BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 173 - The Star Proclaims the King is Here - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 98 (p. 187; Tone 1) - Isaiah 60:1-6: Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 175 - God Loves Me Dearly - 2 Timothy 1:3-5: I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grand-mo...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 166 - Arise and Shine in Splendor: vv. 1, 2, 4, 6 - Matthew 2:13-18: Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His m...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 127: P: Unless the Lord builds the house, C: Those who build it labor in vain. P: Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, C: The fruit of the womb a reward. P: Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. C: Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! C: He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the ga...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 171 - O Word of God Incarnate - 2 Corinthians 8:9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 134 - Let Us All With Gladsome Voice - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Micah Smith (Or...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalmody: Lord, Every Nation on Earth Will Adore You: Soloist: Lord, every nation… / All: Lord, every nation… O God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your righteousness the king’s son. He shall govern your people with justice, and your afflicted ones with judgment. / Lord, every nation… Justice shall flower in those days, and holy peace ‘til the moon be no...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 120) - Hymn 173 - The Star Proclaims the King is Here - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - Psalm 98 (p. 187; Tone 1) - Isaiah 60:1-6: Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will...

Order of Service: - Technical note: The first portion of the recording is missing. - Hymn 167 - How Lovely Shines the Morning Star: vv. 1, 2, 5, 6 - Isaiah 49:5-6: And now the Lord says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, So that Israel is gathered to Him (For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, And My God shall be My strength), Indeed He says, ‘It...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Opening Responsory (Gradual for Epiphany): P: Alleluia! Oh, praise the Lord, all you nations! C: Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us; And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Alleluia! - Hymn 128 - Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising: vv. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 - Titus 3:4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for the New Year: P: Almighty and everlasting God, from whom comes down every good and perfect gift: C: We thank you for all Your benefits, temporal and spiritual, given to us in this past year. As we enter this new year, preserve us in Your grace. Defend us from all danger and adversity according to Your will. We are grateful for the many students You have dra...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 139 - Once in Royal David's City - Philippians 4:4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will gua...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Patiently, Have I Waited for the Lord: Patiently, patiently have I waited for the Lord, And lo! He heard my cry, and lo! He heard my cry. - Camille Saint-Saens - Luke 2:1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Advent: Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, so that by His coming we may worship You with pure minds. Keep us in Your Word by Your Holy Spirit, and establish in us the true faith; through the same, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Carol of the Birds (John Jacob Niles) - Malachi 4:1-3: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “that will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healin...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm: Lord, Make Us Turn to You (Psalm 80): Lord, make us turn… / Lord, make us turn… Shepherd of Israel, hearken from your throne and shine forth, Oh rouse your power, and come to save us. / Lord, make us turn… We are your chosen vine, only by your care do we live, reach out your hand, Oh Lord, unto your people. / Lord, make us turn… If you will dwell with us, we sh...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth: vv. 1 - 3 - Matthew 21:1-9: Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you,...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Romans 13:11-14: And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Psalm 25 (p. 177; Tone 3): Select verses - Hymn 87 - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Philippians 2:3-8: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Ch...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The First Article: Creation (p. 32): I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and hom...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 543 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - John 14:1-6: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. An...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 359 - Worthy is Christ, the Lamb Who Was Slain: vv. 1 - 5 - Isaiah 65:17-19: “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. but be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be gla...

Order of Service: - Prelude: The First Noel, arr. by Dan Forrest & Kirk Moss - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1, 3, 5, 6 - John 6:37-40: All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of a...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1, 2, 4, 5 - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2: 1 Now, about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together with him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken from your composure or disturbed by a spirit, a message, or a letter thought to be from us, which says that the day of the Lord has already come. -...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The King of Love: The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never. I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine forever. Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth; and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. And so through all the length...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1, 4 ,5 - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, tha...