Luke 24:13-32
Welcome to our Sunday evening service. Once more we look at the Emmaus Road.
Sing to God new songs of worship -
All His deeds are marvellous;
He has brought salvation to us
With His hand and holy arm:
He has shown to all the nations
Righteousness and saving power;
He recalled His truth and mercy
To His people Israel.
Sing to God new songs of worship -
Earth has seen His victory;
Let the lands of earth be joyful
Praising Him with thankfulness:
Sound upon the harp His praises,
Play to Him with melody;
Let the trumpets sound His triumph,
Show your joy to God the King!
Sing to God new songs of worship -
Let the sea now make a noise;
All on earth and in the waters
Sound your praises to the Lord:
Let the hills be joyful together,
Let the rivers clap their hands,
For with righteousness and justice
He will come to judge the earth.
Psalm 98- Michael Baughen, Jubilate
Soldiers of Christ, arise,
And put your armour on,
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Through His eternal Son.
Strong in the Lord of hosts,
And in His mighty power;
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts
Is more than conqueror.
Stand then in His great might,
With all His strength endued;
And take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God:
To keep your armour bright,
Attend with constant care,
Still walking in your Captain’s sight
And watching unto prayer.
From strength to strength go on,
Wrestle and fight and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down
And win the well-fought day.
That, having all things done,
And all your conflicts past,
Ye may o’ercome through Christ alone,
And stand entire at last.
Charles Wesley
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the promised land.
Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding light;
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
One the light of God’s own presence
O’er His ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread.
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires.
One the strain that lips of thousands
Lift from as the heart of one:
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun.
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the one Almighty Father
Reigns in love for ever more.
Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers,
Onward with the cross our aid;
Bear its shame, and fight its battles,
Till we rest beneath its shade.
Soon shall come the great awakening,
Soon the rending of the tomb;
Then the scattering of the shadows,
And the end of toil and gloom.
-Ingermann/Baring-Gould
From the squalor of a borrowed stable
By the Spirit and a virgin’s faith,
To the anguish and the shame of scandal
Came the Saviour of the human race.
But the skies were filled with the praise of heaven,
Shepherds listen as the angels tell
Of the gift of God come down to man
At the dawning of Immanuel!
King of heaven now the friend of sinners,
Humble servant in the Father’s hands,
Filled with power and the Holy Spirit,
Filled with mercy for the broken man.
Yes, He walked my road and He felt my pain,
Joys and sorrows that I know so well;
Yet His righteous steps give me hope again –
I will follow my Immanuel!
Through the kisses of a friend’s betrayal
He was lifted on a cruel cross;
He was punished for a world’s transgressions,
He was suffering to save the lost.
He fights for breath, He fights for me,
Loosing sinners from the chains of hell,
And with a shout our souls are freed -
Death defeated by Immanuel!
Now He’s standing in the place of honour,
Crowned with glory on the highest throne,
Interceding for His own beloved
Till His father’s call to bring them home.
Then the skies will part as the trumpet sounds
Hope of heaven or the fear of hell;
But the Bride will run to her Lover’s arms,
Giving glory to Immanuel.
Stuart Townend, Thankyou Music
Piano: Bill Ashton
Singer: Hilary Ashton
Sunday Worship 10.45am & 6.00pm