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Hymns
Hymn GTG #1, “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!”
Hymn GTG #354, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”
Leader: We hear the winged angels cry,
People: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord!”
Leader: The doorframes shake with their proclamation,
People: “Heaven and earth is filled with God’s glory!”
Leader: Let us lift our voices with theirs.
People: Let us worship the Lord our God!
Call to Confession (based on Isaiah 6:5)
Leader: We are a ruined people with unclean lips, and yet all is not lost. Let us confess our sin before the Lord and seek the forgiveness of our merciful God.
Prayer of Confession (based on Isaiah 6:9-10)
You are invited to speak a word or short phrase that describes a personal or collective sin of which you repent and seek forgiveness.
When the gathered community is finished sharing, we pray together:
People: Sovereign Holy One, we confess that our hearts are hardened to you. We listen intently, but don’t understand. We look carefully, but don’t comprehend. Our minds are dull, our ears are deaf, and our eyes are blind. Despite our most desperate desires, we find ourselves unable to turn and be healed. Our only hope lies in your mercy, O Lord. Transform our hearts, open our ears, and enlighten our minds, so that all of our thoughts, words, and deeds might be in service to your radical gospel of love. In your mercy, hear our prayers… (Silent prayers of personal confession)
Declaration of Forgiveness (based on Isaiah 6:6-7)
Leader: Hear these words of Good News: “Your guilt has departed, and your sin is removed.” In the name of Jesus Christ, we are all forgiven!
People: Thanks be to God!
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