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Call to Worship
L: Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
P: To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever.
Call to Worship (responsively)
L: To Him who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb
P: Be honor and glory and power for ever.
L: Being lifted into the clouds, our LORD sat down at the right hand of God Almighty.
P: God made Him King of kings and Lord of lords.
L: Let us worship God!
Call to Worship (based on Psalm 47)
L: Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.
P: For the LORD, the Most High, is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
L: God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
P: Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
L: For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm.
P: God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.
Prayer of Confession (borrowed
from Rev. David Beswick,
http://www.beswick.info/rclresources/E7B97OS.htm)
You are the King of Glory, O Christ, and yet we must confess that we
forget that God has honored you above everything in heaven and on earth.
Forgive us Christ, King of Glory, and help us to remember you in
glory.
In your glory with God the Father, you continually pray and intercede
for us, yet we forget to pray for ourselves and for others.
Forgive us Christ, our great high priest, and continue to pray
for us.
From your glory you have promised to come again to judge the living
and the dead, and yet we lose hope and forget to look for you.
Forgive us Christ, our Saviour and Lord, and restore confidence
in your eventual victory over all our enemies. In your name, Amen.
Ascension Day Litany of Illuniation
P: Jesus Christ is the
Light of the world,
C: the light no
darkness can overcome.
P: Stay with us,
Lord, for it is evening,
C: and the day is
almost over.
P: Be our light and
scatter the darkness,
C: and hear our
evening hymns of praise.
P:
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of
the universe, who led your people Israel with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of
fire by night. Enlighten our darkness by the light of your Christ. May his Word be a lamp
to our feet and a light to our path; for you are merciful, and you love your whole
creation. We, your creatures, glorify you: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Ascension Day Prayer of Preparation
Ever-living God,
your eternal Christ once dwelt on earth,
confined by time and space.
Give us faith to discern in every time and place
the presence among us
of him who is head over all thinks and fills all,
even Jesus Christ our ascended Lord. Amen.
Ascension Day Prayer--Petitions by
the People
P: Blessed Jesus, you ascended to
the right hand of your Father’s majesty, power, and glory and now reign as eternal
King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
C: We praise you for your
victory over sin, death, Satan, and hell.
P: O
ascended Prophet, equip your church to proclaim the precious gospel message of God’s
love for all the world.
C: Give courage to our hearts,
power to our words, and success to our efforts.
P: O ascended High Priest, represent
us before the Father as his own dear children and heirs.
Defend us against Satan’s every accusation. Ask for the Father’s rich blessings in our
everyday lives.
C: Plead for his mercy and
grace on our behalf.
P: O ascended King, direct the
affairs of governments and nations that they may serve the best interest of your church.
C: You are our Lord, Master,
and King.
Special
prayers and intercessions may follow.
P:
Hear us, Lord, as we bring you our private petitions.
Silent prayer.
P:
As the disciples lifted their eyes to watch your
ascension, so lift our eyes daily to look for your coming again in glory.
C: Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen.
P: The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
C: Amen.
Closing
Prayer for Ascension Sunday
O God, the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven.
Do not leave us comfortless,
but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us,
and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before, one God, in glory
everlasting. Amen.
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