21 August 2022 EVENING SERVICE, St John's Annerley Presbyterian Church (released 28 August)

Rev. Martin Duffield Psalm 97:7-9 INTROIT: Majesty! PRAYER HYMN 1 God is Known Among His People Jeremiah 12:1-16 PRAYER HYMN 2 Lord Jesus When Your People Meet Luke 17:20-37 PRAYER HYMN 3 God's My Light and My Salvation SERMON: The Moment of Decision HYMN 4 In Heavenly Love Abiding BENEDICTION: 2 Thessalonians 3:5 & 3fold Amen + CCLI Streaming Licence No 1053011 + PRELUDE Songs of Thankfulness and Praise Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth 1807-85 Tune: ST GEORGES, WINDSOR, George Elvey, 1816-93 1. Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to You we raise, manifested by the star to the Magi from afar, branch of royal David's stem, in your birth at Bethlehem. Anthems be to You addressed, God in man made manifest. 2. Manifest at Jordan's stream, Prophet, Priest, and King supreme, and at Cana, wedding guest, in your Godhead manifest; manifest in pow'r divine, changing water into wine. Anthems be to you addressed, God in man made manifest. + Hymn 1 God is Known Among His People Psalter Hymnal 1959, Psalm 76 Tune: TRIUMPH, Henry J Gauntlett, 1805-76 1. God is known among His people, every mouth His praises fill. From of old He has established His own house on Zion's hill; there He broke the sword and arrow, made the sound of war be still. 2. When from heav'n Your sentence sounded, all the earth in fear was still, while to save the meek and humble, God in judgment worked His will; e'en the wrath of man shall praise You, Your designs it shall fulfil. 3. Now your vows pay to Jehovah, claim Him as your God alone; let all bring their gifts before Him, worship Him, all-holy One; mighty ones obey and fear Him, rulers bow before His throne. + Hymn 2 Lord Jesus, When Your People Meet William Cowper 1731-1800 Tune: WINCHESTER NEW (or CRASSELIUS), Musikalisches Handbuch, reworked by Canon William H Havergal, 1793-1870 1. Lord Jesus, when Your people meet they come before Your mercy-seat. Where You are sought, You shall be found, and every place is holy ground. 2. Your presence, by no walls confined, is known within the humble mind; the meek will bring You when they come, and going take You to their home. 3. Dear Shepherd of Your chosen few, Your former mercies here renew; here to our waiting hearts proclaim the greatness of Your saving Name. 4. Here may we prove the power of prayer to strengthen faith and sweeten care; to teach our faint desires to rise and bring all heav'n before our eyes. 5. Lord, we are few, but You are near. Your arm can save, Your ear can hear; come now from heav'n, O Lord, come down, and make a thousand hearts Your own! + Hymn 3 God's My Light and My Salvation Psalm 27; A New, New Song 1976 Tune: AR HYD Y NOS, Welsh melody, c 1784 1. God's my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? He's my strength in tribulation, my anthem clear. Though against me rose a nation, bent on war and devastation, still He is my consolation, my hope and cheer. 2. For His shelter is my keeping in troubled days. when the evil times are creeping, songs I shall raise. When the enemy besets me, God in heaven ne'er forgets me, high upon a rock He sets me. to Him be praise! 3. I have asked the Lord for one thing: that I will seek: safety that His walk affords me, and all the meek. With the faithful to assemble in the beauty of His temple, and before His presence tremble, when He shall speak. + Hymn 4 In Heav'nly Love Abiding Anna Laetitia Waring 1823-1910 Tune: PENLAN, David Jenkins, 1848-1915 1. In heav'nly love abiding, no change my heart shall fear: and safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here: the storm may roar around me, my heart may low be laid; my Father's arms surround me; how can I be afraid? 2. Wherever He may guide me no want shall turn me back; my Shepherd is beside me and nothing can I lack: His wisdom is forever, His sight is never dim; His love deserts me never and I will walk with Him. 3. Green pastures are before me, which yet I have not seen; bright skies will shine with glory where threat'ning clouds have been: my hope I cannot measure, my path to life is free; my Saviour has my treasure, and He will walk with me. POSTLUDE Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (as prelude hymn) 3. Manifest in making whole palsied limbs and fainting soul; manifest in valiant fight, quelling all the devil's might; manifest in gracious will, ever bringing good from ill: anthems be to You addressed, God in man made manifest. 4. Sun and moon shall darkened be, stars shall fall, the heav'ns shall flee. Christ will then like lightning shine; all will see His glorious sign. All will then the trumpet hear, all will see the judge appear. You by all will be confessed, God in man made manifest.