.

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3. Trusting only in Thy merit, Would I seek Thy face;
   Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by Thy grace.

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4. Thou the spring of all my comfort, More than life to me!
   Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in heav’n but Thee?

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August 9, 2020 Virtual Worship

This week’s hymns:

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
   Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise.
   Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sound by flaming tongues above;
   Praise His name – I’m fixed upon it – Name of God’s redeeming love.
2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer, Hither by Thy help I’m come;
   And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.
   Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God;
   He, to rescue me from danger, Bought me with His precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be!
   Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee;
   Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love;
   Here’s my heart, O take and seal it; Seal it for Thy courts above.

Give to the Winds Your Fears

1. Give to the winds your fears, Hope, and be undismayed;
   God hears your sighs and counts your tears, God shall lift up your head.
   Through waves and clouds and storms He gently clears the way;
   Wait for His time, so shall the night Soon end in joyous day.
2. Still heavy is your heart? Still sink your spirits down?
   Cast off the weight, let fear depart, And every care be gone.
   He everywhere has sway And all things serve His mind;
   His every act pure blessing is, His path unsullied light.
3. Far, far above your thought His counsel shall appear,
   When fully He the work has wrought That caused your needless fear.
   Leave to His sovereign will To choose and to command;
   With wonder filled, you then shall own How wise, how strong His hand.

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July 19 Virtual Worship

Summertime greetings from Ivy Chapel! We continue to pray for healing and health. As you strive in your own way to make sense of the world, we hope you are able to find joy when you need it most.

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July 5 Virtual Worship

This week, we invite you to join us for a virtual communion experience. Gather your own elements, and we can share them together.

As our Independence Day celebrations wind down, we pause to pray for peace and unity in our county and our world. Thank you for continuing to join us for our virtual worship experiences. And while we anxiously await the time when we may be able to worship together again, we will always put the health and safety of our members, friends and community first. Be safe, be healthy, and stay connected as best you can.

America

1. My country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing;
   Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrim’s pride,
   From every mountain side Let freedom ring!
2. Let music sweet the breeze, and ring from all the trees Sweet freedom’s song:
   Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake;
   Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.

America the Beautiful

1. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
   For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!
   America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
   And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
2. O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress
   A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness!
   America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
   Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!

Battle Hymn of the Republic

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
   He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
   He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; lory! glory, hallelujah!
   His truth is marching on.

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Glory! glory, hallelujah! Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Glory! glory, hallelujah! Our God is marching on.

4. In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea,
   With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
   As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,
   While God is marching on.

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Spirit

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Spirit, Spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness, calling and free,
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.

1. You move on the waters, you called to the deep,
   then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep,
   and over the eons you called to each thing,
   “Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings.”

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2. You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand,
   and you gifted your people with a law and a land,
   When they were confounded with idols and lies,
   Then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes.

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3. You sand in a stable, you cried from a hill,
   then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still,
   and down in the city you called once again
   when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind.

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4. You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes,
   from the bondage of sorrow the captives dream dreams;
   our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.
   With bold new decisions your people arise.

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June 28, 2020 Virtual Worship

This week’s hymns:

Psalm 89: I Will Sing of the Mercies

1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing, I will sing.
   I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
   With my mouth I will make known your faithfulness, your faithfulness;
   with my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations.
   I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
2. All the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise forever for the things he has done.
   All the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise forever,
   all the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise.
   Who can be compared to God in faithfulness, in faithfulness?
   Who can be compared to God in faithfulness to all generations?
   I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.

Help Us Accept Each Other

1. Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us;
   Teach us as sister, brother each person to embrace.
   Be present, Lord, among us and bring us to believe.
   We are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live.
2. Teach us, O Lord, Your lessons, as in our daily life.
   We struggle to be human and search for hope and faith.
   Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some;
   To love them as we find them, or as they may become.
3. Let Your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved
   In living situations to do the truth in love;
   To practice Your acceptance until we know by heart
   The table of forgiveness and Laughter’s healing art.
4. Lord, for today’s encounters with all who are in need,
   Who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread,
   We need new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on;
   Renew us with Your Spirit; Lord, free us, make us one!

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June 14 Virtual Worship

We continue to offer virtual worship to protect the health and safety of our congregation and community.

’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

1.         â€™Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word;

            Just to rest son his promise; Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”

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            Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!

            Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more!

3.         Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus, Just from sin and self to cease;

            Just from Jesus simply taking Life and rest, and joy and peace.

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4.         I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee, Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;

            And I know that thou art with me, Wilt be with me to the end.

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Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love  

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            Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you

1.         Knelt at the feet of his friends, silently washing their feet,

            Jesu, You acted as servant to them.

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2.         Neighbors are rich and poor, varied in color and race,

            neighbors are near and far away.

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3.         These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love;

            all these are neighbors to us and you.

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4.         Loving puts us on our knees, showing our faith by our deeds,

            serving the neighbors we have from you.

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5.         Kneel at the feet of his friends, silently washing their feet,

            This is the way we should live with you.

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June 7 Virtual Worship

Here are this week’s hymns.

Here I Am, Lord

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
   All who dwell in deepest sin my hand will save.
   I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright,
   Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

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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.

2. 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 word to them. Whom shall I send?

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3. 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 till their hearts be satisfied.
   I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?

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We’ve a Story to Tell the Nations

1. We’ve a story to tell to the nations That shall turn their hearts to the right,
   A story of the truth and mercy, A story of peace and light,
   A story of peace and light.

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For the darkness shall turn to dawning, And the dawning to noonday bright,
And Christ’s great kingdom shall come to earth, The kingdom of love and light.

2. We’ve a song to be sung to the nations That shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
   A song that shall conquer evil and shatter the spear and sword,
   And shatter the spear and sword.

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3. We’ve a message to give to the nations That the Lord who reigneth above
   Hath sent us His Son to save us, And show us that God is love,
   And show us that God is love.

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4. We’ve a Savior to show to the nations Who the path of sorrow hath Trod,
   That all of the world’s great peoples Might come to the truth of God,
   Might come to the truth of God.

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May 31 Virtual Worship (Pentecost)

Today’s Hymns:

Come, Holy Spirit

1. Come as a wisdom to children, Come as new sight to the blind,

            Come, Lord, as strength to my weakness, Take me; soul, body and mind.

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            Come, Holy Spirit, I need You, Come, sweet Spirit, I pray;

            Come in Your strength and Your power, Come in Your own gentle way.

2.         Come as a rest to the weary, Come as a balm for the sore,

            Come as a dew to my dryness; Fill me with joy evermore,

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3.         Come like a spring in the desert, Come to the withered of soul;

            O let Your sweet healing power Touch me and make me whole.

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Revive Us Again

1.         We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love,

            For Jesus who died and is now gone above.

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            Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen;

            Hallelujah! Thine the glory; Revive us again.

2.         We Praise Thee, O God, for Thy Spirit of light,

            Who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night.

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3.         All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,

            Who has borne all our sins, and has cleansed every stain.

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4.         Revive us again, fill each heart with Thy love;

            May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.

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Eastertide Service from the Conference of Ministers

Thank you to the United Church of Christ Conference of Ministers for sharing this special worship.

If you would like to follow along, you click here to download the bulletin.

If you are unable to view the video, or would like to read along, click here to download the full transcript.

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