Communion & Creation

Worship Resource

for Fowler Camp

2006

This worship resource for camp settings is not for sale.

This booklet was created by chaplains of the Adirondack Pilgrimage,

with Don Battjes as principle editor.

Copyright has been respected in as much as resources allowed:

CCLI #2718758, purchased copies of Sing a New Creation,

the permission of writers, and honoring sources and publishers.

A.. “Our Help is in the Maker of Heaven & Earth” The Votum

1. Psalm 121 “I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills” Reading

2. I Lift My Eyes Up

3. Hear Our Praises

4. Teach Your Children Chief Seattle

5. Gather Us In

B. “Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down” Opening Sentences

6. Psalm 95.1-7 “Come, Let us Sing to the Lord” Reading

7. Come, Let us Worship and Bow Down

8. Uyai Mose (Come, All You People) African

9. Myterious Mutterings by Gregory Petrov

10. Step by Step (O God, You Are My God)

C. “Grace to You and Peace” Salutation

11. Revelation 1.4-6 “Grace from the One Who is to Come” Reading

12. Give Peace from Taize

13. Laudate Omnes Gentes (Sing Praises All You People)

14. The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

15. All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir

D. “Sing Praise to God” Hymn of Praise

16. Psalm 148 “Praise the Lord, all the Earth” Reading

17. I Love You, Lord

18. Shout to the Lord

19. For the Beauty of the Earth Native American Tune

20. All You Big Things African Canticle

E. “Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us” Prayer of Confession

21. Psalm 40 “How Long to Sing this Song?”

22. Psalm 51 (with Create in Me a Clean Heart)

23. Prayer of Confession (with Change Our Heart, O God)

24. Look at Our Brokenness Ojibway Prayer

25. Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy)

F. “The Lord is Merciful” Assurance of Pardon

26. Psalm 23 “The Lord is My Shepherd” Reading

27. Shepherd Me, O God

28. Amazing Grace (w/Colossians 1.11-14)

29. We Who Have Lost our Sense Environmental Sabbath

30. Nada de Turbe (Nothing Can Trouble) from Taize

G. “God Spoke These Commandments” The Law of God

31. Ten Commandments w/Guidance from Heidelberg Reading

32. Love the Lord your God (with all your heart)

33. Hear, O Israel (you shall love the Lord your God)

34. An Instrument of Peace Attributed to St. Francis

35. Micah 6.8 (God has shown you, O people, what is good. . . .)

H. “Glory be to God” Gloria

36. Psalm 147.1-11 “It is Good to Sing Praises to God” Reading

37. Miriam Sang Before Her Redeemer

38. How Wonderful, O Lord, are Your Works Jewish Prayer

39 Gloria from Taize

40. Magnificat (Sing Out, My Soul) from Taize

I. “Guide Us By Your Word and Spirit” Prayer of Illumination

41. Guide us, O Lord Reading

42. Blind Man (cried, “Show me the Way.”)

43. Light the Fire (in my weary soul)

44. Thank you, Father, for Your Gift of Fire Masai Prayer

45. Where the Spirit Is

K. “Proclaiming the Word of the Lord” Scripture Lesson(s)

46. Alphabet of Psalm 119 (with refrain of “Thy Word”)

47. Halle, Halle, Hallejah

48. Bring Forth the Kingdom

49. Earth, Teach Me Stillness by Nancy Wood

50. Listen, God is Calling

L. “May These Words Bear Fruit” Prayer for Blessing on the Word

51. May the Words We Have Heard This Day Reading

52. Cry of My Heart

53. Will You Come and Follow Me? from Iona

54. O Great Spirit, Whose Voice I Hear Native American Prayer

55. I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me

M. “Let Us Profess Our Faith” Sharing What We Believe

56. Nicene Creed (Adapted)

57. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High (with Apostle Creed verses)

58. Lord of the Dance

59. Shine, Jesus, Shine

60. To Be of the Earth is to Know by John Soos

N. “Let the Peace of Chirst be With You” Passing the Peace

61. Colossians 3.12-15 “Let the Peace of Christ Keep You in Tune”

62. Let Us Put on the Clothes of Christ

63. The Power and Promise of Peace

64. As We Are Together, Praying for Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh

65. O So So (Come Now, O Prince of Peace)

O. “Gifts of Thanksgiving” Offering Gifts, Bread, Wine & Praise

66. Romans 12 “Place your life before God as an Offering”

67. We Are An Offering

68. More Precious than Silver

69. We Give-Away Our Thanks by Delores La Chapelle

70. In the Lord, I’ll Be Ever Thankful from Taize

P. “Remembrance, Communion & Hope” Meaning of the Sacrament

71. The Holy Supper Which We Are About to Celebrate

72. Table of Plenty

73. Remembering with Love and Hope

74. May This Sabbath Time Lift Our Spirits by Marcia Falk

75. All in All

Q. “Lift Up Your Hearts” Communion Prayer

76. Holy and Right it is to Give You Thanks Reading

77. Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord of Hosts

78. Santo, Santo, Santo (Holy, Holy, Holy)

79. Eternal Spirit of Justice and Love Congregation of Abraxas

80. Open Our Eyes, Lord

R. “This is My Body” The Mystery of Communion

81. Christ has died! Christ is Risen! Christ will Come Again!

82. Lord, You’re Beautiful

83. Jesus the Lord said, “I Am the Bread”

84. Bakerwoman God, I Am Your Bread Alla Renee Bozarth

85. Eat this Bread (Drink this Cup) from Taize

S. “Bless the Lord, My Soul” Thanksgiving After Communion

86. Bless the Lord, My Soul (with Psalm 103) from Taize

87. Sharing God’s Love

88. Psalm 104 “My God, You are Very Great”

89. Blessed be the Creator by Alla Renee Bozarth

90. Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Calypso)

T. “Let Us Pray” Intercession and Lord’s Prayer

91. O Lord, Hear Our Prayer from Taize

92. O God, We Pray for Others (with the Lord’s Prayer)

93. May Your Kingdom Come

94. Here We Are, God by Joan Metzner

95. Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying

U. “May the Love of God Go With You” Benediction

96. Farewell, My Brothers and Sisters 2 Corinthians 13.11-13

97. Lay Down, My Dear Campers

98. Christ Beside Me or Hebrew Benediction (Seasons)

99. Grant Me the Ability to be Alone by Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav

100. Trees of the Field (Will Clap Their Hands)

A. “Our Help is in the Maker of Heaven & Earth”

The Votum

1. Psalm 121

Leader: People of God, lift up your eyes to the hills,

from where does our help come?

People: Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made the heavens and the earth.

Leader: El Shaddai will not let your footsteps stumble,

and the God of the Hills will not slumber.

People: The One who keeps us

will neither slumber nor sleep.

Leader: El Shaddai is your keeper;

right at your side to protect you.

The sun shall not strike you with illness,

nor the moon with lunacy.

People: The Lord will keep us from all evil,

and will guard our life.

Leader: The Lord will guard your going out

and your coming in --

People: From this time on and forevermore!

Amen, let it be so.

2. I Lift My Eyes Up by Brian Doerksen

I lift my eyes up to the mountains;

where does my help come from?

My help comes from you, Maker of heaven,

Creator of the earth.

Oh, how I need you, Lord. You are my only hope,

You’re my only prayer.

So I will wait for you to come and rescue me.

Come and give me life.

I lift my eyes up to the mountains;

where does my help come from?

My help comes from you, Maker of heaven,

Creator of the earth.

Taken from Sing a New Creation #208

c. 1990 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing

5. Hear Our Praises by Reuben Morgan

C Csus C G/B Am

1. May our homes be filled with dancing,

F G

May our streets be filled with joy

C Csus C G/B Am

May injustice bow to Jesus

F Gsus G

As the people turn and pray

Refrain

C G/B F/A

From the mountain to the valley

Am7 Em7 F Gsus

Hear our praises rise to You

C G/B F/A

From the heavens to the nations

Am7 Em7 F Gsus C

Hear our singing fill the air

2. May our light shine in the darkness

As we walk before the cross

May your glory fill the whole earth

As the water o’er the seas (refrain)

F Dm7 Am7 Em7

3. Hallelujah, hallelujah