God is Speaking

Season After Epiphany 2018 Worship Planning Series

Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord 2018, Year B

The opening movement in our full service order can be an effective overture for this service and series. It announces the series theme (Rise up!) and introduces a recurring feature of this series, the spoken word contributions of The Rev. B. Kevin Smalls.

God is Speaking! (Epiphany) | RISE UP!


The hymn suggestions listed below are for Epiphany Sunday. You may find hymn suggestions for Baptism of the Lord here »

Hymns

BOW - The United Methodist Book of Worship
CLUW - Come, Let Us Worship (Korean)
MVPC - Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish)
SOZ - Songs of Zion
TFWS - The Faith We Sing
UMH - The United Methodist Hymnal
URW - Upper Room Worshipbook
WSM - Worship & Song, Music Edition
WSW - Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition
SoG - Songs of Grace

Epiphany Sunday
Isaiah 60:1-6 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
Arise, Shine

2005

Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come

725

Arise, Your Light Is Come

138

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light

223

De Tierra Lejana Venimos

243

From a Distant Home

243

Gather Us In

2236

54

Glory to God

2033

Honor and Praise

2018

I Sing the Almighty Power of God

152

65

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

103

74

Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth 2204

2204

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

247

O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright

679

211

Rise Up, O Men of God

576

Rise, Shine, You People

187

Shine, Jesus, Shine

264

2173

The light that enlivens all the world

7

There’s a Song in the Air

249

This Little Light of Mine

585

338

132

We Are Called

2172

We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations

569

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

2034

Canticle of Simeon

225

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed

203

81

Here Am I

2178

Holy Spirit, Come to Us

2118

395

Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun

157

Lead Me, Guide Me

2214

My Soul Gives Glory to My God

198

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

247

Praise to the Lord

2029

309

Sing a New Song to the Lord

2045

Song of Hope

2186

Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord!

200

There’s a Song in the Air

249

When God Restored Our Common Life

2182

Why Stand So Far Away, My God?

2180

Word of God, Come Down on Earth

182

Wounded World that Cries for Healing

2177

Ephesians 3:1-12 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

369

65

287

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

559

Christ Is the World’s Light

188

Christ, from Whom All Blessings Flow

550

250

Go, Tell It on the Mountain

251

97

75

Grace Alone

2162

Help Us Accept Each Other

560

253

Make Me a Captive, Lord

421

Song of Hope

2186

We Are Called

2172

We Are God’s People

2220

We Would See Jesus

256

168

When God Envisioned Love’s Birth
Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim 181
Matthew 2:1-12 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

244

A star shone bright

3051

All Hail King Jesus

2069

Alleluia

186

355

Angels from the Realms of Glory

220

Angels We Have Heard on High

238

98

Bethlehem

3053

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light

223

Carol of the Epiphany

2094

Child So Lovely, Here I Kneel Before You (Niño Lindo, Ante Ti Me Rindo)

222

114

De Tierra Lejana Venimos

243

From a Distant Home

243

Give Thanks

247

2036

Go, Tell It on the Mountain

251

97

75

God of glory, your splendor shines

8

God rest you merry, gentlemen

3052

Honor and Praise

2018

In the Bleak Midwinter

221

Jesus Be Praised

2079

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

216

Merciful God, always with us

5

O Little Town of Bethlehem

230

94

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

247

O the Depth of Love Divine

627

On This Day Earth Shall Ring

248

Radiant Morning Star, you are both

11

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

2096

Sing We Now of Christmas

237

166

Star-Child

2095

The First Noel the Angel Did Say

245

89

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

2098

There’s a Song in the Air

249

We Three Kings of Orient Are

254

108

We Would See Jesus

256

168

What Child Is This

219

112

154

Baptism of the Lord
Genesis 1:1-5 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
All Creatures of Our God and King

62

22

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

75

118

All Things Bright and Beautiful

147

63

As Man and Woman We Were Made

642

At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow

168

Bring Many Names

2047

Go out into the world

165

Eternal Father, Strong to Save

2191

For the Beauty of the Earth

92

8

For the Healing of the Nations

428

God Created Heaven and Earth

151

God of Many Names

105

God of the Sparrow God of the Whale

122

37

59

God the Sculptor of the Mountains

2060

God, that Madest Earth and Heaven

688

374

God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens

150

64

84

God, Whose Love Is Reigning o’er Us

100

73

74

How Great Thou Art

77

2

61

I Sing the Almighty Power of God

152

65

I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath

60

123

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

89

5

75

65

Jubilate, Servite (Come, Rejoice in God)

2017

383

Let All Things Now Living

2008

Let Us with a Joyful Mind

2012

Let’s Sing Unto the Lord (Cantemos al Señor)

149

49

67

Loving Spirit

2123

203

Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Things

148

50

71

232

Morning Has Broken

145

354

370

186

Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth

2050

O God Who Shaped Creation

443

She Comes Sailing on the Wind

2122

Shine, Jesus, Shine

264

2173

Spirit of God

2117

Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness

2120

Thou Art Worthy

2041

Water Has Held Us

187

We, Thy People, Praise Thee

67

72

Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow

538

Womb of Life

2046

You Formed Us in Your Image, Lord 60
Psalm 29 UMH MVPC CLUW TFWS SOZ URW WSM WSW SoG
Awesome God

2040

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

2034

Come, Thou Almighty King

61

11

Father, I Adore You

225

2038

Gloria, Gloria

72

353

380

Glory to God

2033

God of the Sparrow God of the Whale

122

37

59

God Weeps

2048

Great Is the Lord

2022

Holy

2019

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord

2256

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty

64

4

79

I Sing the Almighty Power of God

152

65

I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath

60

123

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

89

5

75

65

Let All Things Now Living

2008

Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Things

148

50

71

232