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Words and Music - ©2013 #80-740.1; Morning Star Music Publishers / Birnamwood Publications
Contributors: Michael Burkhardt; Reprint Permission under One License #A-737632
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Listen, the time has come at last. Look, now is the day of salvation!
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God.
*THE PEACE 1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God.
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you!
TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES
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.
SENDING HYMN Go, My Children, with My Blessing GtG 547
Go, my children, with my blessing, never alone.
Waking, sleeping, I am with you, you are my own.
In my love’s baptismal river, I have made you mine forever.
Go, my children, with my blessing, you are my own.
Words - ©1983 Concordia Publishing House # 110843
Contributors: Jaroslav J Vajda, Welsh traditional; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Reprinted with Permission under One License # A-737632
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.[b]
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you.
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Holy wisdom, holy word. Thanks be to God!
CHORAL ANTHEM Blessed Is the King! Hosanna! Arranged by Lloyd Larson
(Sanctuary Choir)
SCRIPTURE Mark 11:1–11
We proclaim Christ crucified—
the wisdom and power of God.
Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE Hosanna! Pastor Karen
*HYMN All Glory, Laud and Honor PH 88 (vv. 1-3)
Refrain:
All glory, laud and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King!
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the King of Israel,
Thou David’s royal Son,
Who in the Lord’s name comest,
The King and blessèd One. (Refrain)
The people of the Hebrews
With palms before Thee went;
Our praise and prayers and anthems
Before Thee we present. (Refrain)
To Thee, before Thy passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise. (Refrain)
Contributors: Public Domain
Tune: GLORIA LAUS ET HONOR: acc. by Richard Proulx, © 1983, GIA Publications, Inc.
Text: Original Latin by Theodulph of Orleans; tr. by Neale
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Adapted from the Confession of 1967, 9.09
God’s reconciling act in Jesus Christ is a mystery
which the Scriptures describe in various ways.
It is called the sacrifice of a lamb,
a shepherd’s life given for his sheep,
atonement by a priest;
again it is ransom of a slave, payment of debt,
vicarious satisfaction of a legal penalty,
and victory over the powers of evil.
These are expressions of a truth
which remains beyond the reach of all theory
in the depths of God’s love for humankind.
They reveal the gravity, cost,
and sure achievement of God’s reconciling work.
SHARING JOYS AND CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
O God, you are our God, and we will offer you our praise our whole lives long, for your steadfast love endures forever. Our lives are in your hands, And we are grateful for your provision and care.
Our cries of “Hosanna!” will turn to “Crucify him!”
And our hearts breaks with that knowledge.
Mend our brokenness, and lead us into faithfulness.
Hear our prayers for the brokenness of this world… …Hosanna, save us Lord.
We offer prayers for people in pain and in worry and grief.
Bring healing, bring comfort, bring wholeness.
Hosanna, save us Lord.
We offer prayers for the leaders of the world… …Hosanna, save us Lord.
We offer these prayers in the name of the one who came to serve rather than be served, who was willing to take on the brokenness of the world in order that it might be made whole.
Hosanna, save us Lord. Amen.
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY Improvisation on Palm Sunday by Dr. Pablo Lavandera
(Organ)
*HYMN OF RESPONSE When I Survey the Wondrous Cross PH 101 (v. 4)
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were a present far too small.
Love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.
Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason; CCLI Song #27893; Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com; CCLI License #20795767
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING/DEDICATION
Holy God, we give thanks for your saving love made known to us in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Bless these gifts that they may bring life on earth as in heaven; in Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
*HYMN What Wondrous Love Is This PH 85 (vv. 1-2)
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss
To bear the heavy cross for my soul, for my soul,
To bear the heavy cross for my soul!
To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing,
To God and to the Lamb, I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb who is the great I Am,
While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing;
While millions join the theme, I will sing!
Text: anon.; first appeared in A General Selection of the Newest and Most Admired Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1811,
adapt. Music: William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835.
CCLI License #20795767
*CHARGE/BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE When Jesus Wept (GtG 194)
(Sanctuary Choir)
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