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Lord God, We Meet in Jesus' Name

Author: Kenneth L. McLaughlin, 1951- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #538 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Ordination Lyrics: 1 Lord God, we meet in Jesus' name and give you praise for daily care. Christ's servant ministry and grace uphold the work in which we share. 2 Through ordination we affirm your gifts of love and dignity. May the Good Spirit now confirm this call to serve humanity. 3 By grace are priestly gifts received— diverse, unique, sustained by skill— to help us all meet human need, as your great cause comes nearer still. Scripture: John 15:15-16 Languages: English Tune Title: HICKS

Be Thou My Vision

Author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne Hymnal: Voices Together #549 (2020) Meter: 10.10.9.10 Topics: Ordination; Ordination First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Lyrics: 1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. 2 Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word; I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord. Born of thy love, thy child may I be, thou in me dwelling and I one with thee. 3 Be thou my buckler, my sword for the fight. Be thou my dignity, thou my delight, thou my soul’s shelter, thou my high tow’r. Raise thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r. 4 Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise; thou mine inheritance, now and always. Thou and thou only, first in my heart, Ruler of heaven, my treasure thou art. 5 "*True Light of heaven, when vict’ry is won may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun! Heart of my heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. *Alternate phrase: “High King” Scripture: Psalm 86:11 Tune Title: SLANE

Thus spake the Saviour, when he sent

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #565 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: At the ordination or settlement of a minister; Kingdom and Church of Christ Ordination and Licensure Lyrics: 1 Thus spake the Saviour, when he sent His ministers to preach his word; They through the world obedient went, And spread the gospel of their Lord. 2 "Go forth, ye heralds, in my name; Bid the whole earth my grace receive; The gospel jubilee proclaim, And call them to repent and live. 3 "The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies; Bind up the broken, bleeding heart, And wipe the tear from weeping eyes. 4 "Be wise as serpents where you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove; And let your heav'n-taught conduct show, That you're commission'd from above. 5 "Freely from me ye have receiv'd; Freely in love to others give; Thus shall your doctrines be believ'd, And by your labour sinners live." 6 Happy those servants of the Lord, Who thus their Master's will obey How rich, how full is their reward, Reserv'd until the final day!

Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Author: John Cosin (1594-1672) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #586 (2005) Meter: Irregular Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination; Ordination Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire; thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. 2 Thy blessèd unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of love; enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded sight. 3 Anoint and cheer our soilèd face with the abundance of thy grace; keep far from foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide no ill can come. 4 Teach us to know the Father, Son, and thee, of both to be but One, that through the ages all along this may be our endless song, 'Praise to thine eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.' Amen. Scripture: 1 John 2:20 Languages: English Tune Title: VENI CREATOR

Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Author: John Cosin (1594-1672) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #586 (2008) Meter: Irregular Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination; Ordination Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire; thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. 2 Thy blessèd unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of love; enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded sight. 3 Anoint and cheer our soilèd face with the abundance of thy grace; keep far from foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide no ill can come. 4 Teach us to know the Father, Son, and thee, of both to be but One, that through the ages all along, this may be our endless song, 'Praise to thine eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.' Amen. Scripture: 1 John 2:20 Languages: English Tune Title: VENI CREATOR

According to the Gifts

Author: Peter A. Judd, 1943- Hymnal: Community of Christ Sings #591 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Ordination First Line: According to the gifts that God Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-7 Languages: English Tune Title: EVAN

Holy Spirit, ever living

Author: Timothy Rees (1874-1939) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #615 (2005) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination; Ordination Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Languages: English Tune Title: ABBOT'S LEIGH

Holy Spirit, ever living

Author: Timothy Rees (1874-1939) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #615 (2008) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination; Ordination Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Languages: English Tune Title: ABBOT'S LEIGH

We bid thee welcome in the name

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #632 (1917) Topics: Ministry Ordination of ; Ministry Ordination of Lyrics: 1 We bid thee welcome in the name Of Jesus, our exalted Head; Come as a servant: so He came; And we receive thee in His stead. 2 Come as a shepherd: guard and keep This fold from hell and earth and sin; Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep; The wounded heal, the lost bring in. 3 Come as a watchman: take thy stand Upon thy tower amidst the sky; And when the sword comes on the land, Call us to fight, or warn to fly. 4 Come as an angel, hence to guide A band of pilgrims on their way; That, safely walking at thy side, We fail not, faint not, turn, nor stray. 5 Come as a teacher sent from God, Charged His whole counsel to declare: Life o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, While we uphold thy hands with prayer. Languages: English Tune Title: MOZART

Ye that know the Lord is gracious

Author: Cyril Argentine Alington, 1872-1955 Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #642 (2005) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination; Ordination Lyrics: 1 Ye that know the Lord is gracious, ye for whom a corner stone stands, of God elect and precious, laid that ye may build thereon, see that on that sure foundation ye a living temple raise, towers that may tell forth salvation, walls that may re-echo praise. 2 Living stones, by God appointed each to an allotted place, kings and priests, by God anointed, shall ye not declare his grace? Ye, a royal generation, tell the tidings of your birth, tidings of a new creation to an old and weary earth. 3 Tell the praise of him who called you out of darkness into light, broke the fetters that enthralled you, gave you freedom, peace and sight: tell the tale of sins forgiven, strength renewed and hope restored, till the earth, in tune with heaven, praise and magnify the Lord! Scripture: 1 Peter 2:3-10 Languages: English Tune Title: ABBOT'S LEIGH