First Service. THUS GOD. I. INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES. HUS saith the Lord, who made heaven and earth and all that in them is: I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. He is mightier than the noise of many waters, — yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. THERE II. HYMN 2: “Oh come, loud anthems let us sing." III. SCRIPTURE READING. HERE is one God, and there is none other but he; one God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all. To us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: his greatness is unsearchable. If any man love God, the same is known of him. Thus saith the Lord: I will write my law in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. They shall all know me, from the least unto the greatest. No man hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. The pure in heart shall see God. God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Oh come! let us sing unto the Lord, Let us sing with gladness unto God, our salvation. I will praise thee, O Lord, my God! with all my heart, And I will glorify thy name for evermore. In thee we live and move, and have our being; And by thy grace we are saved. If the Lord be God, follow him: follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths. LORD, our heavenly Father, we would call on our souls, and all that is within us, to bless and adore thee. For we owe it to thy goodness that we still live, and that our friends live, and that we have come together once more to seek thy face. We thank thee that thou didst send thy Son into the world to teach us what is true and good, and to save us from sin by his tender love, and |