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Hymn: More Voices 150

Spirit God, Be Our Breath

Spirit God, Be Our Breath

Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.

Blow through us,

bringing strength to move on.

Our world seems inward,

defensive, withdrawn…

Spirit God, be our song.

Patient God: soothe our pride,

calm our fear.

Comfort us. When we know you are near

We grow more certain, our vision is clear.

Patient God, calm our fear.

Loving God: be our voice, be our prayer.

Reaching out, joining hands as we share,

We seek your guidance

through friendship and care.

Loving God, be our prayer.

Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.

Blow through us,

bringing strength to move on.

Through change, through challenge,

we’ll greet the new dawn…

Spirit God, be our song.

Hymn: More Voices 4

All Who Are Thirsty

All Who Are Thirsty

All who are thirsty,

All who are weak,

Come to the fountain.

Dip your heart in the stream of life.

Let the pain and the sorrow

Be washed away

in the waves of his mercy

As deep cries out to deep.

We sing...

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

All who are thirsty,

All who are weak,

Come to the fountain.

Dip your heart in the stream of life.

Let the pain and the sorrow

Be washed away

in the waves of his mercy

As deep cries out to deep.

We sing...

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Holy Spirit come.

Holy Spirit come.

Holy Spirit come.

Holy Spirit come.

As deep cries come.

Leader: As we gather together,

we come to this one place;

People: Where our journeys overlap

and where our week begins,

we find rest.

Leader: Come, as we make God the focus

of our Sabbath. Come as the

lessons bring us our

guidance. Come, as we sing,

pray, praise, repent and

forgive.

People: We come with a song in our

hearts, and a prayer to

receive the abundance of our

creator.

Leader: Let us celebrate the presence

as we worship.

Like a Rock

Like a rock, like a rock,

God is under our feet.

Like the starry night sky

God is over our head.

Like the sun on the horizon

God is ever before.

Like the river runs to ocean,

Our home is in God evermore.

Come Holy Spirit

(Stephen Spencer)

Come Holy Spirit.

Sanctify this place.

Shine your light upon us.

Fill us with your grace.

Make us disciples of your living word.

Come Holy Spirit. Come. (Repeat)

All: Giver of all life, you walk with us

through our days. We come to you to

take time from our full schedules and

day to day routines. We come to

worship, praise and give thanks for

the lives that we have been graciously

given.

We come to find the quiet centre. Help us

to hear the message of your faithfulness,

and to celebrate the ways in which you

help us to cope with challenges each day.

Surround us with your presence, your love

and your grace. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit.

Sanctify this place.

Shine your light upon us.

Fill us with your grace.

Make us disciples of your living word.

Come Holy Spirit. Come.

Scripture Reading

Time to Be

Hymn: VU 672

Take Time to Be Holy

Take Time to Be Holy

Take time to be holy, speak oft with you Lord;

Abide in him always, and feed on his word.

Make friends of God’s children,

help those who are weak;

Forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, let him be your guide;

And run not before him, whatever betide;

In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,

And, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.

Take time to be holy, be calm in your soul;

Each thought and each motive

beneath his control.

Thus led by his Spirit to fountains of love,

You soon shall be fitted for service above.

Offering

Hymn: More Voices 139

True Faith Needs No Defence

True Faith Needs No Defence

True faith needs no defence,

It echoes in the soul;

A faithful life gives evidence

Of grace that makes us whole.

True faith, like music, soars

Beyond cathedral walls;

On city streets and ocean shores,

From age to age faith calls.

Expect your faith to grow;

Begin by being still,

And in the quiet come to know

God’s living, breathing will.

To live the faith we find,

Is all that love can ask;

To sing God’s praise with heart and mind,

And rise to meet the task.

Offering Dedication

Hymn: VU374

Come and Find the Quiet Centre

Come and Find the Quiet Centre

Come and find the quiet centre

In the crowded life we lead,

Find the room for hope to enter,

Find the frame where we are freed:

Clear the chaos and the clutter,

Clear our eyes, that we can see

All the things that really matter,

Be at peace, and simply be.

Silence is a friend who claims us,

Cools the heat and slows the pace,

God it is who speaks and names us,

Knows our being, face to face,

Making space within our thinking,

Lifting shades to show the sun,

Raising courage when we’re shrinking,

Finding scope for faith begun.

In the spirit let us travel,

Open to each other’s pain,

Let our loves and fears unravel,

Celebrate the space we gain:

There’s a place for deepest dreaming,

There’s a time for heart to care,

In the Spirit’s lively scheming

There is always room to spare!

Benediction

Wherever You May Go

Wherever you may go, I will follow,

And your people shall be my people too.

Wherever you may go, I will follow,

For I would be faithful, loyal and true.

From beginning to the end

I will always be your friend,

When you need me, I’ll be there,

You can trust my faithful care.

Wherever you may go, I will follow,

And your people shall be my people too.

Wherever you may go, I will follow,

For I would be faithful, loyal and true.

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