BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 139 - Once in Royal David's City - Luke 2:7-20: And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, an...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 144 - Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We: vv. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 - 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 went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 268 - On Mary, Virgin Undefiled: vv. 1, 4, 5, 6 - Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 109 - Hark the Glad Sound! the Savior Comes - Blessing - Postlude Service Part...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 90 - Savior of the Nations, Come - Matthew 3:1-6: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness; ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’ ” Now John himsel...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom - 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, no...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Confession of Sin (p. 109) - Hymn 44 - Thee, God, We Praise, Thy Name We Bless: vv. 1 - 5 - The Versicles (pp. 109-110) - Ephesians 5:15-21: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which i...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 101 - The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns - Matthew 21:6-9: So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went b...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth: vv. 1 - 4 - Jeremiah 23:5-8: “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called:...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer #144, p. 166 - Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest - Acts 17:22-28: Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as somethi...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 33 - We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost - 2 Timothy 4:6-8: For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and n...

Order of Service: - Hymn 489 - The Law Commands and Makes Us Know: vv. 1, 2 - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: Choir sings: vv. 1 - 3, interspersed with verses from ELH 285 (4), 432 (1), and 431 (4) - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: All sing: vv. 4, 5 - Hymn 403 - God Loved the World So That He Gave: Choir sings: vv. 1, 4 - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: All sin...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 542 - in Heav'n Above, in Heav'n Above: vv. 1, 3, 4 - Prayer - Matthew 25:31-33: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep o...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 406 - Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart: vv. 1, 2 - Revelation 21:1-5 (EHV): Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer existed. And I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And from the throne I heard...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 544 - Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying: vv. 1 - The Versicles (pp. 120-121) - The Gloria Patri (p. 121) - John 3:14-18: (Jesus said) “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that w...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Opening Prayer: P: Lord Jesus Christ, grant us grace to pass the time of our sojourning here in daily watchfulness, prayer and faith; C: Always looking for, and hastening the day of Your second coming when You will appear again in the clouds of heaven, with all Your holy angels. P: Do not let that day surprise us in unbelief and sin, but by Your grace enable us with a...

Order of Service: - Psalm 1 (p. 174; Tone 1): spoken in unison, and "Glory be ..." - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 1 - 4 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 538 - The Day is Surely Drawing Near: vv. 5 - 7 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Patrick Ernst, Seminarian (Preacher), Jack DePrey (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 535 - Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee: vv. 1, 2, 5 - Matthew 24:30-35 - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 543 - Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service: - Prelude - Prayer for Friday Morning, p. 170 - Hymn 536 - O Son of God, We Wait For Thee - Hebrews 10:23-25: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one an-other in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 532 - Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense: vv. 1 - 4 - 2 Peter 3:10 -13 NKJV: The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of perso...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 529 - Vain World, Now Farewell: vv. 1, 2 - Psalm 46:1 - setting by W. A. Mozart: God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Homily - The Versicle (p. 122) - The Nunc Dimittis (p. 124) - The Kyrie (p. 124) - The Lord's Prayer (p. 125) - Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord - The Collect (pp. 125-127) - The Benedicamus (p. 127) - Th...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 537 - Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning: vv. 1 - 4 - Matthew 24:4-14: Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For n...

Order of Service: - Hymn 52 - All Ye Who On This Earth Do Dwell: vv. 1, 2, 6, 7 - Jeremiah 29:7: Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace. - Devotion - Prayer for Our Nation - Hymn 602 - God Bless Our Native Land: vv. 1, 2 - Blessing Service Participants: Rev. Shawn Stafford (Preacher), Cyril Pa...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 54 - Beautiful Savior, King of Creation - Philippians 2:9-11: Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the F...

Order of Service: - Prelude - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 108) - Hymn 515 - Thine Forever, God of Love: vv. 1 - 3 - Psalmody from Psalm 33: P: Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; C: It is fitting for the upright to praise Him. P: Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. C: For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in...

Order of Service: - Prelude - Hymn 10 - Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest: vv. 1, 2, 6, 7 - Revelation 7:9-12: After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvati...