Subject: Substance
Hymn 268
Emily F. Seal
Our God is All‑in‑all,
His children cannot fear;
See baseless evil fall,
And know that God is here.
Our God is All; in space
No subtle error creeps;
We see Truth's glowing face,
And Love that never sleeps.
We see creative Mind,
The Principle, the Life;
And Soul and substance find,
But never discord, strife.
O, Perfect and Divine,
We hear Thy loving call,
And seek no earthly shrine
But crown Thee Lord of all.
The scriptural selection is from Psalms.
Psalms 25:1‑10,14‑16,20,21
Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift
up my soul. O my God, I trust in thee:
let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy
paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach
me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy
lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my
transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake,
O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord:
therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his
way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy
and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
The secret of the Lord is
with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he
shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn
thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
O keep my soul, and deliver
me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
for I wait on thee.
Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s prayer, with its spiritual interpretation as given in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy
Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Adorable One.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Enable us to know – as in heaven, so on earth
God is omnipotent, supreme.
Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us grace for today; feed the famished affections;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And Love is reflected in love;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth us from sin, disease, and death.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over all, and All.
Hymn 150
William P. McKenzie
In mercy, in goodness, how great is our King;
Our tribute, thanksgiving, with glad hearts we
bring.
Thou art the Renewer, the Ancient of Days,
Who givest, for mourning, the garment of
praise.
We thank Thee for work in the wide harvest
field,
For gladness that ripens when sorrow is
healed;
Made strong with Thy goodness that meets every
need,
We gather the fruit of the Sower's good seed.
Dear Father and Saviour, we thank Thee for
life,
And courage that rises undaunted by strife,
For confident giving and giving's reward,
For beauty and love in the life of our Lord.
Solo: "Come Ye to the Waters"
Explanatory Note
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Hymn 402
Philip Doddridge – Adapted
How gentle God's commands,
How kind His precepts are;
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust His constant care.
Beneath His watchful eye
His saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears creation up
Shall guard His children well.
His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day:
I drop my burden at His feet,
And bear a song away.
"The Scientific Statement of Being" (S&H p. 468} and the correlative scripture according to I John 3:1-3.
There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error. Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.468
1John.3
[1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
[2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
[3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Benediction
Psalms 33:22
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be
upon us, according as we hope in thee.
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