Sunday Worship
Of all the activities and ministries of a church, the weekly corporate worship is usually the most noticed. Our service is especially suited for a small congregation, including sharing among the worshippers as an integral part of the service. Hartford Bible Church is committed to a variety of styles of music in our worship service, always singing both contemporary praise with traditional (yea, even ancient) hymns. We like to have a variety of instruments and ensembles as well.
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During the lockdown, we recorded and posted our entire worship service. Now we only do that periodically, but click here to link to those video worship services.
Click here to read a good essay on worship.
These are the praise songs and hymns we are tentatively scheduled to sing. This is subject to change however - and the Bible even says to sing a new song unto the Lord!
Song leaders (or anyone) can download a pdf of the schedule here.
November 3, 2024
I Will Never Be
America, the Beautiful (Hymn #690)
Blessed Be Your Name
We Are God's People (Hymn #546)
Let God Be God (Hymn #81)
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November 10, 2024
There Is One Reason
My Dwelling Place
He Reigns
Blest Be the Tie that Binds (Hymn #560)
In Christ There is No East or West (Hymn #685)
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November 17, 2024
All The Way My Savior Leads Me
I Stand Amazed
You Are the One
O Jesus, I Have Promised (Hymn #402)
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Hymn #318)
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November 24, 2024
Everlasting God
Come, Ye Thankful People Come (Hymn #392)
Glory and Honor
When He Shall Come (Hymn #309)
Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (Hymn #306)
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New mercies from God make us want to sing new songs: Read this article by David Mathis.
Psalm 33:3 Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD.
Psalm 96:1 [ A Call to Worship the LORD the Righteous Judge. ] Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Psalm 98:1 [ A Call to Praise the LORD for His Righteousness. ] [ A Psalm. ] O sing to the LORD a new song, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.
Psalm 144:9 I will sing a new song to You, O God;Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
Psalm 149:1 [ Israel Invoked to Praise the LORD. ] Praise the LORD!Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it You islands, and those who dwell on them.
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, " Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.
We love hymns at Hartford Bible Church. The recordings below are from our worship service, sometimes with some harmonies dubbed in later. We try to have both organ and piano to accompany our hymns.
- "And Can It Be That I Should Gain" Charles Wesley
- "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" Charles Wesley
- "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Robert Robinson
- "Fairest Lord Jesus" from “Münster Gesangbuch" - or a capella version
- "He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought" Joseph H. Gilmore
- "How Firm a Foundation" “K"
- "I Surrender All" Judson W. Van de Venter
- "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" Isaac Watts (based on Psalm 72)
- "Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness" Nicholaus L. von Zinzendorf (translated by John Wesley)
- "Joy to the World!" Isaac Watts (from Psalm 98)
- "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" Charles Wesley - or a capella version
- "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" Charles Wesley
- "Rejoice, the Lord is King!" Charles Wesley
- "Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart" Edward H. Plumptre
- "Solid Rock, The" Edward Mote - or a capella version
- "Some Golden Daybreak"
- "Take My Life and Let it Be Consecrated" Frances R. Havergal
- "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus" Helen H. Lemmel
- "We Sing the Greatness of Our God" by Isaac Watts - or a capella
- "We've A Story to Tell to the Nations" H. Ernest Nichol - or a capella version
- "What Wondrous Love Is This?" American Folk Hymn