At Wednesday testimony meetings, you’ll hear hymns and readings specially selected for the day from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Scriptural selections are from the King James Version of the Bible. You’ll also hear testimonies of healing and remarks on Christian Science submitted by listeners.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Laurie Richardson, Guest First Reader
Bryan Ashley, Organist
Prelude
Communion by Alexandre Guilmant
Finale: Andante (from Sonata VI) by Felix Mendelssohn
Hymn 33
James Montgomery, words
John B. Dykes, music
Call the Lord thy sure salvation,
Rest beneath th’ Almighty’s shade;
In His secret habitation
Dwell, nor ever be dismayed.
He shall charge His angel legions
Watch and ward o’er thee to keep,
Though thou walk through hostile regions,
Though in desert wilds thou sleep.
There no tumult can alarm thee,
Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;
Guile nor violence shall harm thee
In eternal safeguard there.
Readings
Readings from the Bible, and correlative passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Prayer
Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer, its spiritual interpretation being omitted.
Hymn 205
William H. Bathurst*, words
Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies, 1812, music
O for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe;
A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt;
O, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate’er may come,
We taste e’en here the hallowed bliss
Of our eternal home.
Notices
Experiences, testimonies and remarks on Christian Science
To submit a testimony, scroll down to the bottom of this webpage to the section that says “Testimonies."
Hymn 77
James Montgomery, words
Meiningen Gesangbuch, 1693, music
God is my strong salvation;
What foe have I to fear?
In darkness and temptation,
My light, my help is near:
Though hosts encamp around me,
Firm in the fight I stand;
What terror can confound me,
With God at my right hand?
Place on the Lord reliance;
My heart, with courage wait;
His truth be thine affiance,
When faint and desolate:
His might thy heart shall strengthen,
His love thy joy increase;
Thy day shall mercy lengthen:
The Lord will give thee peace.
Postlude
Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 555 by Johann Sebastian Bach
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