Prelude: “Balm in Gilead”, by Roger C. Wilson, based on a spiritual
Call to Worship & Invocation
Hymn: “O How I Love Jesus” Words: Frederick Whitfield, 1855, Music: 19th Century American melody
There is a name I love to hear,
I love to speak its worth;
It sounds like music in mine ear,
The sweetest name on earth.
Refrain
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me!
It tells me of a Savior’s love,
Who died to set me free;
It tells me of His precious blood,
The sinner’s perfect plea. Refrain
Scripture: Joel 2:12-19
Sermon: HOUSECLEANING TIME by Rev. Martha Dominy
Solo: “Cleanse Me”. Richard Freeman — Words by J. Edwin Orr; Music—a Maori Melody
Prayer
Hymn: “Softly and Tenderly” Words and Music: Will L. Thompson, 1880
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
See, on the portals He’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
Refrain
Come home, come home,
You who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
Mercies for you and for me? Refrain
Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, death’s night is coming,
Coming for you and for me. Refrain
O for the wonderful love He has promised,
Promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me. Refrain
Benediction
Postlude: “Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley” by Hugh S. Livingston, Jr., based on a traditional Appalachian tune
Organist/Pianist: Ms. Marilyn Glover