Blessing and honour, glory and power
Be unto the Ancient of Days;
From every nation, all of creation
Bow before the Ancient of Days.
Every tongue in heaven and earth shall declare Your glory,
Every knee shall bow at Your throne in worship;
You will be exalted, O God,
And Your kingdom shall not pass away,
O Ancient of Days.
Blessing and honour, glory and power
Be unto the Ancient of Days;
From every nation, all of creation
Bow before the Ancient of Days.
Every tongue in heaven and earth shall declare Your glory,
Every knee shall bow at Your throne in worship;
You will be exalted, O God,
And Your kingdom shall not pass away,
O Ancient of Days.
Jesus shall take the highest honour,
Jesus shall take the highest praise;
Let all earth join heav'n in exalting
The Name which is above all other names.
Let's bow the knee in humble adoration,
For at His name ev'ry knee must bow.
Let every tongue confess He is Christ, God's only Son,
Sovereign Lord we give You glory now.
For all honour and blessing and power
Belong to You, belong to You,
All honour and blessing and power
Belong to You, belong to You,
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God.
Jesus shall take the highest honour,
Jesus shall take the highest praise;
Let all earth join heav'n in exalting
The Name which is above all other names.
Let's bow the knee in humble adoration,
For at His name ev'ry knee must bow.
Let every tongue confess He is Christ, God's only Son,
Sovereign Lord we give You glory now.
For all honour and blessing and power
Belong to You, belong to You,
All honour and blessing and power
Belong to You, belong to You,
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God.
Psalm 117
117 Praise the LORD, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love towards us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever.
Praise the LORD.
From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea,
Creation's revealing Your majesty.
From the colours of fall to the fragrance of spring,
Every creature unique in the song that it sings.
All exclaiming:
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky, and You know them by name;
You are amazing, God.
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck, we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim:
You are amazing, God.
Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go,
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow?
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light,
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night?
None can fathom.
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky, and You know them by name;
You are amazing, God.
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck, we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim:
You are amazing, God.
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky, and You know them by name;
You are amazing, God.
Incomp'rable, unchangeable,
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same,
You are amazing, God.
You are amazing, God.
5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to those who were ill, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, 'In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.'14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.15 One day the evil spirit answered them, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?'
Tell me who made all of creation?
Who designed the wonders of nature?
Whose idea was pattern and colour,
Wonderful to see?
Everywhere around me,
I can see the hand of God,
The evidence surrounds me,
In the greatness of His world. (Repeat)
Tell me who made music and laughter?
Who designed our bodies to start with?
Whose idea was thinking and feeling?
Who gave life to me?
Everywhere around me,
I can see the hand of God,
The evidence surrounds me,
In the greatness of His world. (Repeat)
Don't stop looking, don't stop believing,
God is to be found when you seek Him.
All creation tells of His glory,
For eternity.
Everywhere around me,
I can see the hand of God,
The evidence surrounds me,
In the greatness of His world. (Repeat)
everywhere around me!
16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honour.18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.19 A number who had practised sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. 'After I have been there,' he said, 'I must visit Rome also.'22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.
Jesus sends out the seventy-two
10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.2 He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
'Great is Thy faithfulness', O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou for ever wilt be.
'Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!'
Morning by morning new mercies I see!
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided -
'Great is Thy faithfulness', Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all Nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
'Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!'
Morning by morning new mercies I see!
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided -
'Great is Thy faithfulness', Lord, unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
'Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!'
Morning by morning new mercies I see!
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided -
'Great is Thy faithfulness', Lord, unto me!
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