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Text: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900) Tune: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) Christ giving the keys to Peter 1. The church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ, her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the Word: From heav'n he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. 2. Elect from ev'ry nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses, Partakes

Text: Peder Hygom (1692-1764) Tune: Folk tune from Ryfylke Christ and the Canaanite Woman. Annibale Carracci1. Jesus, I long for your blessed communion, Jesus, I Long for your blessed communion, Yearning possesses my heart and my mind. Break down all barriers that hinder my union. Draw me to you, O Redeemer most kind! Show me now clearly my need that is crying. Show me the pain of the wrongs that I do. That unto sin I may daily be dying, And in the Spirit live only to

Jesus Walks on Water. Ivan Aivazovsky Text: Sylvia Dunstan (1955-1993). Tune: Martin Luther (1483-1546) (For reason of copyright I cannot print the text. It can be found in the Chalice Hymnal, but you can also see it on hymnary.org. https://hymnary.org/text/the_storm_is_strong_we_face_the_wind REFLECTION In this account of Jesus stilling the storm, we have echoes of the entire Scripture. The past few years, to my joy, scholars have been seeing the entire Bible as one

Welsh: Arglwydd, arwain trwy’r Miracle of the Bread and Fish. Giovanni Lanfranco Exodus 13,16-17; William Williams Text: William Williams (1717-1791) Tune: John Hughes (1873-1932) 1. Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, bread of heaven Feed me till I want no more. Feed me till I want no more. 2. Open thou the crystal fountain Whence the healing stream shall flow; Let

Danish: Jeg ved et evigt himmerig German: Ich weiss ein ewiges Himmelreich Norwegian: Eg veit i himmelen ei borg Text: Hans Christensen Sthen (1544-1610) Tune: Hallingdal Folktune Malmö fortress Congregation: 1. I know a kingdom without end, Where shines a bright tomorrow. There is no weeping there, nor sin, No any tears of sorrow. Congregation: 2. Within it dwells God’s only Son In splendor and in glory; My hope and comfort, he’s the one Who waits in heaven for me. Co