Title: “Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will glorify me
Author: James P. Tiefel
Last saved by: Bryan Gerlach
Company: WELS

[This service was used at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on the morning of September 12. It lasted about half an hour without a sermon, an offering, or the Sacrament. See comments in another resource at this website about hymns to express grief, e.g. 413 - When in the Hour of Deepest Need. Such hymns may be used at the beginning of the service and in place of 620. But then use the excellent text of 620 elsewhere.]

“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will glorify me.”  Psalm 50:15

A Service of Word and Prayer

STAND

P	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C	Amen.

Prayer 		verses from Psalm 57

P	Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in You my soul takes refuge.
C	I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings until the disaster has passed.

P	“Will the Lord reject forever?  Will He never show His favor again?
C	Has His unfailing love vanished forever?  Has His promise failed for all time?

P	Has God forgotten to be merciful?  Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”
C	Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

P	I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember Your miracles of long ago.
C	I will meditate on all Your works and consider all Your mighty deeds.

P	Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails.
C	Do not hide Your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

P	Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You.
C	Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.

P	Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord,
C	for I hide myself in You.

P	Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God;
C	May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

P	For Your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life;
C	In Your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

P	In Your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
C	Destroy all my foes, for I am Your servant.

P	The Lord be with you.
C	And also with you.

P:	Let us pray.

	Almighty God, since you know that we are set in the midst of so many and great dangers that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright, grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C:	Amen.

BE SEATED
Hymn		To You, Our God, We Fly
		CW 620

Lessons		Psalm 46
		Psalm 62:5-8

Prayer

Hymn		My God Will Never Leave Me
		CW 418

Lessons		Isaiah 40:21-31
		Isaiah 43:1-3

Prayer

Hymn		If God Himself Be for Me
		CW 419, stanzas 1-3, 7

Lessons		Romans 8:28-39
		1 Peter 5:6-11

Prayer

Hymn		Almighty Father, Strong to Save
		CW 517

Lessons		Matthew 6:25-34
		Mark 4:35-41

STAND

Prayer

Blessing

P:	The Lord bless you and keep you.
	The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
	The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.

C:	Amen, amen, amen.

REMAIN STANDING

Hymn		God Bless Our Native Land
		CW 619

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