Genesis 1:2 The Spirit of God Abiding

“Hark! How All the Welkin Rings”

Or “How all the heaven rings."

We are so grateful, Charles Wesley’s popular Hymn was changed by his friend George Whitefield. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” John and Charles Wesley published 56 collections of hymns in 53 years. Charles Wesley wrote 8,989 hymns. Three times the output of poet William Wordsworth.

Charles Wesley wrote an average of 10 lines of verse every day for 50 years!  He completed an extant poem every other day.

Today we sing from looking at the Front Display Screens. The Lyrics are in the front. New Technology! Line by Line Lyrics!

In the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries ~
The usual method of singing in church was by “lining out”—Having a leader 'say' one line, and the congregation repeat. Hymnbooks were expensive.

What is old is new again. We sing repeating lines so we experience the music, not concentration on learning complex changes. The Worship is in in the Spirit of Truth. Earnest and not showy.

Speaking of beginnings -

Genesis 1:2

The Spirit of God abides over the water.

Psalm 102:19

For He looked down
from His holy height;
From heaven the LORD
gazed upon the earth

Psalm 19:1-6

The heavens declare
the glory of God;
 the firmament shows his handiwork

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand

the universe was formed at God's command,

so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Genesis 1:21

God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves,
with which the waters swarmed after their kind,
and every winged bird after its kind;
God saw that it was good.

Deuteronomy 33:13

Of Joseph he said, "Blessed of the LORD be his land,
With the choice things of heaven,
with the dew, And from the deep lying beneath"

Isaiah 31:5

Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it
he will spare and rescue it.

Isaiah 40

Comfort
God’s People
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her, her hard service has been completed,
her sin has been paid for, she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.


A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way for the Lord;
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.

Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.

The glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and
all people
will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Abba,

We ask Your Blessings!

We weave our Personal Prayers into our prayer, as we bring our Prayers, to Your Heart in Your Kingdom.

Lavish Love, You tell us You want to know all our thoughts and prayers. 1,000 Ribbons for our hair - all things are important to You- Our Father. The small details.

We know You are Lord. We have the eyes of faith to know You are our Lord God Almighty. Father GOD! We know and are strengthened with Joy.

We Praise You for Your Good Plan. Your Good Will.

We so very deeply - with all of our hearts, give thanks to being saved and covered by Jesus Christ.

LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; Care for us. Love our Loved ones.

Help all the people You give us. For You have worked wonders.

We are committed to Jesus. Asking You to help us always place You first. Seeing Your Goodness and Willingness to cover us with more Heaven on earth. Living in faith to see all of Your Holy Spirit renew, reawaken and rejoice.

In Jesus. We Pray Joyfully. AMEN.

 ♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †