Hymn OfferingsSeven hymns were selected from a pool of 473 hymn offerings from participants all over Japan to be sung at the Grand Autumn Service.Together with all of humanity,Let us wake up to the sound of the bellThat proclaims the arrival of a new world!Satomi Nakagawa – Shizuoka PrefectureWe, the holy members, celebrateThe glory of Jesus Christ and Meishu-sama,Who conquered death,With every single one of us serving God!Haruhiko Isoo – Nagano PrefectureI see Meishu-sama in the figure of Kyoshu-sama.With this image in my mind,I surrender everything to God and serve Him,Together with everyone and everything!Izumi Hirao – Mie PrefecturePlease make use of this life,These eyes, these ears and these thoughts,In order for Your will to be fulfilled!Yoshie Goto – Aichi PrefectureHallelujah!Together with all my brothers and sisters,I will sing the songs of praise to God with joy!Masao Yatagai – Yamaguchi PrefectureI will return to GodTogether with everyone and everything,Receiving the Holy Spirit of Pentecost!Yumiko Kawashima – Kanagawa PrefectureLet us march forward!With faith in Jesus Christ and together with Meishu-sama,Toward the path of light that saves everything, now!Hiroko Yuasa – Kyoto Prefecture Other Hymns50 other hymns were also selected to be printed in the Grand Autumn Service program from the same pool of hymn offerings. The salvation of World Church of Messiah—The joy of knowing this pathIs a treasure of life that cannot be described by words!Kazuhiro Aoki – Aichi PrefectureI regret how foolish I wasTo try to scrub away my sins,Thinking I could do so without Jesus Christ.Takayuki Aoki – Saitama PrefectureI want to followThe burning passion of Masaaki-sama,Now that I have been permitted to evolve eternally!Fumiyo Araki – Shizuoka PrefectureMy heart is being brightly illuminated—Without hiding anything,I offer this heart as is to You.Yuka Ishikawa – Yamanashi PrefectureI want to shareWith my brothers and sisters of the same hopeThe blessing of eternal lifeThat I have been given!Haruhiko Isoo – Nagano PrefectureGod is alive within everyone—This is the most important thing of all.Mamoru Ichioka – Shizuoka PrefectureNo matter how chaotic the world may becomeAnd no matter what the circumstances may be,We will be joyful if we proceed with faith in God.Masaru Inoue – Osaka PrefectureHow refreshing!I received the divine scroll of Great Divine Light!Please use me as You wish!Atsuko Ukai – Aichi PrefectureSo that I never forget God,I repeatedly offer in my heartWords of PrayerYoshie Oshita – Gifu PrefectureAs the publication of Glory is evolvingWith each copy,I, too, will move toward a revolution of my faith.Masumi Oshima - Gifu PrefectureThe joy of having become a holy member of World Church of MessiahGives me a hundred times more courageTo advance toward the future!Yumi Otsuka – Tokyo PrefectureReceiving the oath made by Kyoshu-samaAt the Grand Ceremony,I made the same oath to God,Who exists within me!Rika Kagawa – Saitama PrefectureI was surprised that the mysteryOf the Transition from Night to Day and the PentecostWas unraveled at the Grand Ceremony!Akikazu Kamitani – Tokushima PrefectureEvery time I hold my child in my arms,I imagine myself embraced in the arms of God,With His great love.Miwako Kawaguchi – Kanagawa PrefectureTogether with my child,I participate in a study group for parents,Where I follow the exampleFrom Kyoshu-sama’s Sacred WordAnd realign my heart.Miwako Kawaguchi – Kanagawa PrefectureThe publication Glory is a compassIn the middle of a storm.Let us spread it to all of humanity!Sonoko Kawada – Tokyo PrefectureNow is the time to recognize thatThe origin of conflicts around the worldExists within me!Takanobu Kawabe – Aichi PrefectureI am grateful that I was allowed,Even in my old age,To receive the divine scroll of Great Divine Light.May this joy be shared with many people!Chieko Kito – Aichi PrefectureI have come to learnThat the light of the rising sunOf the day Meishu-sama received divine revelationIs the Holy Spirit of Pentecost that exists within me!Yukitoshi Kimura – Hyogo PrefectureI will remember in my heartThat the things I used,Thinking they belonged to me,All belong to God.Toshiko Kimotsuki – Osaka PrefectureThe blessing of having been permittedTo celebrate the Grand Ceremony,In this year and in this world,Just makes my eyes fill with tears.Teruaki Kozato – Kanagawa PrefectureBelieving in Jesus Christ and Meishu-sama,Who were born anew as children of God,I will return to my spiritual self!Eiko Goto – Aichi PrefectureSince learning that You become me,The depths of earth and the depths of hellHave both been disappearing.Rumi Koyama – Aichi PrefectureWhat a joy it is!Let us spread with our resounding voicesThe songs that have been entrusted to The Messiah Choir!Kazuyo Sawayama – Shizuoka PrefectureSince I have been given permissionTo share the love of God,Today too,I go out to distribute the leaflet Who We Are!Takako Sugihara – Aichi PrefectureIn the midst of darkness,I turn my eyes to the light of forgiveness,And I repent in the name of Messiah.Motoyoshi Suzuki – Okayama PrefectureKyoshu-sama,Who unraveled the mystery of two thousand years,Is one with Meishu-sama!Nobuaki Tanaka – Tokushima PrefectureAs I receive the Sacred WordOf Kyoshu-sama and Masaaki-sama,I feel welling up within meAwe and fear of God’s forgiveness and salvation.Mako Taniguchi – Shizuoka PrefectureI, too, will follow in the footsteps of Meishu-samaAnd respond to You, O God,This purification is a hope.Yasuko Tamagawa – Saitama PrefectureWhen I was holding my crying daughter,Rocking her in my arms,It made me thinkGod is also holding me.Toshiaki Tsuru – Yamaguchi PrefectureHow awe-inspiring are the Sacred Word of Kyoshu-sama!Teaching us the truth of the invisible spiritual world.Hideto Nakanishi – Aichi PrefectureI ask myself—“To whom does life belong?”When I sing the song of praise “You Become Me,”I interact with God.Akiko Hashimoto – Shizuoka PrefectureWhat a blessing it is!This body and this soul have been forgiven.May the voices of Hallelujah echo through the skies!Kinue Hayashi – Yamanashi PrefectureBelieving that the only salvationWas Johrei with the visible raised hand,I had forgotten God!Masato Higashiyama – Kanagawa PrefectureI was allowed to encounter Kyoshu-sama,And from him I learned about God’s forgiveness and love.There is no greater joy than this!Aiko Hirayama – Hyogo PrefectureEven I, who suffer from a disease,Am allowed to serve in God’s eternal divine workThrough sonen and breathing.Miya Furutsu – Tokyo PrefectureFollowing the lingering memory of the Grand Ceremony,Today, I take another step toward being born anew!Hideaki Maehashi – Shizuoka PrefectureThe joy of handing everything over to God!Not suppressing within ourselvesThe sufferings and worries of life.Yoshifusa Matsuyuki – Fukuoka PrefectureWhen I realized that I was a personWho critiques Kyoshu-sama’s Sacred Word,As if they had nothing to do with me,I came to know the fear of God.Eiichi Mitsuhashi – Kanagawa PrefectureI am being so filled with pure thoughts,Upon receiving guidance from the young Masaaki-sama.Kiyoko Mitsuhashi – Kanagawa PrefectureLet the refreshing breeze blow—That is what I whisper to myselfAs I walk through my townDistributing the leaflet Who We Are.Kiyoko Mitsuhashi – Kanagawa PrefectureThe more I participate in the group readings,The stronger the connection becomes with my fellow members,Who are united in the name of Messiah.Tokuya Murase – Tokushima PrefectureEven though I muster the courageTo distribute the leaflet Who We Are,When I hand them out,My hands won’t stop shaking.Noboru Murase - Tokyo PrefecturePitiful are thoseWho know that Johrei is the power of God,Yet they sever their own ties with God!Yuichi Murase – Shizuoka PrefectureThe beautiful voices of the choir echo throughout the worldTo the ends of the universe and beyond!Kazuko Morita – Saitama PrefectureI praise our Father,Who exists in heaven and on earth,And exists within everything.Hallelujah! Hallelujah!Masao Yatagai – Yamaguchi PrefectureIn the solemn atmosphere of the Grand Ceremony,With pure singing voices echoing,I saw heaven!Mitsuko Yamaguchi – Shiga PrefectureI muster the courage to open my heartAnd on my own initiative I confess,Acknowledging that I committed the sinOf having turned my back on God.Takayoshi Yamamoto – Aichi PrefectureLet us go!To convey the true salvation of GodContained in the leaflet Who Are We.Tsuyoshi Yamamoto – Ehime PrefectureThe moments I want to escapeAre the times I rememberThat I am filled with Your love.Narumi Yamamoto – Shizuoka Prefecture