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The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.
The dawn leads on another day
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.
Our brethren ‘neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.
Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
Two invitations:
1. You are invited to join us in your home praying each Saturday night and Sunday morning for your church services, its leaders, and for God to move powerfully among us all.
2. This is my invitation for you to be included among our informal groups of people committed to worship and prayer for at least an hour a week, in addition to church services. You can contact me on geoffwaugh2@gmail.com to be included anonymously. Some people give at least one hour a day to worship and prayer. You may be doing that anyway so you may like to be included in this praying friends group. I love to play worship CDs or YouTube Mix worship as listed below.
Prayer and worship constantly rise to God globally, and we just add ours to encourage one another. I like to write a brief quote from Scripture daily in my diary in red biro, mostly truth impressed on me by God’s Spirit. It became inspiring journal entries for over 50 years. It’s easy to read through different translations of the New Testament in less than a year, one chapter a day. Or you could read each Gospel in a month, one chapter a day.
There are 260 chapters in the New Testament, so it’s easy to cover that in a year. Each Gospel has less than 30 chapters so it’s easy to read a Gospel in a month, a chapter a day.
There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament. This gives a total of 1189 chapters in the Bible. Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the Bible, being the 595th Chapter.
You could listen to background worship music for an hour or more as you worship and pray – in your chair or even in bed, with CDs and YouTube. YouTube video “Mix” gives you similar recordings – often a surprise.
Here are beautiful worship recordings you could play while you work and pray:
CHORAL
Also on Wonders of Worship
Long Playing Background Worship
10 hours of Christian music – background worship
Favourite Old Hymns – 8 hours – more background worship
America’s 25 Favourite Hymns (1 hour, 7 million views)
100 Praise & Worship Songs (3:30 hours, 50 million views)
120 Bible Hymns – in harmonies, no instruments (5:45 hours, 1 million views)
Hallelujah
Messiah – Lyrics with Bible verses and references
Hallelujah Chorus – international choirs
Hallelujah (Handel) – with Andre Rieu
Hallelujah Chorus – First Baptist Dallas
Hallelujah Chorus – 2,000 choristers in English – France
Hallelujah Chorus – Anthony Burger piano and band
Messiah – 2:17 hours (3.4 million views, Hallelujah at 1.36 hrs)
Handel’s Messiah – Sydney Opera House
Messiah – 2:38 hours (1.5 million views, Hallelujah at 1:54 hrs) with commentary
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis
He shall reign forevermore & Hallelujah Chorus
Joy to the World & Hallelujah Chorus selection
Modern Worship Songs
Beautiful Praise and Worship with Lyrics (2:15 hours – 5 million views)
Beautiful Worship & Inspirational Songs (2 hours)
10,000 Reasons – Bless the Lord (Matt Redman – 185 million views!)
He Touched Me Medley – Heritage Singers
Worthy is the Lamb – Brooklyn Tabernacle (20 million views)
Agnus Dei – Worthy is the Lamb – Michael W Smith
Agnus Dei – Worthy is the Lamb – Michael W Smith & First Baptist Dallas
Reckless Love – Michael W Smith (1 million views)
Worship with Michael W Smith (1:15 hr, in Canada, 2.4 million views)
Worship – Michael W Smith (1:15 hours)
Uptempo Hymns
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name & Crown Him with Many Crowns
Immortal, Invisible, God only Wise
All Creatures of our God and King
Praise Him, Praise Him, Jesus our Blessed Redeemer
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine
Hymns
America’s 25 Favourite Hymns (1 hour, 1.6 million views)
120 Bible Hymns – in harmonies, no instruments (5:45 hours, 1 million views)
How Great Thou Art – Songs of Praise (1.7 million views)
How Great Thou Art – Chris Rice (over 26 million views!)
How Great Thou Art – updated (over 13 million views)
How Great Thou Art – Billy Graham Choir with George Beverly Shae
How Great Thou Art – last time with Bev Shae
How Great Thou Art – Bill & Gloria Gaither live
How Great Thou Art – Combined Choirs Arrangement
How Great Thou Art – Loyiso Bala ft. Don Moen
The Story of How Great Thou Art with choir and scenes
Gloria – Angels from the Realms of Glory (26.8 million views)
The Lord’s Prayer – Ardrea Bocelli & choir (8 million views)
The Lord’s Prayer – Only Boys Aloud
I Hear Thy Welcome Voice – Only Boys Aloud (in Welsh, 3 million views)
Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed from Calvary
I Hear Thy Welcome Voice – (in Welsh, male choir of 8,000, 1.4 million views)
Crown Him with Many Crowns – Live from St David’s Hall Cardiff – with Orchestra
Crown Him with Many Crowns – Fountainview Academy
Thine be the glory (music by Handel)
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (Diadem, 1.6 million views)
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (Diadem)
And Can it Be (Charles Wesley) – Songs of Praise (3 million views)
And Can it Be (Wesley) combined congregations
And Can it Be (Charles Wesley) – Songs of Praise (3 million views)
And Can it Be – African – in English and Swahili
Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Charles Wesley)
He Lives – I serve a risen Saviour
When the Trumpet of the Lord shall Sound (1.4 million views)
Praise Him, Praise Him, Jesus our Blessed Redeemer
Love Divine – Blaenwern – 1,000 voices in English & Welsh
Hymns set to Popular Tunes
Joyful, Joyful we Adore Thee
Music: Ode to Joy, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Down from His Glory
Music: O Sole Mio (The 3 Tenors, Rome)
I Cannot Tell Why He Whom Angels Worship
Music: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Make Me A Chariot of Fire
Music: Theme of the film Chariots of Fire
Be Still My Soul
Music: Finlandia
We Rest on Thee
We Rest on Thee – photos of 5 Ecuadorian martyrs
Music: Finlandia
INSTRUMENTAL
Long Playing Instrumental
100 String and Praise Favourites – Maranatha Strings & Steve Anderson (4 hours)
Hymns & Praise Music – Instrumental (7 hours! 2 million views)
Holy Spirit I Need You – Alone with Him – Prayer Music (5 hours)
Instrumental Hymns (3.6 hours)
Popular Hymns and Bible Praises, Instrumental – 3 hours
Beautiful Instrumental Hymns – Tim Janis (2 hours)
Beautiful Instrumental Hymns – the Love of Jesus – 1 hour
Beautiful Instrumental Hymns – Prayer & Devotion -1 hour
Songs of Praise – Mantovani Orchestra – 1 hour
26 Old Timeless Gospel Hymns – 1 hour (7 million views)
The Beauty of Hymns, Instrumental – 1 hour
Piano & Orchestra Hymns – 1 hour (Greg Howlett, 1 million views)
Maranatha Music 1, 2, 3 – Instrumental Worship (2 hours almost)
Individual Instrumental
Glory – Michael W Smith with orchestra (50 min)
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah – Kim Collingsworth
And Can It Be – Kim Collingsworth on piano
How Great Thou Art – Norm Hastings on piano
How Great Thou Art – piano arrangement, Wilson Chu
How Great Thou Art – piano arrangement, Mark Hayes – Carson Atlas
How Great Thou Art – Piano and Orchestra – Dan Forrest
How Great Thou Art with Moonlight Sonata (piano and strings)
Nearer my God to Thee – Andre Rieu (19 million views)
Amazing Grace – Andre Rieu (4.6 million views)
Crown Him With Many Crowns – Trumpet and Orchestra
In the Sweet Bye and Bye – piano with variations
Let our praise be to you as incense
Praying Hands (Albert Durer)
Benedictions
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26 – Aaronic Blessing)
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
(2 Corinthians 13:14)
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
(Ephesians 3:20-21)
Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
(Jude 24-25)
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
“For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has become His counselor?”
Or who has first given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him?”
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
(Romans 11:33-36)
Bible Prayers
A few Bible prayers you can pray as you read.
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:9-13)
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
(1 Chronicles 29:11-13)
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Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
(Psalm 51:1-17)
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Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’ …
Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.
(Acts 4:24-30; Psalm 2:1-2)
Devotional Resources
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Every morning, lean your arms awhile
Upon the windowsill of heaven,
And gaze upon your Lord.
Then, with the vision in your heart,
Turn strong to meet your day.
Global Prayer Resource NetworkJoin Christians praying at 11.55am daily
Let’s PrayIdeas for studies*
The 10 Domainsfor prayer and mission**
God’s Positive WillA Christian Perspective on the 10 Commandments*
A retelling of the Lord’s Supper
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Some kinds of prayer (ACTS)
Adoration – worship
Confession – concentration
Thanksgiving – praise
Supplication – intercession
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Ways we pray
Speaking – eyes closed & open
Thinking – meditating, fellowship
Writing – journal, diary
Songs – worship, repentance, faith
Instruments – guitar, flute, piano
Media – CD/DVD/smartphone – background music & worship (car, home, bedroom)
TV – prompted by news, needs
Relaxed – in bed, shower, cooking, cleaning
Active – walking, riding, cycling, dancing
In need – “Help” (eg exams, crisis)
With others – home, meetings, coffee, church
News for Prayer & Support
Joel News – https://joelnews.org/
God Reports – http://blog.godreports.com/
Australian Prayer Network – https://ausprayernet.org.au/
Moravian Revival
Renewal Journal 1: Revival – PDF
At Herrnhut, Zinzendorf visited all the adult members of the deeply divided community. He drew up a covenant calling upon them ‘to seek out and emphasize the points in which they agreed’ rather than stressing their differences. On 12 May 1727 they all signed an agreement to dedicate their lives, as he dedicated his, to the service of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Moravian revival of 1727 was thus preceded and then sustained by extraordinary praying. A spirit of grace, unity and supplications grew among them.
On 16 July the Count poured out his soul in a prayer accompanied with a flood of tears. This prayer produced an extraordinary effect. The whole community began praying as never before.
On 22 July many of the community covenanted together on their own accord to meet often to pour out their hearts in prayer and hymns.
On 5 August the Count spent the whole night in prayer with about twelve or fourteen others following a large meeting for prayer at midnight where great emotion prevailed.
On Sunday, 10 August, Pastor Rothe, while leading the service at Herrnhut, was overwhelmed by the power of the Lord about noon. He sank down into the dust before God. So did the whole congregation. They continued till midnight in prayer and singing, weeping and praying.
On Wednesday, 13 August, the Holy Spirit was poured out on them all. Their prayers were answered in ways far beyond anyone’s expectations. Many of them decided to set aside certain times for continued earnest prayer.
On 26 August, twenty-four men and twenty-four women covenanted together to continue praying in intervals of one hour each, day and night, each hour allocated by lots to different people.
On 27 August, this new regulation began. Others joined the intercessors and the number involved increased to seventy-seven. They all carefully observed the hour which had been appointed for them. The intercessors had a weekly meeting where prayer needs were given to them.
The children, also touched powerfully by God, began a similar plan among themselves. Those who heard their infant supplications were deeply moved. The children’s prayers and supplications had a powerful effect on the whole community.
That astonishing prayer meeting beginning in 1727 went on for one hundred years. It was unique. Known as the Hourly Intercession, it involved relays of men and women in prayer without ceasing made to God. That prayer also led to action, especially evangelism. More than one hundred missionaries left that village community in the next twenty-five years, all constantly supported in prayer.
Here are more links about the Moravian Revival:
Renewal Journal 1: Revival includes this article
Renewal Journal 1: Revival – PDF
Reproduction is welcomed.
Available in book form (republished 2011)
Renewal Journal 1: Revival
Renewal Journal 1 article: Power from on High
The story of the Moravian Revival
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This story is also a chapter in Great Revival Stories
Great Revival Stories – Amazon
PDF Books and Journals are also on the Main Page
The Spirit Of The Moravians – 9 minute Video
Photo Album – Herrnhut and Berthelsdorf: Visiting the Moravian Revival locations
Answered Prayer
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I really love this prayer iniative, Geoff. We need people praying everywhere for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven