Sunday 27 September 2026

Singing: Come Hear The Angels Sing

Michael Morrow

Verse 1
Come hear the angels sing
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Gathering round the throne
Hail the Son of Man
Hail the Son of Man
Not for their sin he died
It was no angel crucified
And yet they hold him in their sight
And live to praise their Lord

Verse 2
Come hear the elders sing
As they fall in praise to the Lamb
Bowing before the throne
Laying down their crowns
Laying down their crowns
They praise him for his blood
With which he purchased men for God
They praise the Saviour of the world
The Lamb he is their Lord

Chorus
Hear the heavens shout
Worthy is the Lamb
All creation bows
Giving glory to the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Verse 3
What is the song well sing
As we join in heaven with our God
A people from every land
Crowding round the Lamb
Crowding round the Lamb
We’ll sing salvation’s song
How many million voices strong
We’ll sing the glory of our King
Of Jesus Christ our Lord

Chorus
Hear the heavens shout
Worthy is the Lamb
All creation bows
Giving glory to the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Chorus
Hear the heavens shout
Worthy is the Lamb
All creation bows
Giving glory to the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

2008 Michael Morrow
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Welcome with Scripture reading

Prayer of Confession

Assurance of Forgiveness

Bible Reading

Singing: I Cannot Tell

William Young Fullerton

Verse 1
I cannot tell why he whom angels worship
Should set his love
Upon the sons of men
Or why as shepherd
He should seek the wand’rers
To bring them back, they know not how or when
But this I know
That he was born of Mary
When Beth’lem’s manger was his only home
And that he lived at Nazareth and laboured
And so the saviour
Saviour of the world, is come

Verse 2
I cannot tell how silently he suffered
As with his peace
He graced this place of tears
Or how his heart
Upon the cross was broken
The crown of pain to three and thirty years
But this I know
He heals the broken-hearted
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden
For yet the saviour
Saviour of the world, is here

Verse 3
I cannot tell how he will win the nations
How he will claim
His earthly heritage
How satisfy
The needs and aspirations
Of east and west, of sinner and of sage
But this I know
All flesh shall see his glory
And he shall reap the harvest he has sown
And some glad day his sun shall shine in splendour
When he the saviour
Saviour of the world, is known

Verse 4
I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship
When at his bidding
Ev’ry storm is stilled
Or who can say
How great the jubilation
When all the hearts of men with love are filled
But this I know
The skies will fill with rapture
And myriad, myriad human voices sing
And earth to heaven
And heaven to earth will answer
At last the saviour
Saviour of the world, is king

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Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived
by the Holy Spirit,
and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell.
The third day he rose again
from the dead.

He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty.
From there he will come
to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Announcements

Giving and Prayer

Singing: Speak O Lord

Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

Verse 1
Speak O Lord as we come to you
To receive the food of your holy word
Take your truth plant it deep in us
Shape and fashion us in your likeness
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith
Speak O Lord and fulfill in us
All your purposes for your glory

Verse 2
Teach us Lord full obedience
Holy reverence true humility
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of your purity
Cause our faith to rise
Cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority
Words of pow’r that can never fail
Let their truth prevail over unbelief

Verse 3
Speak O Lord and renew our minds
Help us grasp the heights of your plans for us
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity
And by grace we’ll stand on your promises
And by faith we’ll walk as you walk with us
Speak O Lord till your church is built
And the earth is filled with your glory

2005 Thankyou Music
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Prayer

Bible Reading: Romans 15:14-32

Sermon: An Ambitious Gospel (Preacher: Josh van der Kooij)

Singing: Facing A Task Unfinished (We Go To All The World)

Ed Cash, Fionán De Barra, Frank Houghton, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Samuel Wesley

Verse 1
Facing a task unfinished
That drives us to our knees
A need that undiminished
Rebukes our slothful ease
We who rejoice to know thee
Renew before thy throne
The solemn pledge we owe thee
To go and make thee known

Verse 2
Where other lords beside thee
Hold their unhindered sway
Where forces that defied thee
Defy thee still today
With none to heed their crying
For life and love and light
Unnumbered souls are dying
And pass into the night

Chorus 1
We go to all the world
With kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ the Lord

Verse 3
We bear the torch that flaming
Fell from the hands of those
Who gave their lives proclaiming
That Jesus died and rose
Ours is the same commission
The same glad message ours
Fired by the same ambition
To thee we yield our powers

Verse 4
O Father who sustained them
O Spirit who inspired
Saviour whose love constrained them
To toil with zeal untired
From cowardice defend us
From lethargy awake
Forth on thine errands send us
To labour for thy sake

Chorus 1
We go to all the world
With kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ the Lord

Chorus 2
We go to all the world
His kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ the Lord

2015 Capitol CMG Paragon
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Benediction