Worship: October 30th, 2022

God Himself Is Present

God himself is present;
Let us now adore him
And with awe appear before him!
God is in his temple; All within keep silence,
Prostrate lie with deepest rev’rence.
Him alone God we own,
Him, our God and Savior;
Praise his name forever!

God himself is present;
Hear the harps resounding;
See the hosts the throne surrounding!
“Holy, holy, holy!” Hear the hymn ascending,
Songs of saints and angels blending.
Bow your ear to us here:
Hear, O Christ, the praises
That your Church now raises.

Light of light eternal, All things penetrating,
For your rays our soul is waiting.
As the tender flowers, Willingly unfolding,
To the sun their faces holding:
Even so would we do
Light from you obtaining,
Strength to serve you gaining.

Come, celestial Being,
Make our hearts your dwelling,
Ev’ry carnal thought dispelling.
By your Holy Spirit Sanctify us truly,
Teaching us to love you only.
Where we go here below,
Let us bow before you
And in truth adore you.

I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry

“I was there to hear your borning cry,
I’ll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized
to see your life unfold.
I was there when you were but a child,
with a faith to suit you well;
in a blaze of light you wandered off
to find where demons dwell.”

“When you heard the wonder of the Word
I was there to cheer you on;
you were raised to praise the living Lord,
to whom you now belong.
If you find someone to share your time
and you join your hearts as one,
I’ll be there to make your verses rhyme
from dusk till rising sun.”

“In the middle ages of your life,
not to old, no longer young.
I’ll be there to guide you through the night,
complete what I’ve begun.
When the evening gently closes in
and you shut your weary eyes,
I’ll be there as I have always been
with just one more surprise.”

“I was there to hear your borning cry,
I’ll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized,
to see your life unfold.”