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♪ What a joy we find ♪ ♪ Leaning on the everlasting Lord ♪ ♪ What a blessing is ♪ ♪ What a peace is found ♪

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♪ Leaning on the everlasting Lord ♪ ♪ We need you, Jesus ♪ ♪ We need you, Jesus ♪ ♪ They persecute the whole world ♪

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♪ Meaningless, meaningless ♪ ♪ Meaning from the everlasting Lord ♪ ♪ All has been to war in this human way ♪ ♪ Leaning on the everlasting Lord ♪

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♪ Oh, how bright the path ♪ ♪ Roads from day to day ♪ ♪ Leaning on the everlasting Lord ♪ ♪ He leads us ♪

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♪ He leads us ♪ ♪ Safe and secure from all the war ♪ ♪ Jesus, Jesus ♪ ♪ He came from the everlasting Lord ♪

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♪ Oh, Jesus, Jesus ♪ ♪ We thank you, God of our love ♪ ♪ We need you, Jesus ♪ ♪ We need you, Jesus ♪

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♪ We need you, the everlasting love ♪ [Music] For Zion's sake, will I not hold my peace?

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And for Jerusalem's sake, I will not rest until her righteousness go forth as brightness and her salvation as a lamp that burneth. And the nations shall see thy righteousness and all kings thy glory. And thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.

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Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed forsaken, neither shall thy land any more be termed desolate,

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that thou shalt be called Hepzibah, and thy land Beulah. For the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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Thus endeth the reading of our scripture. This is our time of prayer, a time when we together as a family assemble to the throne of grace. And as we come now, those of us who feel led to do so, let us gather around the altar.

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(piano music) [MUSIC PLAYING] Let us pray. Gracious God, our Heavenly Father, in whom we live, move, and have being,

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Thou who art the light of our lives, we thank You today that the light shines in the darkness. [MUSIC] For this light has shined in our hearts. [MUSIC]

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And we come now, as we bow reverently in your presence, [MUSIC] To express the gratitude of our hearts for the multitude of your mercies. [MUSIC]

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We thank you, O God, that you have led us. You've led us over the hills and through the valleys. We have stumbled and when we have fallen, you have lifted us up. And so we give you the praise today.

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For we have not come by our own strength, but through your grace. And so it is by your power that we seek to go forth and we ask as we stand here in your presence

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that you would fill us with your spirit. That we may be able to render acceptable service in your name. Oh Lord God, we open ourselves unto you unto you because we know that before you all hearts are open and no secrets are

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hidden. Purge us from all unrighteousness and forgive us of our sins and build us up where we're torn down and help us O God to be the kind of people that you want us to be. Oh look with tender compassion upon this family here that you have placed at Ebenezer. Open our eyes that we may see that the fields are white unto

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harvest and the laborers are few. Bless your church the world over all who carry on in your name and as we remember all of the families in our church family we would remember especially those that are sick in the hospitals some who have undergone surgery and you've permitted to experience your healing power others

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who are still on beds of affliction, but whatever the case may be, O God, we look to you as the one who is a doctor that has never lost a case and one who can heal all manner of sickness and disease. Oh, bless our world. Divided and confused as we are we look to you because in you order can come out of chaos and peace in

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the midst of confusion. Bless those hostages that are in the far country and their families and help us O God in this day in every way to magnify your name. We We ask these blessings through Jesus Christ. Amen.

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(gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) [ Music ]

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♪ Blessed assurance ♪ ♪ That Jesus is mine ♪ ♪ O what a foretaste ♪ ♪ Of glory divine ♪

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♪ Bearer of salvation ♪ ♪ Purchase of God ♪ ♪ Born of His Spirit ♪ ♪ Washed in His blood ♪

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