Easter Service/Organ Dedication

City Church Announcements
Flowers. Today's flowers are in honor of Skip Foster who is with us in worship today!
Helene Hendershot. A memorial service will be held today in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd,
at 3:00 p.m., followed by a reception.
Easter Lilies. You are welcome to take lilies to shut-ins or home after the Easter worship service.
New Church Directory Photos. A photographer will be available after church in the Narthex,
during the months of April and May, for members who would like to be included in the new City
Church directory.
Lost. A black Pentel Graph-1000 mechanical pencil. Tremendous sentimental value. Left at
church on the Sabbath of Chaplain Barry Black's visit. Please return to church office if you have
found it.
Upcoming Events
April 14
April 15 The Inaugural Recital for the new organ has been postponed. Unexpected cir-
cumstances have delayed the completion of the organ by April 15. The recital will be rescheduled in the near future. Please check our website or contact the church office for an update.
April 15 Reliving Wellness from Within
Mitchell Henson
Duke Fedie Ligo
April 21
Sunset Tonight – 7:16 p.m.
Sunset Next Friday– 7:21 p.m.
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Easter Service
and Organ Dedication
April 7, 2007
Glendale City
S e v e n t h - d a y A d v e n t i s t C h u rc h
Litany of Dedication of Organ and Chancel Renovations
10:45 am – 11:00 pm
Generosity
A deep debt of gratitude is extended to all members and friends of Glendale City Church who
made the purchase of the Colby/Harrah pipe organ possible; in addition to the remodeling of
the chancel. The Music Committee wishes to thank everyone who gave as they were able.
Prayer of Response
R : To comfort the sorrowing and cheer the faint, to bring purity and peace into our hearts,
and to lead all who hear it in the way of eternal life.
C: We dedicate this organ as an instrument of praise.
Dave Ferguson
Oh Lord, before whose throne trumpets sound,
and saints and angels sing the songs of Moses and the Lamb:
Accept this pipe organ and the renovations which enhance its presence,
for the worship of Your Church, that with the voice of music
we may proclaim your praise, and tell it abroad;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Do you think this needs instructions? Like Congregation reads the bold or "C"????
R : Today we seek God's blessing as we gather with thankfulness to set apart this pipe
organ to His glory. God has given us the gift of music, and to him we sound our praise.
Praise the Lord, praise God in his holy place. To the glory of God, creator, redeemer, and
sustainer, that we may joyfully worship our Lord.
C: We dedicate this organ and chancel renovations as offerings of praise.
R : Believing that instruments of sacred music are of God and should be used forever in
thanksgiving and praise unto the name of the Lord.
R : For all who compose the sounds and harmonies that express the hidden feelings of our
souls.
C: We give you thanks, Oh Lord.
R : For this organ, now set apart within your house, for its material components, for those who
designed it and built it, and for those who will bring its sounds to life.
C: We give you thanks, Oh Lord.
C: We dedicate this organ as an instrument of praise.
R : For all who gave of themselves through time, talent, and treasure to make this day possible.
R : In gratitude to God for providential love as manifested so richly in the beauty of this
organ and in the majesty of its tones.
C: We give you thanks, Oh Lord.
C: We dedicate this organ as an instrument of praise.
R : To bear up the melody of psalm and hymn and spiritual song in such ways that all may
go forth from this holy place with high resolve to do God's will.
C: We dedicate this organ as an instrument of praise.
R : To kindle the flame of devotion, that all who here assemble may worship you, Oh God,
in spirit and truth.
C: We dedicate this organ as an instrument of praise.
R : For the renovations that have made this installation possible and have added to the beauty of
this sanctuary dedicated to preaching, singing, and worshiping the Good News.
C: We give you thanks, Oh Lord.
R : May it please you, Oh gracious God, to receive and bless this organ and these renovations that
we now dedicate to you. We thank you for the ones in whose memory they are dedicated and
for those whose gifts make this moment possible. Let this organ, alone or in concert with other
instruments and voices, be to all who worship here a source of joy and inspiration for years to
come. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Easter Worship Service
11:05 am – 12:00 pm
Brass Fanfare*
"Easter Fanfare"
Morning Prayer
Prelude
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne"
Imagining the Word
Opening Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” K. Snell
Mitchell Henson
Buxtehude
Jason Schlatter
No. 166
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!
Hymn of Praise
Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!
Soar we then where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
John 20:1-9
Denise Kasischke
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that
the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the
one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put
him!"
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter
and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then
Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as
well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the
linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They
still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
Anthem
"When in Our Music God is Glorified"
Anthem
"Rejoice With Me!"
Sunshine Singers and Sanctuary Choir
Children’s Story
Live again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sing? Alleluia!
Once He died, our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where’s thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!
Scripture Reading
Scripture
John 20:10-18
Cherise Gardner
Then the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she
bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head
and the other at the foot. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she
turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener,
she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!"
Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers
and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he
had said these things to her.
C.V. Stanford, arr. H. Hopson
“Crown Him with Many Crowns” Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee;
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.
Crown Him the Lord of love!
Behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified;
No angel in the sky
Can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his wondering eye
At mysteries so great.
Crown Him the Lord of peace!
Whose hand a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
And all be prayer and praise;
His reign shall know no end,
And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of Paradise extend,
Their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown Him the Lord of years,
The Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres,
Ineffably sublime!
All hail! Redeemer, hail!
For Thou hast died for me;
Thy praise shall never, never fail
Throughout eternity.
V. Wright
Denise Kasischke
No. 223
Scripture
John 20:19-22
Leif Lind
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked
for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he
showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he
breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Hymn of Adoration
"Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven"
No. 4
Jesus showed himself to these men after his death, and gave ample proof that he was alive: Over a period
of forty days he appeared to them and taught them about the Kingdom of God.
While he was in their company he told them not to leave Jerusalem. “You must wait,” he said, “for
the promise made by my Father, about which you have heard me speak:
“John, as you know, baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit, and within the
next few days.”
So, when they were all together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you are to establish
once again the sovereignty of Israel?”
Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same forever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless;
Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia
Glorious in His faithfulness.
When he had said this, as they watched, he was lifted up, and a cloud removed him from their sight.
As he was going, and as they were gazing intently into the sky, all at once there stood beside them two
men in white who said,
Tenderly He shields and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:
Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia
Widely as His mercy flows.
Anthem
Blessing
Call for Offering
Michael Quishenberry
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like thee His praise should sing?
Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia,
Praise the everlasting King.
He answered, “It is not for you to know the dates and times, which the Father has set within his own
control. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will bear witness for me in
Jerusalem, and all over Judea and Samaria, and away to the ends of the earth.”
“Men of Galilee, why stand there looking up into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken away from
you up to heaven, will com in the same way as you have seen him go.”
Closing Hymn
Angels, help us to adore Him:
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon bow down before Him:
Dwellers all in time and space,
Praise Him, Praise Him, alleluia,
Praise with us the God of grace.
Offertory
Responsive Reading
"Tuba Tune in D Major"
Kemp Smeal, organ
“O Clap Your Hands”
J. Rutter
Would you turn to those to your left and right and bless them with these words:
“Christ is risen; He is risen indeed!”
"All People That On Earth Do Dwell"
(Congregation sings verses 1 and 4, Choir verses 2 and 3)
No. 16
1. All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell,
Come ye before Him and rejoice.
4. For why the Lord our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
Mitchell Henson
Lang
Postlude
"Symphony V - Toccata" *Brass Players: Craig Mohr, Rich Ramsey- Trumpet; Jenny Kim- French Horn;
Ed Weiss, Bryant Duffy- Trombone; Patrick Bitzer- Timpani
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