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, December 3, 2025
Susan Booth Mack Snipes, First Reader
Prelude and Postlude: Stephen Loher, Assistant Organist
Prelude
Voluntary on Hanover (Hymn 236)
Hymn 236
Irving C. Tomlinson, words
William Croft, music
O peace of the world, O hope in each breast,
O Bethlehem star that ages have blest,
A day of fresh promise breaks over the land,
Gaunt warfare is doomed, and God’s kingdom at hand!
From cannon and sword shape tillers of soil,
No more let dire hate man’s spirit despoil,
Let Truth be proclaimed, let God’s love be retold,
That men of good will may their brethren uphold.
As stars in their courses never contend,
As blossoms their hues in harmony blend,
As bird voices mingle in joyful refrain,
So God’s loving children in concord remain.
Our God is one Mind, the Mind we adore;
Ineffable joy His love doth outpour;
Let nations be one in a union of love,
God’s bountiful peace, all earth’s treasures above.
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 179
Margaret Morrison, words
Friedrich F. Flemming, music
Love one another,—word of revelation;
Love frees from error’s thrall,—Love is liberation.
Love’s way the Master trod;
He that loves shall walk with God.
Love is the royal way.
Love knows no evil, neither shade of sadness;
Love casts out every fear, lifts the heart to gladness.
Love heals our every ill,
All the law does love fulfill.
Love is our answered prayer.
Love now is dawning over every nation;
Showing true brotherhood, publishing salvation,
Love bids all discord cease.
Conquering hate, enthroning peace,
Love, Love alone is power.
Notices
Experiences, testimonies and remarks on Christian Science
Hymn 509
John Oxenham, adapt. Grace Moore, Nancy Krody, and Ruth Duck, words
African-American spiritual, Marsh’s Jubilee Songs, 1876; adapt. and harm. Harry T. Burleigh, music
In Christ there is no East or West,
In Christ no South or North;
But one great family of love
Throughout the whole wide earth.
In Christ shall pure hearts everywhere
Their true communion find;
God’s service is the golden cord
Close-binding humankind.
In Christ now meet both East and West,
In Christ meet South and North;
One joyous, true community
Throughout the whole wide earth.
Words adaptation © 1981 The Pilgrim Press, New York, New York. Used by permission as published in Everflowing Streams.
Postlude
Voluntary on McKee (Hymn 509)
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