Ninth Sunday of Pentecost
Texts:
Sermon -- Romans 8:26-27
Old Testament -- Joel 3:12-16
New Testament -- Romans 8:26-27
Holy Gospel -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43


The Chief Hymn -- 438 vv. 1,5,7,8 “Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit”
1 Come, O come, thou quick'ning Spirit,
God from all eternity!
May thy power never fail us;
Dwell within us constantly.
Then shall truth and life and light
Banish all the gloom of night.

5 Prompt us, Lord, to come before Him
With a childlike heart to pray;
Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit,
When we know not what to say.
Then our prayer is not in vain,
And out faith new strength shall gain.

7 Holy Spirit, strong and mighty,
Thou who makest all things new,
Make thy work within us perfect
And the evil foe subdue.
Grant us weapons for the strife
And with vict'ry crown our life.

8 Guard, O God, our faith forever;
Let not Satan, death, or shame
Ever part us from our Savior;
“Lord our Refuge” is Thy name.
Though our flesh cry ever: Nay!
Be Thy Word to us still Yea!