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April 26, 2026 @ Oakwood United Methodist Church
Prelude
Voice So Precious
With just a whisper
Your voice so tender
I am listening
Here in the quiet
Speak through the silence
I am listening
Lead me, my Shepherd
Into Your pastures
Bring me into Your rest
Where I can feel Your nearness
Here by still waters
With You, my Father
Teach me with gentleness
To hear Your voice so precious
With just a whisper
Your voice so tender
You are beckoning
Here in the quiet
Speak through the silence
You are beckoning
Lead me, my Shepherd
Into Your pastures
Bring me into Your rest
Where I can feel Your nearness
Here by still waters
With You, my Father
Teach me with gentleness
To hear Your voice so precious
Open the eyes of my heart
Speak to the depths of my soul
Draw me in close to You, Lord
That I may hear Your voice
And love You more
Open the eyes of my heart
Speak to the depths of my soul
Draw me in close to You, Lord
That I may hear Your voice
And love You more
Open the eyes of my heart
Speak to the depths of my soul
Draw me in close to You, Lord
That I may hear Your voice
And love You more
Lead me, my Shepherd
Into Your pastures
Bring me into Your rest
Where I can feel Your nearness
Here by still waters
With You, my Father
Teach me with gentleness
To hear Your voice so precious
Source: Musixmatch
Offertory
People Need the Lord
Everyday they pass me by
I can see it in their eyes
Empty people filled with care
Headed who knows where
On they go through private pain
Living fear to fear
Laughter hides their silent cries
Only Jesus hears
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He’s the open door
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
When will we realize people need the Lord?
We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong seems right
What could be too great a cost
For sharing life with one who’s lost?
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear
They must hear the words of life
Only we can share
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He’s the open door
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
When will we realize that we must give our lives?
For people need the Lord, people need the Lord
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Greg Nelson / Phill Mchugh
People Need the Lord lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
Postlude
Sheep May Safely Graze
“Sheep may safely graze” (German: Schafe können sicher weiden) is a sopranoaria by Johann Sebastian Bach to words by Salomon Franck. The piece was written in 1713 and is part of the cantataWas mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 (Only the lively hunt pleases me), also known as the Hunting Cantata.
Schafe können sicher weiden
Wo ein guter Hirte wacht.
Wo Regenten wohl regieren
Kann man Ruh’ und Friede spüren
Und was Länder glücklich macht.
Sheep can safely graze
where a good shepherd watches over them.
Where rulers are ruling well,
we may feel peace and rest
and what makes countries happy.
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