Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Tonight, prayer will be held at the Burke Home.

Ezra 1:5-2:70 tells a story of the early stages of an awakening. It begins in chapter 1:5, with the reason for their awakening, and the means of their awakening – restoring worship. Then, in chapter 2 we find a list of the people who were awakened. This is a long testimony of the various categories of people who returned.  When the Lord awakens His people, they set themselves on a journey to the heart of worship. Chapter 2 is one of those chapters that you are tempted to skip – its almost all names. But 2 Tim 3:16-17, all scripture is god breathed… This chapter illustrates the very personal nature of God moving in the heart. He moves people.The chapter makes it clear that God calls upon and preserves a remnant.

Our Songs for Sunday are,

• He Leadeth Me
• Take My Life and Let It Be 
• All the Way My Savior Leads Me
• We’re Marching to Zion
• Rise Up, O Church of God

He Leadeth Me

He leadeth me! O blessed thought!

O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!

Whate’er I do, where’er I be,

Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me

   He leadeth me, He leadeth me

   By His own hand He leadeth me

   His faithful follow’r I would be

   For by His hand He leadeth me

Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine,

Nor ever murmur nor repine,

Content, whatever lot I see,

Since ’tis Thy hand that leadeth me

And when my task on earth is done,

When, by Thy grace, the vict’ry’s won,

E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee

Since God thro’Jordan leadeth me

Take My Life and Let it Be

Take my life and let it be 

Consecrated Lord to Thee

Take my moments and my days

Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Take my hands and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee

Swift and beautiful for Thee

Take my voice and let me sing

Always, only, for my King

Take my lips and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee

Filled with messages from Thee

Take my silver and my gold

Not a mite would I withhold

Take my intellect and use 

Every power as Thou shalt choose

Every power as Thou shalt choose

Take my love, my Lord I pour

At Thy feet its treasure store

Take my self and I will be 

Ever only all for Thee

Ever only all for Thee

Take my will and make it Thine

It shall be no longer mine

Take my heart it is Thine own

It shall be Thy royal throne

It shall be Thy royal throne

All The Way My Savior Leads Me  

All the way my Savior leads me

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt his tender mercy

Who through life has been my guide

Heavenly peace, divinest comfort

Here by faith in him to dwell

For I know what e’er befall me

Jesus doeth all things well

For I know what e’er befall me

Jesus doeth all things well

All the way my Savior leads me

Cheers each winding path I tread

Gives me grace for every trial

Feeds me with the living bread

Though my weary steps may falter

And my soul a thirst may be

Gushing from the rock before me

Lo, a spring of joy I see

Gushing from the rock before me

Lo, a spring of joy I see

All the way my Savior leads me

O the fullness of his love

Perfect rest to me is promised 

In my Father’s house above

When my spirit clothed immortal

Wings its flight to realms of day

This my song through endless ages

Jesus lead me all the way

This my song through endless ages

Jesus lead me all the way

We’re Marching to Zion

Come, we that love the Lord,

And let our joys be known;

Join in a song with sweet accord,

Join in a song with sweet accord,

And thus surround the throne,

And thus surround the throne.

   We’re marching to Zion,

   Beautiful, beautiful Zion;

   We’re marching upward to Zion,

   The beautiful city of God.

Let those refuse to sing

That never knew our God;

But children of the heav’nly King,

But children of the heav’nly King,

May speak their joys abroad,

May speak their joys abroad.

The men of grace have found

Glory begun below;

Celestial fruits on earthly ground,

Celestial fruits on earthly ground,

From faith and hope may grow,

From faith and hope may grow.

Then let our songs abound,

And ev’ry tear be dry;

We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,

We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,

To fairer worlds on high 

To fairer worlds on high.

Rise Up, O Church of God

Rise up, O Church of God!

Have done with lesser things

Give heart and mind and soul and strength

To serve the King of kings

Rise up, O Church of God!

His kingdom tarries long

Bring in the day of brotherhood

And end the night of wrong

Rise up, O sons of God!

The Church for you doth wait

Her strength unequal to her task

Rise up, and make her great!

Lift high the cross of Christ!

Tread where His feet have trod

As followers of the Son of Man

Rise up, O Church of God!