Below is a list of liturgies from the Moravian Book of Worship. Scroll to the bottom of the page for liturgies from Singing from the Heart and Sing to the Lord a New Song songbook as well as other resources.
Page | Liturgy | Word | |
1 | General Liturgy 1 with Church Litanies | DOC | |
10 | Shorter Church Litany | DOC | |
13 | General Liturgy 2 Reconciliation | DOC | |
31 | General Liturgy 5 Grace | DOC | |
49 | Advent and Palm Sunday | DOC | |
54 | Advent 2 | DOC | |
59 | Christmas | DOC | |
72 | Lent 1 | DOC | |
78 | Lent 2 | DOC | |
82 | Easter Morning | DOC | |
90 | Easter | DOC | |
100 | Trinity | DOC | |
105 | All Saints | DOC | |
115 | General Prayer of Intercession | DOC | |
117 | Intercessions in Time of Crisis | DOC | |
119 | Christian Homes | DOC | |
122 | Christian Unity | DOC | |
143 | New Year and Anniversaries | DOC | |
170 | Confirmation and Affirmation of Baptism | DOC | |
183 | Service for Holy Communion | DOC | |
Liturgies from Sing to the Lord A New Song and Singing From the Heart
- Liturgy for Pentecost and August 13 (PDF) (Singing from the Heart)
- Organ recordings: p. 46_1 All Praise Dear God; p. 46_2 Holy Spirit Still Creating; p. 47 We Covenant
- Choir recordings: p. 46_1 All Praise Dear God; p. 46_2 Holy Spirit Still Creating; p. 47 We Covenant
- The Good Shepherd (PDF) (Sing to the Lord)
- Organ recordings: p. 5 Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice; p. 6 Savior Like a Shepherd.
- A Journey Through Psalm 23 (PDF) (Word) (Sing to the Lord)
- Congregational Prayers for Moravians (Lent) (PDF) (Singing From the Heart)
- Congregational Prayers for Moravians The Lord’s Prayer/God’s Loving Kindness (PDF) (Singing from the Heart) (Added 4.16.20)
- Choir recordings: p. 30 This Day is Holy; p. 31 Jesus Prince of Peace; p. 31: Praise the Lord; p. 32 Hear Then, Dear Lord Jesus
- Prayers for Mother’s Day (PDF) (Word) (Sing to the Lord)
- Liturgy for Fathers’ Day (PDF) (Word)
- Examine Prayer (PDF) (Word) (Sing to the Lord)
Liturgies written by Moravians
In addition, here are liturgies written by the Rt. Rev. Kay Ward and the Rev. Rick Beck. We are grateful for their inspirational words and permission for their use by Moravian congregations.
- A Liturgy of Compassion (Beck) (Word)
- A Liturgy of Healing (Ward) (Word)
- Organ recordings: hymn 1 (581), hymn 2 (581)
- Examine Prayer (Beck) (Word) (Added 4.16.20)
Other resources and information
- Music for Lent 1 Liturgy, recorded at Home Moravian Church (.ZIP archive)
- Lyric videos for Lent 1 Liturgy (.ZIP archive)
- Palm Sunday Liturgy Powerpoint Presentation, shared by Calvary Moravian, Allentown, Pa. (PPTX)
- Congregational Prayers for Moravians (Advent/Palm Sunday) (PDF)
- Advent 1 Also available as presentation-ready slides in PowerPoint or PDF.
- Advent 2 Also available as presentation-ready slides in PowerPoint or PDF.
- Christmas Also available as presentation-ready slides in PowerPoint or PDF.
- Service for Holy Communion in Celebration of the Chief Eldership of Jesus Christ (PDF) (PDF booklet) (Word)
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The IBOC has collected the CCLI and OneLicense numbers for many of the copyrighted hymns in the Moravian Book of Worship. Use this chart as a reference to determine if hymns are public domain, copyrighted and whether or not they are covered under one of the licenses. As always, be sure to double-check the copyright information at the bottom of each Book of Worship hymn you wish to use.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to post liturgies that contain copyrighted hymns or hymn texts. However, Moravian congregations with appropriate licenses to use these materials in online services may request electronic versions of liturgies from the 1995 Moravian Book of Worship, 2010 Singing From the Heart and 2013 Sing to the Lord a New Song songbook. Contact Sue Kiefner at the IBOC at [email protected] with your request.