Come and Sing to our Lord this coming Sunday May 9th
This coming Sunday, May the 9th, at GCCBG we will be singing the hymns posted below. We will also observe the Lord’s Supper and introduce a new hymn. As we get ready to worship I would like to challenge us to really think about what worship really is and the reason we gather together. Why do we sing together? Why do we read and listen to the word of God together? Why do or should we participate?
Here are some passages to guide us answering this questions:
- Heb 10:25
- Acts 2:42
- 1 Corinth. 12:24b-25
- 2 Tim 3:16
25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
24 … But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Read and pray on these passages. Hopefully they will encourage you and guide your heart to really be prepared as you come and worship God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. You should want to do that. Sunday’s worship service should be something we look forward to. You should want to participate. Remember one more thing, Sunday’s worship service is not about us, it is about our Lord Christ. It should focus on what He has done, and continues to do in our lives. Let us all celebrate that.
Regarding music Martin Luther said:
….Music is a servant created and given by God.
So be ready to use this gift as an offering to our God, the giver of this and many other gifts and talents to us.
9:30 Morning Service
- Higher Throne
- Come Thou Fount
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- In Christ Alone
Lord’s Supper:
- Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn)
If you don’t know one of these hymns, come and learn it with us! See you then.
C.R
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It is an arrangement on the original Hymn written by Robert Grant and William Gardiner. The objective was to convey the truth about our Lord and King through music. The music was intended to sound strong. To depict our King.
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Hymns we will be singing this coming Sunday April 25th, at GCCBG
9:30 Morning Service
- Hymn 33: Immortal Invisible, God Only Wise
- Our Great God
- Hymn 336: There is a Fountain
- How Deep the Father Love For Us
6:00 Evening Service
- O For That Day
- O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
- Jesus I My Cross Have Taken
If you don’t know any of these hymns, come and learn it with us! Hope to see you there.
C.R
Read MoreHymns we will be singing on Sunday April 4th, Resurrection Sunday!
This coming Sunday April 4, we are celebrating our Lord’s resurrection from the death. His victory is hope for all of us. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, we can sing victory over sin and death. It is for this reason that this coming Sunday we will sing to what God has done through Christ Jesus. We are going to be singing a selection from various hymns that tell us about the cross, the hope we have in Christ and our Lord’s grace! So come and join us this coming Lord’s day, Easter Sunday at GCCBG.
9:30 Morning Service
- See What a Morning (Resurrection Hymn)
- Because He Lives
- Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- Bring Me Back to Calvary
- And Can It Be
- Before the Throne
- The Gospel Song
- The Power of the Cross
If you don’t know any of these hymns, come and learn it with us! Hope to see you then.
Read MoreHymns we will be singing at GCCBG this coming Sunday,
This coming Sunday at GCCBG we will be singing the following hymns.
9:30 Morning Service
- Lord I Lift Your Name on High
- Blessed Assurance
- Merciful God
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
March the 14th PM
- Glories of Calvary
- O Worship the King
- The Power of the Cross
- I Will Glory In My Redeemer
I am excited in particular to sing the Hymn: “O Sacred Head Now Wounded”. This is a hymn that has survived the times. At least the lyrics first written in Latin dates from 1153. Here are the lyrics:
1. O Sacred Head, now wounded
With grief and shame weighed down;
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn;
How does that visage lanquish,
Which once was bright as morn!2. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior;
‘Tis I deserve Thy place.
Look on me with Thy favor;
Assist me with Thy grace3. What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
For this, Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever;
And, should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to Thee.
As we are getting closer to celebrate Easter, this hymn is a sober reminder of what our Lord has done. If you have never heard this hymn, come and join us and we’ll learn it together. The tone and the harmony used for this hymn complement the lyrics. A somber account of the sacrifice of our Lord.
CR
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