LOYALTY

I. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: TRUE HEARTED. No. 63.

True-hearted, whole-hearted,
faithful and loyal,
King of our lives,

by thy grace we will be;

Under the standard

exalted and royal, Strong in thy strength we will battle for thee.

REF. Peal out the watchword! silence it never!

Song of our spirits

rejoicing and free;

Peal out the watchword!
loyal forever,
King of our lives,

by thy grace we will be.

II. SCRIPTURE READING (all seated).

True-hearted, whole-hearted,
fullest allegiance

Yielding henceforth

to our glorious King; Valiant endeavor and

loving obedience,

Freely and joyously now would
we bring.

True-hearted, whole-hearted,
Saviour all glorious!
Take thy great power

and reign thou alone,

Over our wills and affections
victorious,

Freely surrendered and
wholly thine own..

Leader: He that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliverest unto me five talents; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliverest unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

His Lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

III. PRAYER (all seated with heads bowed).

O God, thou who art always faithful and loyal, forgive our feverish way, and thoughtless action. We wonder at times, what there is in us that makes thee even mindful of us, for thou knowest how unfaithful we have been, not only to thee, but to our own best self, and the stewardship which thou hast committed unto us. Help us in patience to do the little things of life faithfully. May we not be carried away by the spectacular. Forbid that we should be weighed in the balance and found Page Twenty-one

wanting. Grant unto us that spirit of loyalty which will make us faithful even unto death. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IV. PRAYER HYMN (all sing softly, all seated). TUNE: MY JESUS I LOVE THEE. No. 36.

VI. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: FEDERAL STREET. No. 86.

Jesus, and shall it ever be,

A mortal man ashamed of thee, Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine thro' endless days?

Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far

Let evening blush to own a star: He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine.

VII. ADDRESS: "Loyalty."

Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon

Let midnight be ashamed of noon;
'Tis midnight with my soul, till he,
Bright morning star bid darkness flee.
Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend!
No, when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere his name.

VIII. COVENANT OF LOYALTY (all standing and repeat in unison).

"We believe that the best and happiest life is the one spent not for self, but for others. With this for our ideal we will pledge our hearty loyalty to our (church, Sunday-school or organization) and to its principles. We will be earnest seekers after truth, we will be friends not only to each other, but to all, and we will stand everywhere and always for purity and manliness and strive to make our life a blessing to others. Amen."

IX. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: DAY OF REST. No. 31.

Oh Jesus, I have promised
To serve thee to the end;
Be thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle
If thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If thou wilt be my Guide.

O let me feel thee near me,
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear:
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus draw thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.

X. BENEDICTION.

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O let me hear thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will:
O speak to reassure me,

To hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, thou hast promised
To all who follow thee
That where thou art in glory
There shall thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised
To serve thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow
My Master and my Friend.

Leader: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him might not perish but have everlasting life.

All: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

Leader: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

All: For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man, Jesus Christ.

Leader: Wherefore God also hath exalted him and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth: and that every tongue should confess Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

III. SONG (all standing). TUNE: WILHELM.

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
From north to south the princes meet,
To pay their homage at his feet;
While western empires own their Lord,
And savage tribes attend his word.

IV. PRAYER (all seated with bowed heads).

No. 79.

To him shall endless prayer De ade,
And endless praises crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song
And infant. voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we thank thee for thy great love which encompasses the world. With thee there is no north or south, east or west. Speed the day when every knee shall bow and acknowledge

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thee as Lord of lords and King of kings. Give light to those who sit in darkness. May thine embassadors in every land be given strength to proclaim the Gospel of good news. May thy Kingdom come and thy will be done upon earth through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

VI. OFFERING FOR MISSIONS: (Special Music, such as "Speed Away," by male quartette).

OBEDIENCE

I. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: PRAISE THE LORD. No. 68.

Praise the Lord: ye heavens adore him;

Praise him, angels, in the height: Sun and moon, rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars and light. Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed: Laws which never shall be broken

For their guidance hath he made.

Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail:
God hath made his saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;
Heaven and earth and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name

Worship, honor, glory, blessing,

Lord, we offer unto thee;
Young and old, thy praise expressing,
In glad homage bend the knee.
All the saints in heaven adore thee;
We would bow before thy throne:
As thine angels serve before thee,
So on earth thy will be done.

II. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (all standing).

Leader: And God spake all these words, saying I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

All repeat in unison:

I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Lord, have mer- cy up- on us, and in-cline our hearts to keep this law.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

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