Follow Your Dreams
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS
by Lisa Frenz
Before Worship:
Christmas Carol Sing Along
Prelude
╬ Lighting of Candles & Wreath ╬
The Word
Stand
P: Welcome to all who come!
C: We come in the name of the Lord.
A: Greetings to all who are here!
C: Praise the name of the Lord!
P: Great is God!
C: And great is our praise!
A: Great is Christ Jesus!
C: And great is our praise!
P: Great is the Holy Spirit!
C: And great is our praise!
A: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
C: Amen.
Entrance Hymn: All Earth is Hopeful
Tune Name: TODA LA TIERRA
Text Source: Text: Alberto Taule, b. 1932; tr. Madeleine Forell Marshall, b. 1946, Copyright Administrator: Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) Publications
Music Source: Music: Alberto Taule, b. 1932, Copyright Administrator: Augsburg Fortress
First Week (verse 1):
All earth is hopeful, the Savior comes at last! . . .and justice set ev’rybody free.
Second Week (verse 2):
People of Israel, you heard the prophet tell: . . . courage to children of this earth.
Third Week (verse 3):
Mountains and valleys will have to be prepared; . . . gateway, in haste, come out in haste!
Fourth Week (verse 4):
We first saw Jesus a baby in a crib, . . . with us, and ever sets us free.
A: Hear that voice?
C: What voice? What voice do you hear?
A: Hear that? It’s the voice of God. It’s near!
C: God’s voice? How can we hear?
A: Listen! Listen for the voice in your dreams.
Sit
First Reading:
Psalm:
A: Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us!
C: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Hymn: Arise, Your Light Has Come
Tune Name: FESTAL SONG
Text Source: Text: Ruth Duck, b. 1947, Copyright Administrator: GIA Publications, Inc.
Music Source: Music: William H. Walter, 1825-1893
Arise, your light has come! . . . your God which shines on you today.
A: O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers? You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure.
C: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Hymn: Arise, Your Light Has Come
Arise, your light has come! . . . ones and comfort those who mourn.
A: You make us the scorn of our neighbors; our enemies laugh among themselves.
C: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Hymn: Arise, Your Light Has Come
Arise, your light has come! . . . liberty, good tidings to the poor.
A: But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, the one whom you made strong for yourself. Then we will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name.
C: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Hymn: Arise, Your Light Has Come
Arise, your light has come! . . . wing, God’s pow’r will make us strong.
A: Hear that voice?
C: What voice? What voice do you hear?
A: Hear that? It’s God’s voice! For us!
C: God’s voice? How do we hear?
A: Listen! Listen for God’s voice in you and me.
Second Reading:
A: Hear that voice?
C: What voice? What voice do you hear?
A: Hear that? It’s the voice of God. It’s near!
C: God’s voice? How can we hear?
A: Listen! Listen for the voice in your dreams.
Gospel Reading:
The Message and/or short drama
Hymn:
The Response
Stand
P: God’s peace with you all.
C: And also with you.
Sharing of the Peace
Sit
Hymn: Angels, from the Realms of Glory
Tune Name: REGENT SQUARE
Text Source: Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt., sts. 1-3; Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, st. 4
Music Source: Music: Henry T. Smart, 1813-1879
All creation, join in praising God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising to the eternal Three in One.
Come and worship, come and worship,
worship Christ the newborn king.
Offering of Gifts
P: Praise the Lord, for God is good!
C: We give thanks for what has been given to us:
P: Our family,
C: Our friends,
P: Our jobs,
C: Our talents,
P: Our homes,
C: Our joys,
P: Our lives,
C: And our dreams. Amen.
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Offer up your hearts.
C: We offer them to the Lord.
P: Give thanks to God.
C: It is right to give thanks at all times.
Hymn: Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
Tune Name: ADESTE FIDELES
Text Source: Text: attr. John F. Wade, c. 1711-1786; tr. Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880, sts. 1, 3-4; tr. unknown, st. 2
Music Source: Music: attr. John F. Wade, c. 1711-1786
Oh, Come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant!
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him born the king of angels;
Refrain: Oh, come, let us adore him, Oh, come let us adore him,
Oh come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
The highest, most holy, Light of light eternal,
born of a virgin, a mortal he come;
Son of the Father now in flesh appearing!
Refrain: Oh, come, let us adore him, Oh, come let us adore him,
Oh come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
If desired Holy Communion may be instituted and served at this point.
Prayers of the People
P: Oh, God of dreamers and visionaries teach us to pray:
C: 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 trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever and for ever. Amen.
P: Go now in peace. Listen for the Word of God spoken in your hearts, spoken in your minds, spoken in your dreams. Hear the Word and act. May the God of all vision be with you and guide you, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymn:
Postlude