First Church
of Christ, Scientist
Chattanooga​

ORDER OF SERVICE*

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  1. Hymn 359

Trust the Eternal when the shadows gather,
When joys of daylight seem so like a dream;
God the unchanging pities like a father;
Trust on and wait, the daystar yet shall gleam.

Trust the Eternal, for the clouds that vanish
No more can move the mountains from their base
Than sin’s illusive wreaths of mist can banish
Light from His throne or loving from His face.

Trust the Eternal, and repent in meekness
Of that heart’s pride which frowns and will not
yield,
Then to thy child-heart shall come strength in weakness,
And thine immortal life shall be revealed.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 359)

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  2. Reading a Scriptural Selection.

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  3. Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation.

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  4. Hymn 8

​Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 8)

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  5. Announcing necessary notices.

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  6. Solo.

Life is Eternal
Performed by Ann Stephan (digital file)

Life is eternal! Life is divine!
Fadeless in beauty, heedless of time;
Life is perfection, flawless and pure,
Life is eternal! Deathless, secure!
Life everlasting! One proved it true
By conquering death with the Truth that he knew,
By his example we find the way;
Death had no power, then or today.
Man is immortal! Sinless and whole,
Man cannot die out of infinite Soul;
Without beginning, Love has designed
Life without ending, ageless as Mind.
Life is eternal! This is God’s plan;
Glorious being! Birthright of Man;
Sing out His praises with ev’ry breath,
Life is eternal! There is no death!
There is no death!

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  7. Reading the Explanatory Note on page 2 of Quarterly.

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 8. Announcing the subject of the Lesson-Sermon, and reading the Golden Text.**

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 9. Reading the Scriptural Selection,

entitled "Responsive Reading," alternately by the First Reader and the congregation.**

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 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

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 12. Hymn 64

 From sense to Soul my pathway lies before me,
From mist and shadow into Truth’s clear day;
The dawn of all things real is breaking o’er me,
My heart is singing: I have found the way.

I reach Mind’s open door, and at its portal
I know that where I stand is holy ground;
I feel the calm and joy of things immortal,
The loveliness of Love is all around.

The way leads upward and its goal draws nearer,
Thought soars enraptured, fetterless and free;
The vision infinite to me grows clearer,
I touch the fringes of eternity.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 64)

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 13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, and the correlative Scripture according to I John 3:1-3.

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 14. Pronouncing Benediction.

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*Click here for Communion Sunday Order of Service

(Second Sunday in January and July)

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**Click here for Subject, Golden Text & Responsive Reading

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