ASCENSION SUNDAY
- Land Acknowledgement, Greeting, Collect of the Day
- First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
- Psalm 47: God has gone up with a shout
- Second Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23
- Hymn: Christ Sophia (Sing a New Creation #150 – words below)
- Sermon: Allen Box
- Anthem: “The Heavens are Telling” – J. Haydn
- Prayers of the People: Brian Cameron
- The Lord’s Prayer (sung)
- Doxology & Blessing
- Hymn: Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (Common Praise #247 – words below)
- Dismissal (Children)
CHRIST SOPHIA
Christ Sophia, Child of Wisdom: dancing in our deepest dreams,
Calling us to love unbounded, daring us to God’s extremes –
Peace and gentleness and justice
Kingdom values, wisdom’s themes.
Brother Jesus, Child of Mary: walking with us on life’s way
Showing us God’s humble kingdom, sharing both dark night and day,
Breaking through death’s seeming ending
Into life’s new dawning day, into life’s new dawning day.
God incarnate, our true mother, birthing us to joy and pain,
Showing us the steps to dance to, loving us to life again:
Grow us into your true image
As we strive for your love’s reign, as we strive for your life’s rain.
HAIL THE DAY THAT SEES HIM RISE
Hail the day that sees him rise, alleluia!
To his throne above the skies, alleluia!
Christ the Lamb for sinners given, alleluia!
Enters now the highest heaven! Alleluia!
There for him, high triumph waits; alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates; alleluia!
He hath conquered death and sin; alleluia!
Take the King of Glory in. Alleluia!
Highest heaven its Lord receives, alleluia!
Yet he lo es the earth he leaves; alleluia!
Though returning to his throne, alleluia!
Still he calls the world his won. Alleluia!
See! He lifts his hands above, alleluia!
See! He shows the prints of love, alleluia!
Hark! His gracious lips bestow alleluia!
Blessings on his church below. Alleluia!
Still for us he intercedes, alleluia!
His prevailing death he pleads, alleluia!
Near himself prepares our place, alleluia!
He the first fruits of our race. Alleluia!
Lord, though parted from our sight, alleluia!
Far above the starry height, alleluia!
Grant our hearts may thither rise, alleluia!
Seeking thee above the skies. Alleluia!
