Have Thine own way Lord Have Thine own

Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Thou art the Potter, I am the clay. Mould me and make me After Thy will, While I am waiting, Yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Search me and try me, Master, today. Whiter than snow, Lord, Wash me just now, As in Thy presence Humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Wounded and weary, Help me, I pray. Power, all power, Surely is Thine, Touch me and heal me, Savior divine.

Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Hold o’er my being Absolute sway. Fill with Thy Spirit Till all shall see Christ only, always, Living in me.

Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidst me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because Thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, Thy love unknown Hath broken every barrier down; Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come.

All: Most holy and merciful Father: We confess to you and to one another, and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that we have sinned by our own fault in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

Leader: We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven. We have hardened our hearts to those around us and the pain that we have caused them. This is true in our lives in the world around us; it is also true too often of our lives here in our New Covenant community and among those who have worshipped with us in the past but are no longer with us. All: Have mercy on us Lord.

Leader: We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved your Holy Spirit. All: Have mercy on us Lord.

Leader: We confess to you, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of other people All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: We confess to you, Lord, that we have contributed to conflict and dysfunction in our families by sins of commission and omission All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: Our anger at our own frustration, and our envy of those more fortunate than ourselves All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and our dishonesty in daily life and work All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to commend the faith that is in us All: We confess to you Lord.

Leader: Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty All: Accept our repentance Lord.

Leader: For all false judgments, for uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbors, for our prejudice and contempt toward those who differ from us, and for our lack of compassion for strangers, refugees, and the vulnerable All: Accept our repentance Lord.

Leader: For our waste and pollution of your creation, our sins again the physical earth, and our lack of concern for those who come after us All: Accept our repentance Lord.

Leader: Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us; let us forgive each other for our brokenness All: Favorably hear us, for your mercy is great.

Leader: Accomplish in us the work of your salvation All: That we may show forth your glory in the world. Leader: By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord All: Bring us with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection.

Leader: Almighty God, who sent our Lord Jesus Christ, does not desire to punish us for our sins. Instead God extends grace freely, allowing us to live life fully. All: Therefore we ask that God grant us a spirit of true repentance and the Holy Spirit, that we may live in a way that reflects God’s highest plan for us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Create in me a clean heart, oh God And renew a right spirit within me Cast me not from thy presence, Lord And take not thy Holy Spirit from me

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation And renew a right spirit within me Uphold me with thy willing Spirit Create in me a clean heart O God And renew a right Spirit within me

Create in me a clean heart, oh God And renew a right spirit within me Cast me not from thy presence, Lord And take not thy Holy Spirit from me

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation And renew a right spirit within me Uphold me with thy willing Spirit Create in me a clean heart O God And renew a right Spirit within me

Create in me a clean heart O God And renew a right Spirit within me

All: Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, Have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.