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JANUARY 23, 1932 -APRIL 7, 2018
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AUGUSTA, GA
APRIL 13, 2018
10:00 A.M.
When Peace like a River

It Is Well with My Soul
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1 When peace like a riv - er at - tend
2 Though Sa - tan should buf - fet, though tri -
3 He lives: O the bliss of this glo
4 Lord, has - ten the day when our faith shall be sight, the
eth my way, when
als should come, let
ous thought. My
sor - rows like sea bil - lows roll, what - ev - er my lot, thou hast
this blest as - sur-ance con-trol, that Christ hath re-gard-ed my
sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I
clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trum - pet shall sound and the
taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul,
help - less es - tate, and hath shed his own blood for my soul,
bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Lord shall de-scend; e - ven so it is well with my soul.
Refrain
This text is a remarkable expression of faith bom of grief. The author, an active Presbyterian layman who
had just lost four daughters in a tragic shipwreck, wrote it while sailing to Paris to meet his wife, who had
survived. The tune was named for die ship that sank.
TEXT: Horatio G. Spafford, 1876, alt.
MUSIC: PhilipP. Bliss, 1876
VILLE DU HAVRE
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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF WANDA JUNE CALHOUN
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 TEN O'CLOCK
Prelude
Greetings and Words of Assurance
* Call to Worship
One: Friends, where can we turn for help?
All: Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
One: Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
All: God's great mercy has given us new hope
through the resurrection of jesus Christ
from the dead!
One: The inheritance to which we are born
is one that nothing can spoil or destroy.
Therefore, with hope and gratitude,
we come to worship God and to give thanks
for the life of Wanda Calhoun.
* Hymn When Peace Like a River ville du Havre
(facing page) It Is Well with My Soul
* Please rise in body or in spirit.
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Opening Prayer
One: God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
All: Therefore we will not fear.
One: Let us pray...
The Lords Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen.
Renewal of Confidence (Unison)
Holy God, it is so easy for us to forget
that all the blessings of life come from you,
and only your grace can sustain us.
Lord, in your mercy, heal us and make us whole.
Renew us and restore us to the joy of your salvation,
now and forever. Amen.
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(Psalm 23)
Litany of Assurance
One: Holy God, whose ways are not our ways
and whose thoughts are not our thoughts,
grant that your Holy Spirit may intercede
for us with sighs too deep for human words.
All: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul. He leads me in
right paths, for his name's sake.
One: Heal our wounded hearts,
made heavy by our sorrow.
All: Even though I walk through
the darkest valley, I fear no evil;
for you are with me,
your rod and your staff - they comfort me.
One: Through the veil of our tears, assure us again
that human imagination cannot envision
what you have prepared for those who love you.
All: You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
One: Through Jesus Christ our Lord...
All: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life, and I shall dwell
in the house of the Lord forever.
First Scripture Lesson: John 10:1-18
One: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Anthem Make Me a Channel of Your Peace arr. B.G.EIlerbee
Members of the Covenant Choir
Second Scripture Lesson: Ruth 1:6-1 la, 14-18
One: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Brief Meditation The Rev. Stu Ritter
Personal Reflections Richard Leach
* Hymn 525 Here I Am, Lord here i am, lord
Prayer of Thanksgiving
One: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
The prayer continues...
* Commendation
* Blessing
* Postlude For All the Saints arr. Paul Christiansen
Worship Leaders
The Rev. Stu Ritter
Transitional Pastor
The Rev. Karla Conditt Daniels
Parish Associate
Lyn M. Patterson
Director of Music and Organist
Members of Covenant Choir
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The Anthem, Make Me a Channel of Your Peace, based on the Prayer of
St. Francis of Assisi, was arranged by B. Graham Ellerbee, Covenants
Director of Music and Organist when Wanda Calhoun joined the choir.
Service recorded under CCLI License 2302092
Music and text reprinted under OneLicense.net License # A-708856
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