Pentecost Altar Table by Gale West

Come Holy Spirit: An Opening Worship Sequence For Pentecost Sunday
ALL:
Prayer by Dimitri of Rostov (17th century)
United Methodist Hymnal #466

Come, my Light, and illumine my darkness.
Come, my Life, and revive me from death.
Come, my Physician, and heal my wounds.
Come, Flame of divine love, and burn up the thorns of my sins,
kindling my heart with the flame of your love.
Come, my King, sit upon the throne of my heart and reign there,
for you alone are my King and my Lord. Amen.

The accompanist begins playing.

ALL:
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
United Methodist Hymnal #404

At the start of the prayer, the accompanist begins playing the next song softly.

ONE:
Prayer for Pentecost 2012 by Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

Come, Holy Spirit
Breathe into us the breath of new life
Come, Generous Spirit
Bring peace and bring hope
Bring courage for change
Bring freedom from all falsehood and fear

Come, Holy Spirit
Embolden us with the fire of your heart
Come, Pentecost Spirit
Bring light and bring strength
Bring tongues filled with truth
Bring passion for the world to know you

Come, Holy Spirit
Unify us in the ways of Christ
Come, Creating Spirit
Bring gifts and bring fruit
Bring life to dry bones
Bring wisdom to live justice and love

Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit…

ALL:
Spirit of the Living God by Daniel Iverson
United Methodist Hymnal #393

The accompanist stops playing.

The affirmation is spoken by the leader and people as written.

A Modern Affirmation
United Methodist Hymnal #885

ONE:
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true Church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare.

ALL:
We believe in God the Father,
infinite in wisdom, power and love,
whose mercy is over all His works,
and whose will is ever directed to His children’s good.

We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of God and Son of man,
the Gift of the Father’s unfailing grace,
the ground of our hope,
and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death.

We believe in the Holy Spirit
as the divine presence in our lives,
whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance
of the truth of Christ,
and find strength and help in time of need.

We believe that this faith should manifest itself
in the service of love
as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord,
to the end that the kingdom of God
may come upon the earth. Amen.

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Come Holy Spirit: An Opening Worship Sequence For Pentecost Sunday
compilation © 2013 Nicole Sallee
You are welcome to use this work in a worship setting with proper attribution.

Please contact Nicole for information and permission to publish this work in any form.

Prayer for Pentecost 2012 © 2012 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

You are welcome to use this work in a worship setting with proper attribution.

Please contact Nicole for information and permission to publish this work in any form.