Resources by Bert Polman

Jesus' arms stretched wide in the sunlight

Our Worship Begins(1)Words of Welcome*Processional: Psalm 24(2)*Greetings: Pastor: People of God, receive the greeting from our God, the King of glory: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, through the working of the Holy Spirit.People: Amen! The people greet each other.*Hymn: Rejoice, the Lord Is KingWe Hear the Word of the LordPrayer for Illumination Scripture Reading: Acts 1:1—11 Word for the Children

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Open Hymnal

In the second half of the 20th century, the Christian community witnessed a vast explosion of hymnody. Some of these new songs were produced by gifted authors, people like Timothy Dudley-Smith or Margaret Clarkson, who wrote hymns that built on the heritage of Christian hymnody. But a larger part of this "hymn explosion" were scripture songs—actual scriptural texts or paraphrases of scripture set to music, often in a popular style.

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