Order of Service

ALEX & KARA Welcome you to their Wedding

Solihull Methodist Church 2:00 pm, 15th August 2014

Welcome The service is conducted by Rev. Tim Fergusson, minister of Olton Baptist Church

The entrance of the Bride Howard Shore; Concerning Hobbits, The Lord of the Rings

Children are welcome, there is a small crèche area for them to play, or feel free to grab some colouring crayons (adults too) to draw and colour in a butterfly throughout this order of service.

IN CHRIST ALONE, MY HOPE IS FOUND; He is my light, my strength, my song; this cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My comforter, my all in all, here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! – who took on flesh, fulness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones he came to save: ‘til on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied – for ev’ry sin on him was laid; here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground his body lay, light of the world by darkness slain: the bursting forth in glorious day up from the grave he rose again!

And as he stands in victory sin’s curse has lost its grip on me, for I am his and he is mine – bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the pow’r of Christ in me; from life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.

No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from his hand; ‘til he returns or calls me home, here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand!

Stuart Townend Copyright © 2001 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music CCL No. 7253

Prayer of praise and invitation EVERLASTING GOD, The years go by, but you’re unchanging.

In this fragile world, you are the only firm foundation.

Always loving always true, always merciful and good, so good.

Yesterday, today and forever, you are the same, you never change.

Yesterday, today and forever, you are faithful and we will trust in you.

Uncreated One, you have no end and no beginning.

Earthly powers fade, but there is no end to your kingdom.

Always loving always true, always merciful and good, so good.

Chorus Yahweh, God unchanging, Yahweh, firm foundation, you are Yahweh, God unchanging, Yahweh, firm foundation.

Always loving always true, always merciful and good, so good.

Chorus Sue Rinaldi and Caroline Bonnett.

Copyright Š 2001 Thankyou Music CCL No. 7253

Poem: Your face by Mike Hollow I do not know your face but long to see its form and trace with human eye its features once to human eye displayed and see unveiled the mystery of which mere dim reflection once sent men happily to die.

And what will be its line?

Harrowed, marred, uncomely, scarred, cruelly etched with pain?

Or will it with such glory shine as of the sun that angels shield their gaze and men fall down before you as though dead?

Or yet again shall beauty prove perfected

in the thorn-scars of your head?

And from your mouth shall soothing words of peace be poured, or shall a sword come forth to strike the nations down? or shall they prove one and the same – your peace the peace of battles won for those who bear your name?

Shall I withstand such beauty?

Shall I such holiness endure?

Shall I, except by its own all-surpassing virtue, survive the dazzling glory of your grace?

I do not know your face, by men rejected as by men adored, but seeing, I would know you and I would love you, Lord.

WONDERFUL, SO WONDERFUL Is your unfailing love; your cross has spoken mercy over me.

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart could fully know how glorious, how beautiful you are.

Beautiful one I love Beautiful one I adore, Beautiful one my soul must sing.

Powerful, so powerful, your glory fills the skies.

Your mighty works displayed for all to see.

The beauty of your majesty awakes my heart to sing: how marvellous, how wonderful you are.

Chorus You opened my eyes to your wonders anew, you captured my heart with this love, ’cos nothing on earth is as beautiful as you. (Repeat) Chorus My soul, my soul must sing.

My soul, my soul must sing.

My soul, my soul must sing, Beautiful one. (Repeat) Tim Hughes Copyright © 2002 Thankyou Music. CCL No. 7253

I SEE THE KING OF GLORY Coming down on clouds with fire The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes.

I see his love and mercy washing over all our sin.

The people sing, the people sing.

Hosanna, hosanna.

Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna.

Hosanna in the highest.

I see a generation rising up to take their place with selfless faith, with selfless faith.

I see a new revival stirring as we pray and seek.

We’re on our knees, we’re on our knees.

Chorus

Heal my heart and make it clean.

Open up my eyes to the things unseen.

Show me how to love like you have loved me.

Break my heart for what breaks yours.

Everything I am for your kingdom’s cause as I walk from earth into eternity.

Chorus (x2) Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna in the highest.

Brooke Fraser Copyright © 2006 Hillsongs Publishing. CCL No. 7253

Bible reading – Ephesians 3:14-21

Read by Natalie Corden

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.

Address

Rev Dave Tubby, minister of Northfield Baptist Church

LORD OF ALL HOPEFULNESS, Lord of all joy, whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy; be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe; be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, Your hands swift to welcome, Your arms to embrace; be there at our homing, and give us, we pray, Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm, whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm; be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Jan Struther. Copyright Š Oxford University Press CCL No. 7253

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MARRIAGE X and K AR

Prayers and blessing for the couple Led by Paul and Lesley Cheeseman Signing of the register Ed Sheeran; Thinking out loud

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WATER YOU TURNED INTO WINE. Opened the eyes of the blind.

There’s no-one like You - none like You. Into the darkness You shine.

Out of the ashes we rise.

There’s no-one like You - none like You. Our God is greater, our God is stronger, God, You are higher than any other.

Our God is Healer, awesome and power, our God, our God...

Into the darkness you shine.

Out of the ashes we rise.

There’s no-one like You - none like You. Chorus (x2) And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?

And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?

And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?

And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?

Chorus (x2) Chris Tomlin Copyright © 2010 Thank You Music

Benediction Wedding procession Dean Martin; Ain’t that a kick in the head