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(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 22, 2007 ) Alexandria, VAInternet Daily Chapel For Thursday, November 22, 2007Thanksgiving Day in the USAA Service of Internet Church Of ChristRev. Bill McGinnis, Pastor Play opening music now => => http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/beaut7.mid Contents: Thanksgiving Song - "For The Beauty Of The Earth" Thanksgiving Song - "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" Scriptures And Teachings: Psalms 100 George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation Prayer4You: "May You Become A Blessing Unto Them"Exhortation: "My Children Love One Another!" . . . Plus more HTML for this page is http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc112207.html Link to all our recent worship services at => http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/recentworshipservices.html Opening Blessing and Invocation Holy Spirit, Lord be with us, As we join to give You praise. Share with us Your loving presence, Fill us with Your perfect ways. Let our love for You be pleasing, Everlasting, pure and free; Let our praise bring joy unto You, Welcome may it always be. Amen. See more invocations like this at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/invocations.html Thanksgiving Song - "For The Beauty Of The Earth" => MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/beaut7.mid Lyrics by Folliott S. Pierpont (1864); music is the hymn tune DIX, by Conrad Kocher (1838); arrangement by William H. Monk (1823-1889); MIDI sequence by Rev. Bill McGinnis, all are Public Domain. => MP3 poetry reading by Sweet-Talk Girl (TM) located at http://www.text-to-speech.org/forthebeauty-reading.mp3 - Public Domain. FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH - by Folliott S. Pierpont, 1864 Public Domain For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies; For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the wonder of each hour, Of the day and of the night; Hill and vale and tree and flow'r, Sun and moon, and stars of light; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind's delight; For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child; Friends on Earth and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For Thy church that evermore, Lifteth holy hands above; Off'ring up on ev'ry shore, Her pure sacrifice of love; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. Amen.Thanksgiving Song - "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" words, music, MIDI file, MP3 audio reading of the poem. MIDI file at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/comeyethankful.mid MP3 file at http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/comeyethankful.mp3 Words by Henry Alford, 1844. Music by George J. Elvey, 1858. Public Domain. MIDI file is Public Domain, based on a Public domain MIDI file, tweaked by Rev. Bill McGinnis. MP3 file is Public Domain, made from the MIDI file, as shown. Poetry reading by Sweet-Talk Girl, Public Domain, at http://www.text-to-speech.org/comeyethankful-reading.mp3 Come, ye thankful people, come; Raise the song of Harvest-home. All be safely gathered in Ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied, Come to God's own temple, come; Raise the song of Harvest-home. All the world is God's own field, Fruit unto His praise to yield; Wheat and tares together sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown; First the blade and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear. Lord of harvest, grant that we Wholesome grain and pure may be. For the Lord, our God, shall come And shall take His harvest home; From His field shall in that day All offences purge away; Give His angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast, But the fruitful ears to store In His garner evermore. Even so, Lord, quickly come To Thy final Harvest-home; Gather Thou Thy people in, Free from sorrow, free from sin, There, forever purified, In Thy garner to abide. Come with all Thine angels, come, Raise the glorious Harvest-home. Amen.The Lord's Prayer - with MP3 reading http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer.html Declaration Of Faith: The Apostles' Creed - with MP3 reading http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-apostlescreed.html Scriptures And Teachings - Psalms 100 PSALMS 100 (KJV) _____________________________________________________________ 1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. _____________________________________________________________George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor--and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness." Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be--That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks--for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation--for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed--for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted--for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions--to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually--to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed--to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord--To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us--and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best. Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789. Go: Washington MP3 Audio Reading at http://lifeofgeorgewashington.org/georgewashingtonsthanksgivingproclamation.mp3 Source: http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/thanksgiving/transcript.html If you have any doubts about the authenticity of this text, you can view a copy of the handwritten original letter here: http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/thanksgiving/facsimile.html The first printed version of this proclamation is shown here => http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/thanksgiving/original.html Prayer4You: "May You Become A Blessing Unto Them" "May You Become A Blessing Unto Them" By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Public Domain I pray the Lord will work within your heart And lead you to accept this new idea: That on this day, with every soul you touch, You will become a blessing unto them. When they are sad, may you be sad with them. When they rejoice, may you rejoice with them. When they need help, may you provide to them. Let loving looks and smiles adorn your face, Let frowns and harsh appearance disappear. Let gentle sounds and sweetness fill your voice. I pray the Lord will put into your mind The thoughts that He desires for you to think. I pray the Lord will put onto your lips The words that He desires for you to say. I pray the Lord will guide your hands to do The work that He intends for you to do. I know He will provide to you the means To carry out whatever He directs. In everything you think and say and do, May you become a blessing unto them In Jesus' name I pray for you, Amen.See more prayers and blessings for you like this at our web page http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html Exhortation: "My Children, Love One Another!" "My Children, Love One Another!" This item is not directly from Scripture, but it comes from a trusted man of God, St. Jerome, whom God selected to compile the Latin Vulgate Bible, which was the authoritative Christian Bible for the world for many centuries. It is a story about St. John, writer of the Fourth Gospel and the Book of Revelation and the letters 1st, 2nd and 3rd John. St. Jerome writes that during the last years of St. John's life, when he was a very old man, he used always say the same thing to the faithful: "My children, love one another!" On one occasion he was asked why he insisted on this, to which he replied: "Because it is the Lord's commandment, and if you keep just this commandment, it will suffice." ("Comm. in Gal.", III, 6, 10).A Ceremony For Holy Communion - You Can Receive Holy Communion Here http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearl-holycommunion.html Closing Song - "I Would Be True" - with words and MIDI music http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/iwouldbetrue.html See more songs like this at our web page http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/christmusic.html Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html Benediction I pray the Lord that He will lead your path Away from the temptations all around. I pray that when temptation lingers near, The Lord will lead you not into its reach. But if temptation grabs you as you pass, I pray the Lord that you will struggle free. In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen. http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/benediction10 Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.This chapel service is now complete. Rev. Bill McGinnis Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org Director - http://LoveAllPeople.orgFind Bibles, Music, And Other Christian Products At Christianbook.com Bestsellers & Specials => EasyFind Please visit our Christian Pages at LoveAllPeople.org, including Internet Church Of Christ - "Teaching Faith In Jesus And Love For All People." You can accept Jesus here and now at http://www.loveallpeople.org/jesusdirect.html http://www.InternetChurchOfChrist.org
William McGinnis
bmcgin@patriot.net 
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