Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
February 7, 2021
Theme: “The Harvest is For Us.”
Sermon Text: Matthew 13: 36-40

Lessons:
Old Testament: Jeremiah 17: 5-10
Epistle: Colossians 3: 12-17
Gospel: Matthew 13: 24-30

Hymns TLH
27 v. 1-4
446
442 v. 1-3
430 V. 1-2, 7-8
Order of Service
Page 5

Hymns for 5th Sunday after Epiphany

Opening hymn # 27, v. 1-4, “Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul”

1. Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! Let all within me join
And aid my tongue to bless His name, Whose favors are divine.

2. Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let His mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die!

3. 'Tis He forgives thy sins; Tis He relieves thy pain;
'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again.

4. He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave;
He that redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save.

Sermon hymn # 446, v. 1, 2, 5, “Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray”

1. Rise, my soul, to watch and pray, From thy sleep awaken;
Be not by the evil day, Unawares o'ertaken.
For the Foe, Well we know, Oft his harvest reapeth. While the Christian sleepeth.

2. Watch against the devil's snares, Lest asleep he find thee;
For indeed no pains he spares, To deceive and blind thee.
Satan's prey, Oft are they, Who secure are sleeping. And no watch are keeping.

5. But while watching, also pray, To the Lord unceasing.
He will free thee, be thy stay, Strength and faith increasing.
O Lord, bless, In distress, And let nothing swerve me. From the will to serve Thee.

Hymn # 442 v. 1-3, “Lord of Glory, Who hast Bought Us”

1. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us, With Thy life-blood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones, That tremendous sacrifice;
And with that hast freely given, Blessings countless as the sand
To the unthankful and the evil, With Thine own unsparing hand;

2. Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee, Gladly, freely, of Thine own;
With the sunshine of Thy goodness, Melt our thankless hearts of stone
Till our cold and selfish natures, Warmed by Thee, at length believe
That more happy and more blessed, 'Tis to give than to receive.

3. Wondrous honor hast Thou given, To our humblest charity
In Thine own mysterious sentence, "Ye have done it unto Me."
Can it be, O gracious Master, Thou dost deign for alms to sue,
Saying by Thy poor and needy, "Give as I have given to you"?

Closing Hymn: # 430 v. 1-2, “What is the World to Me”

1. What is the world to me, With all its vaunted pleasure
When Thou, and Thou alone, Lord Jesus, art my Treasure!
Thou only, dearest Lord, My soul's Delight shalt be;
Thou art my Peace, my Rest,- What is the world to me!

2. The would is like a cloud, And like a vapor fleeting,
A shadow that declines, Swift to its end retreating.
My Jesus doth abide, Though all things fade and flee;
My everlasting Rock,- What is the world to me!