I know that my Redeemer lives; What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead; He lives, my ever-living Head!
He lives triumphant from the grave; He lives eternally to save.
He lives all glorious in the sky; He lives exalted there on high.
He lives, all glory to His name! He lives, my Jesus, still the same.
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives: “I know that my Redeemer lives!”
Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest –
The sight of it refreshes the weary and oppressed.
I know not, oh, I know not what joys a wait us there,
What radiancy of glory, what bliss beyond compare.
Oh, sweet and blessed country, the home of God’s elect!
Oh, sweet and blessed country that eager hearts expect.
Jesus, in mercy bring us to that dear land of rest;
You are with God the Father and Spirit ever blest.
How great the chasm that lay between us,
How high the mountain I could not climb.
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night.
Then through the darkness Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul.
The work is finished, the end is written.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
CHORUS: Hallelujah! Praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah! Death has lost its grip on me.
You have broken ev’ry chain,
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame.
The cross has spoken. I am forgiven.
The King of Kings calls me His own.
Beautiful Savior, I’m yours forever.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
CHORUS
Then came the morning that sealed the promise.
Your buried body began to breathe.
Out of the silence the roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me.
Jesus, Yours is the victory.
CHORUS 2X
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
God, You are my Living Hope!
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
All who their faith before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
You were their rock, their fortress, and their might;
You, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight
And in the darkness drear their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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But then there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of glory passes on His way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth’s wide bounds to ocean’s farthest coast
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Low in the grave He lay – Jesus my Saviour!
Waiting the coming day –Jesus, my Lord!
CHORUS: Up from the grave He arose!
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes;
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign!
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Vainly they watch His bed – Jesus, my Saviour!
Vainly they seal the dead – Jesus, my Lord! Chorus
Death cannot keep his prey – Jesus, my Saviour!
He tore the bars away – Jesus, my Lord! Chorus
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed, He’ll prepare for us a place.
CHORUS: When we all get to heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus, we’ll sing and shout the victory.
While we walk the pilgrim pathway clouds will overspread the sky;
But when traveling days are over not a shadow, not a sigh. Chorus
Let us be the true and faithful trusting, serving, everyday;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory will the toils of life repay. Chorus
Onward to the prize before us! Soon His beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open, we shall tread the streets of gold. Chorus
Make me a servant, humble and meek;
Lord, let me lift up those who are weak.
And may the prayer of my heart always be:
Make me a servant, make me a servant,
Make me a servant today. (2X)
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones. 23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
INVOCATION
Pastor: We begin our worship and praise the same way we were baptized: In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Congregation: Amen.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
P: As believers in Christ we are called to repent of our sins and forgive one
another. In the book of James we are told, “Therefore confess your sins to
each other and pray for one another so that you may be healed.” As one body
in Christ, we unite our hearts in prayer:
C: Lord, I pray to You because I am hurting. I have cut myself off from
You and others by the sin in my life. I need Your forgiveness so that I
may find healing for my wounded life and for the wounds I have caused
others. Today in the name of Jesus I pray, forgive me and by the power
of Your Holy Spirit renew my heart. Amen
P: We take comfort and find confidence in the words of Jesus, “He has sent
me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners and to restore sight to the
blind, to give mercy to those whose lives are shattered by sin, to announce
the favor of the Lord.” God gave His only Son, Jesus, to die for our sins and
rise from death to give us eternal life. We are forgiven. We live in the favor of
the Lord.
C: Amen!
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit washed in His blood.
CHORUS: This is my story; this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story; this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long.
THE LORD’S PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours now and forever. Amen.
(Our prayer team is always ready to go to the throne of the Father for you.
For prayer chain requests, email prayer@livinghopereunion.church.
For confidential prayers, call or text Maria Hasten 720-243-0228.)
+READING OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED+
HYMN For All The Saints
P: I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even
though he dies;
C: And whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
(John 11:25-26)
ALL: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.
(Psalm 116:15)
P: I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the
earth.
C: And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see
GOD. (Job 19:25-26)
+READING OF THE SAINTS TRIUMPHANT+
+For all who died in the saving faith while serving country and community+
+For all the other Saints of God throughout Christendom who have finished
the race.+
P: Well done, good and faithful servant! Come and share your master’s
happiness! (Matthew 25:21);
C: Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the
kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. (Matthew
25:34)
P: I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even
though he dies;
C: And whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
(John 11:25-26)
ALL: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.
(Psalm 116:15)
PRAYER – Thank you for their service, their influence, the blessing that
they were, Thank you for your salvation.
HYMN For All The Saints
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.
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Amen. Amen. Amen.