1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
A worship service from the 2021 online Calvin Symposium on Worship
Institution Name: Anabas Ministry
Participants:
Yvette Lau, vesper planner and leader, harpist
Billy Lam, pianist
Joshua Kan, cellist
Lorraine Yeung, clarinetist
Joanne Fung, vocal solo
Yvette Lau, Joanne Fung, Boey Cheng, Lorraine Yeung, Howard Kong, Edmond So, Joshua Kan and Billy Lam, singers
Yvette Lau, Boey Cheng and Howard Kong, scripture readers
Shirley Chan, floral artist
Pillian Cheung, bulletin designer
video produced by Basil Workshop
Cover Art: Darkness and Glory by Yvette Lau (2020)
Floral Design Concept: We can enjoy a fruitful life in the Triune God and nothing can separate us from his love.
Location: Hong Kong
View the Order of Worship in English View the Order of Worship in Traditional Chinese
Order of Worship and Copyrights: (See the above links for the lyrics)
Waiting: "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" (instrumental)
Text: Helen H. Lemmel; Cantonese translation by Yvette Lau
Music: LEMMEL; Public Domain
Used by permission.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Praise:
Scripture: Romans 8:1-4
Song: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
Text: Martin Luther; Cantonese translation by Yvette Lau
Music: EIN’ FESTE BURG: Hans Sachs, adapted by Johann Walther; Public Domain
Used by permission
Confession: Romans 8:5-8
Song: "The Choice of Blessings"《 詩篇第一篇：有福的選擇》
Text and Music: Psalm 1; Yvette Lau; © Anabas Ministry
Used by Permission
Scripture: Romans 8:15-17
THE FUTURE GLORY
Lament: Romans 8:18-19
Song: "Psalm 13: The Joyful Song of Salvation"
Text and Music: Psalm 13; Yvette Lau; © Anabas Ministry
Used by Permission
Longing: Romans 8:22-30
Song: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"
Text: Charles Wesley; Cantonese translation by Yvette Lau
Music: BEECHER; John Zundel; Public Domain
Used by permission.
Silence
NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD'S LOVE
Trust: Romans 8:31-39
Song: "He Hideth My Soul"
Text: Fanny Crosby; Cantonese translation by Yvette Lau
Music: HE HIDETH MY SOUL; William J. Kirkpatrick; Public Domain;
Used by permission.
Intercession
The Lord's Prayer
Blessing: "In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful"
Text and Music” Taizé Community © Taizé Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.; Cantonese translation by Yvette Lau
All rights reserved. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Why and how did psalm singing become such a hallmark of Reformed worship? Join Dr. Karin Maag for a fascinating journey through time, from Reformation Geneva to Scotland and from the Netherlands to New England, exploring the roots and impact of metrical psalm singing. Along the way, we will hear the voices of early modern Christians as they learned how to sing the psalms, both in unison and in harmony.
Vinroy D. Brown Jr.—conductor, musicologist, educator, and minister of creative worship and music at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City—explores the vibrant intersection of Black sacred music and the psalms. He talks about Black composers and how they have reimagined the psalms through choral music, spirituals, and the gospel tradition for the benefit of everyone.
John Goldingay, an Anglican priest and the senior professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, posits the psalms are the densest material in the entire Old Testament. They expound the nature of God as the compassionate, faithful, and committed one, but also as the one who makes demands upon us. The psalms help us talk to God, even about difficult things—and when we do, we are talking to someone who is in a position to do something about it.
Why and how did psalm singing become such a hallmark of Reformed worship? Join Dr. Karin Maag for a fascinating journey through time, from Reformation Geneva to Scotland and from the Netherlands to New England, exploring the roots and impact of metrical psalm singing. Along the way, we will hear the voices of early modern Christians as they learned how to sing the psalms, both in unison and in harmony.
Vinroy D. Brown Jr.—conductor, musicologist, educator, and minister of creative worship and music at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City—explores the vibrant intersection of Black sacred music and the psalms. He talks about Black composers and how they have reimagined the psalms through choral music, spirituals, and the gospel tradition for the benefit of everyone.
John Goldingay, an Anglican priest and the senior professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, posits the psalms are the densest material in the entire Old Testament. They expound the nature of God as the compassionate, faithful, and committed one, but also as the one who makes demands upon us. The psalms help us talk to God, even about difficult things—and when we do, we are talking to someone who is in a position to do something about it.
Sister Kathleen Harmon of the community of the Ohio province of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Dayton, invites us to be transformed by the psalms and experience them as the whole story God is revealing to us. As we keep praying and singing them, the psalms interpret us, and that’s when the transformation comes.
