8 Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me:

9 Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

10 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.

9. The Call and Response

A Life Enlistment Service
Isaiah 35

1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it,

3 The excellency of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

4 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

5 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.

6 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

7 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

8 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

9 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness;

10 The unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

12 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

10. Faith and Trust

Psalm 139: 1-12, 23-24

1 O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my

ways.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid Thine hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there.

9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10 Even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me.

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.

13 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

14 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

11. Courage and Loyalty

Confirmation

Psalm 51: 1-12, 15

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight:

5 That Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and be clear when Thou judgest.

6 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

7 Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

8 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

9 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

10 Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

11 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

12 Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. 13 Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free Spirit.

14 O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.

12. Purity and Self-Control
II. Samuel 22: 21-29

1 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed

me.

2 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

3 For all His judgments were before me: and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

4 I was also upright before Him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

5 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in His eyesight.

6 With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful, and with the upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright.

7 With the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure; and with the froward Thou wilt show Thyself unsavory.

8 And the afflicted people Thou wilt save: but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest bring them down.

9 For Thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

13. Christian Service and Brotherhood, I.

Advent

Psalm 24: 1-5, 7-10

1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place?

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in.

7 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

8 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

9 Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.

14. Christian Service and Brotherhood, II. The Church and Home Missions Isaiah 32: 1-4, 16-18

1 Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

2 And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest;

3 As rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

4 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

5 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

6 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

7 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.

8 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

15. Christian Service and Brotherhood, III. World Missions Psalm 89: 1-7

1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known Thy faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: Thy faithfulness shalt Thou establish in the very heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up Thy throne to all generations.

5 And the heavens shall praise Thy wonders, O Lord: Thy faithfulness also in the congregations of the saints.

6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.

16. Our Country Patriotic

Psalm 33: 1-12

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto Him a new song: play skillfully with a loud noise.

4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all His works are done in truth.

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spake, and it was done: He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

17. Harvest and Thanksgiving
Psalm 65

1 Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion: and unto Thee shall the vow be performed.

2 O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.

3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, Thou shalt purge them away.

4 Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts:

5 We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. 6 By terrible things in righteousness wilt Thou answer us, O God of our salvation; 7 Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

8 Which by His strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

9 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

10 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at Thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

11 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: Thou preparest them corn, when Thou hast so provided for it.

12 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly Thou settlest the furrows thereof:

13 Thou makest it soft with showers: Thou blessest the springing thereof.

14 Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness.

15 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

16 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

18. Rally Day-Promotion
Proverbs 4: 1-13

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be

many.

11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.