A SERVICE OF HEALING - The African American Lectionary

Blessed AssuranceBlessed assurance, Jesus is mine!Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!Heir of salvation, purchase of God,Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.Refrain:This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long;This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long.Perfect submission, perfect delight,Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;Angels, descending, bring from aboveEchoes of mercy, whispers of love.(Refrain)Perfect submission, all is at rest,I in my Savior am happy and blest,Watching and waiting, looking above,Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.(Refrain). 3<strong>The</strong> Old Rugged CrossOn a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,the emblem of suffering and shame;and I love that old cross where the dearest and bestfor a world of lost sinners was slain.Refrain:So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,till my trophies at last I lay down;I will cling to the old rugged cross,and exchange it some day for a crown.O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,has a wondrous attraction for me;for the dear Lamb of God left his glory aboveto bear it to dark Calvary.(Refrain)In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,A DAY <strong>OF</strong> <strong>HEALING</strong> (for those suffering emotional distress, grief, divorce, and physical ailments) - CULTURAL RESOURCES3