Sunday services are conducted by a First and Second Reader and include music, hymns, prayer, and readings from 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.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptural quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Susan Booth Mack Snipes, First Reader
Robert Witney, Second Reader
Subject: Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?
Prelude:
Bryan Ashley, Organist
Adagio (from Sonata I) by Felix Mendelssohn
Soliloquy by Charles Callahan
Hymn 99
Ninety-first Psalm I adapted from Tate and Brady, words
John E. Gould, arr. by W. E. Young, music
He that hath God his guardian made,
Shall underneath th’ Almighty’s shade
Fearless and undisturbed abide;
Thus to myself of Him I’ll say,
He is my fortress, shield and stay,
My God; in Him I will confide.
His tender love and watchful care
Shall free thee from the fowler’s snare,
From every harm and pestilence.
He over thee His wings shall spread
To cover thy unguarded head.
His truth shall be thy strong defense.
He gives His angels charge o’er thee,
No evil therefore shalt thou see;
Thy refuge shall be God most high;
Dwelling within His secret place,
Thou shalt behold His power and grace,
See His salvation ever nigh.
Scriptural Selection
John 8:1–12
Matthew 9:18–25, 35
Prayer
Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy
(Read in context)
Hymn 469
Oak E. Davis, adapt., words
Jean Sibelius; transc. CSPS, music
Eternal God, the Cause of all creation,
Your goodness shines through all eternity.
From age to age Your name has been exalted,
Your glory fills the earth, the sky, and sea.
Almighty One, creative Mind, our Maker,
Which was, and is, and evermore shall be.
Dear God of love, eternal Father-Mother,
Supply our need, our every need each day;
Teach us to love the way You love Your children,
Purge us from sin and self, with trust we pray:
“Thy kingdom come,” in all earth as in heaven,
You are our light, our guide, our hope, our stay.
Your Word of truth is ever our companion;
We are assured Your healing love is here.
Help us to prove, as Jesus proved before us,
Truth casts out sin, disease, and death, and fear.
And may Your Word abide with us forever,
O Lord of life, of truth, and love, most dear.
Words © 1948 Carl Fischer, Incorporated. Copyright renewed. All rights assigned to Carl Fischer, LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Notices
Solo
Tessa Frost, Guest Soloist of The Mother Church
Psalm 91
[Chorus]
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
[Repeat Chorus]
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and fortress:
my God; in Him will I trust.
Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler
and from the noisome pestilence.
[Chorus]
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
A thousand shall fall at thy right hand,
yes, thousands shall fall at thy right hand,
but it shall not come nigh thee,
no, it shall not come nigh thee.
[Chorus]
Because thou has made the Lord, which is my refuge,
even the most High, thy habitation;
He shall give His angels charge over thee
to keep thee, in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, in their hands
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
[Chorus x2]
Text from Psalm 91
Music by Nitya Thomas
© 2020 Nitya Thomas
Explanatory Note
Golden Text and Responsive Reading
Golden Text:
Psalms 91:2, 3
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
Responsive Reading:
Psalms 12:5, 6 (to :)
Psalms 91:5, 6, 9, 10
Philippians 4:1, 4, 6–8, 20 (to 1st .), 23
Ps. 12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words:
91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Phil. 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever.
23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
The Bible Lesson-Sermon, the Explanatory Note, Golden Text and Responsive Reading are from the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson, a publication copyrighted by the Christian Science Publishing Society.
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Offrande by Flor Peeters
Hymn 66
Violet Hay, words
R. Vaughan Williams, music
From these Thy children gathered in Thy name,
From hearts made whole, from lips redeemed from woe,
Thy praise, O Father, shall forever flow.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O perfect Life, in Thy completeness held,
None can beyond Thy omnipresence stray;
Safe in Thy Love, we live and sing alway
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O perfect Mind, reveal Thy likeness true,
That higher selfhood which we all must prove,
Joy and dominion, love reflecting Love.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou, Soul, inspiring—give us vision clear,
Break earth-bound fetters, sweep away the veil,
Show the new heaven and earth that shall prevail.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
SINE NOMINE by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) from the English Hymnal. Licensed by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Scientific Statement of Being
From Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p.468, line 8
Correlative Scripture
I John 3:1-3
Benediction:
Isaiah 41:10
Postlude
Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155 by Dietrich Buxtehude
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