Arise, Shine by allcarrots via Flickr

Worship Resource: Arise, Shine
ALL SINGING:
Traditional Service:
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed: United Methodist Hymnal #203, verse 1
Or I am Thine, O Lord: United Methodist Hymnal #419, verse 1 and refrain

Contemporary Service:
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord): CCLI #6016351, verse 1 and chorus
Or Let God Arise: CCLI #4822413, verse 1, pre-chorus, chorus

ONE OR ALL READING: Isaiah 60:1-2 (NRSV)
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

ALL SINGING:
Traditional Service:
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed: United Methodist Hymnal #203, verse 2
Or I am Thine, O Lord: United Methodist Hymnal #419, verse 2 and refrain

Contemporary Service:
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord): CCLI #6016351, verse 2 and chorus
Or Let God Arise: CCLI #4822413, verse 2, pre-chorus, chorus

ONE OR ALL READING: Isaiah 60:3-4 (NRSV)
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.

ALL SINGING:
Traditional Service:
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed: United Methodist Hymnal #203, verse 4
Or I am Thine, O Lord: United Methodist Hymnal #419, verse 3 and refrain

Contemporary Service:
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord): CCLI #6016351, verse 3, chorus, ending
Or Let God Arise: CCLI #4822413, pre-chorus, chorus, chorus

The next prayer may follow the singing or may be used separately.

Prayer: Radiant Creator
ONE:
Radiant Creator,
Strong, Wise, One,
Shine in our minds,
Enlighten our understanding of you and your ways
So we may do what is true and live in your light

ALL:
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Let your face shine, that we may be saved. (Psalm 80:19)

ONE:
Breath of Life,
Refiner’s Fire,
Shine in our eyes,
Illumine what is in need of correction and cleansing,
Spark in us your compassion and reign

ALL:
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Let your face shine, that we may be saved.

ONE:
Jesus, Messiah,
Light of the World,
Shine in our faces,
Make them like Yours
Lighthouses reflecting your love;
Consistent beacons of hope to guide the world to you

ALL:
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Let your face shine, that we may be saved.

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Prayer: Radiant Creator © 2013 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia.
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