First Church
of Christ, Scientist,
Chattanooga
You’re warmly welcome to join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM ET for an inspiring service in person or online.
This is a healing service—a quiet hour of prayer, music, and reading the Lesson-Sermon from our pastor:
the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
1. Hymn 160
It matters not what be thy lot,
So Love doth guide;
For storm or shine, pure peace is thine,
Whate’er betide.
And of these stones, or tyrants’ thrones,
God able is
To raise up seed—in thought and deed—
To faithful His.
Aye, darkling sense, arise, go hence!
Our God is good.
False fears are foes—truth tatters those,
When understood.
Love looseth thee, and lifteth me,
Ayont hate’s thrall:
There Life is light, and wisdom might,
And God is All.
The centuries break, the earth-bound wake,
God’s glorified!
Who doth His will—His likeness still—
Is satisfied.
(Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 160. Words: Mary Baker Eddy. Music: John Stainer.)
2. Reading a Scriptural Selection.
3. Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation.
4. Hymn 343
Thou art the Way: to thee alone
From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek Him, Lord, by thee.
Thou art the Truth: thy word alone
True wisdom doth impart;
Thou only canst unfold that Truth,
And purify the heart.
Thou art the Life: the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm;
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.
Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life:
Grant us that Way to know,
That Truth to trust, that Life to learn,
Whose joys eternal flow.
(Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 343. Words: George W. Doane, adapt. Music: Scottish melody.)
5. Announcing necessary notices.
6. Solo -
Hymn of Life
Sung by Andrew D. Brewis
Grace Notes album
Words by Phyllis Gilbert
Music by Andrew D. Brewis
(Used with permission from Watchfire Music)
The man of God’s creating
Neither birth nor death can know.
True being is forever,
Held fast in Love’s bright glow.
The now, the past, the future
Eternally are one,
In Mind’s pure presence blending.
Man truly is God’s son,
Man truly is God’s son.
In God’s sight man is perfect,
His peace and joy unspent.
Love’s blessing of life, to all
is given, with sweet content.
No grief, no tears, no parting.
And on Love’s sacred altar
The fragrance of Life’s newness stays.
No one can fall or falter.
Praise be to God our Father
Who leaves his children never,
But holds them safe within His Love, –
His changeless Love – forever.
7. Reading the Explanatory Note on page 2 of Quarterly.
8. Announcing the subject of the Lesson-Sermon, and reading the Golden Text.**
9. Reading the Scriptural Selection,
entitled "Responsive Reading," alternately by the First Reader and the congregation.**
10. Reading the Lesson-Sermon.
(After the Second Reader reads the Bible references of the first Section of the Lesson, the First Reader makes the following announcement: "As announced in the explanatory note, I shall now read correlative passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy.")
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
612 McCallie Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37403
12. Hymn 58
Father, we Thy loving children
Lift our hearts in joy today,
Knowing well that Thou wilt keep us
Ever in Thy blessed way.
Thou art Love and Thou art wisdom,
Thou art Life and Thou art All;
In Thy Spirit living, moving,
We shall neither faint nor fall.
Come we daily then, dear Father,
Open hearts and willing hands,
Eager ears, expectant, joyful,
Ready for Thy right commands.
We would hear no other voices,
We would heed no other call;
Thou alone art good and gracious,
Thou our Mind and Thou our All.
In Thy house securely dwelling,
Where Thy children live to bless,
Seeing only Thy creation,
We can share Thy happiness,
Share Thy joy and spend it freely.
Loyal hearts can feel no fear;
We Thy children know Thee, Father,
Love and Life forever near.
(Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 58. Words: Elizabeth C. Adams. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Words © 1932, ren. 1960 The Christian Science Board of Directors.)
13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, and the correlative Scripture according to I John 3:1-3.
14. Pronouncing Benediction.
*Click here for Communion Sunday Order of Service
(Second Sunday in January and July)
**Click here for Subject, Golden Text & Responsive Reading