The Army and Navy Hymnal/Orders of Worship/General Worship and Praise
III. General Worship and praise
Instrumental Prelude
Hymn (First stanza only. Standing)
| Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness | ||||
| (MONSELL. 12,10,12,10) | ||||
| John S. B. Monsell | William F. Sherwin, 1826-1887 | |||
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1 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness, Kneel and adore him, — the Lord is his name. 2 Low at this feet lay thy burden of carefulness, High on his heart he will bear it for thee, Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness, Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be. 3 Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness, These are the offerings we lay on his shrine; These, tho' we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, He will accept in the Name all divine. Amen. |
Responses
| Leader: | Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. |
| Assembly: | I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. |
| Leader: | O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. |
| Assembly: | For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. (Seated) |
Hymn (Second stanza)
Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
High on his heart he will bear it for thee,
Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
| Leader: | The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. |
| Assembly: | God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. |
| Leader: | The Lord is in his holy temple. |
Chant(all sing)
Responses
| Leader: | The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. |
| Assembly: | O Lord, open thou our lips, and our mouth shall show forth thy praise. |
| Leader: | The Lord is in his holy temple. |
Chant (All sing)
Let all the earth keep silence before him.
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found;
Call ye upon him while he is near.
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion:
Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
The Lord is in his holy temple.
Chant (All sing)
Let all the earth keep silence before him.
Responsive Reading (Psalm 96. Standing)
O sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; show forth his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all
the peoples.
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised :
He is to be feared above all gods; honor and majesty are before him:
Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the peoples, ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe unto the Lord the glory due unto his name :
Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
Hynm (Third stanza. See p. 6)
Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
These are the offerings we lay on his shrine.
These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
He will accept in the Name all divine. Amen.
Responsive Reading (Psalm 96 continued)
O worship the Lord in holy array:
Tremble before him, all the earth. Say among the nations, the Lord reigneth :
The world also is established that it cannot be moved:
He will judge the peoples with equity.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice ;
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ;
Let the field exult, and all that is therein ;
Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord;
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth :
He will judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with his truth.
Prayer
Unison Psalm (Psalm 8)
O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy ringers,
The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honor.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his feet:
All sheep and oxen,
Yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,
And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
O Lord, Our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!