When Shall We Behold Your Face?

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 42) Our souls long for you, O God. When shall we behold your face? Our souls are uneasy. When shall hope lead us to praise you again? During the day, your steadfast love sustains us. During the night, your song washes over us. Our hope leads us to praise you. We praise you, our song of hope. HYMN – ELW 856, “How Great Thou Art” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Gracious God, have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith. Amen. PRAYER OF THE DAY Meet me in my longings gracious God, and quench my thirsty soul. In the name of Jesus. Amen. LESSON: Psalm 42 1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? 3My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, "Where is your God?" 4These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. 5Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help 6and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 7Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me. 8By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. 9 I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?" 10As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, "Where is your God?" 11Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. MESSAGE HYMN: “As the Deer” Verse 1 As the deer panteth for the water So my soul longeth after Thee You alone are my heart's desire And I long to worship Thee Chorus You alone are my strength my shield To You alone may my spirit yield You alone are my heart's desire And I long to worship Thee Verse 2 You're my friend and You are my brother Even though You are a King I love You more than any other So much more than anything Verse 3 I want You more than gold or silver Only You can satisfy You alone are the real joygiver And the apple of my eye CCLI Song # 1431 - Martin Nystrom © 1984 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com; CCLI License # 1941935 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE WORDS OF INSTITUTION LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION HYMN - ELW #785, “When Peace like a River (It Is Well with My Soul)” BLESSING SENDING The liturgy and music is reprinted by permission from One License – #736873-A/CCLI – #1941935/Sundays and Seasons - SAS003615