At Wednesday testimony meetings, you’ll hear hymns and readings specially selected for the day from the Christian Science Pastor—the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptural selections are from the King James Version of the Bible. You’ll also hear testimonies of healing and comments about Christian Science submitted by listeners.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Mimi Oka, First Reader
Bryan Ashley, Organist
Prelude
Communion by Alexandre Guilmant
Finale: Andante (from Sonata VI) by Felix Mendelssohn
Hymn 195
Horatius Bonar*, words
John Yoakley, music
Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art;
That, that alone can be my soul’s true rest;
Thy love, not mine, bids fear and doubt depart,
And stills the tumult of my troubled breast.
Girt with the love of God, on every side,
I breathe that love as heaven’s own healing air;
I work and pray, and follow still my guide,
And fear no foe, escaping every snare.
’Tis what I know of Thee, my Lord and God,
That fills my soul with peace, my lips with song;
Thou art my health, my joy, my staff, my rod;
I lean on Thee, in weakness I am strong.
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 473
Honla Honla Joseph; eng. tr. CSPS, words
Honla Honla Joseph; transc. and arr. CSPS, music
Father-Mother God, All-in-all,
Reassuring me every day,
You encourage me on my way.
Father-Mother God, All-in-all.
REFRAIN
Father-Mother God, All-in-all,
You protect me each step of the way.
I am safe in Love every day,
Father-Mother God, All-in-all.
You will guide me by day and night.
I go forth with no doubt or fear,
For I feel Your love with me here,
Father-Mother God, All-in-all.
REFRAIN
Now I find, as never before,
I’m devoted to serving You,
Your pure goodness fills me anew,
Father-Mother God, All-in-all.
REFRAIN
French Words, English translation, Music © 2016 The Christian Science Board of Directors.
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 401
John Marriott*, words
Arr. from Felice de Giardini, music
Thou whose almighty Word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight;
Hear us, we humbly pray,
And where the Gospel-day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
Let there be light.
Christ, thou dost come to bring
On thy redeeming wing
Healing and sight,
Health to the sick in mind,
Sight to the inly blind;
Ah, now to all mankind
Let there be light.
Spirit of truth and love,
Life-giving, holy dove,
Speed forth thy flight;
Move on the waters’ face,
Bearing the lamp of grace,
And in earth’s darkest place
Let there be light.
Postlude
Toccata and Fugue in B-flat Major by Johann Pachelbel
Copyright
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Feel free to submit testimonies using the testimony/comment form before, during, or after the meeting, and throughout the week. Read our testimony guidelines. We'd love it if you would include your name and location so we can embrace our global audience. As you write up your testimony, please remember that we have listeners from many different backgrounds, with varying degrees of familiarity with Christian Science. We do not air all submissions and submissions may be slightly edited before airing.
If your testimony has never been published before, you are invited to submit a longer version of it to The Christian Science Journal, Christian Science Sentinel, or The Herald of Christian Science at JSH Submissions. Further guidelines for submitting testimonies to the periodicals are also available here.