CONTENTS
1 Introduction
page 1
1.1 Why a new book?
1.2 Family Services
1.3 Common Prayer
1.4 Service structure
1.5 Reading the Bible
1.6 The Eucharistic Prayer
2 Outline services and instructions
2.1 Form of Service for Morning or Evening Prayer, The Service of the Word
2.2 Form of Service for the Holy Communion, Rite C
2.3 Instructions for the Service of the Word
2.4 Instructions for the Eucharist
3 Sample services for publication as cards
4 Resource sections
1 Introductions to worship, opening prayers
2 Confessions - invitations to confession
- confessions
- absolutions
3 Word
4 Affirmations of faith
5 Prayers -51 forms of intercession, responsive prayer and litany
- 52 post-communion prayers or endings for word services
6 Praise - 61 short acclamations and responses
-62 acclamations and responses
-63 longer acclamations and responsive scriptures
- 64 proper prefaces
- 65 thanksgivings - 66 songs
7 Action - 71 introductory words to the Peace
- 72 words for dedication
- 73 words at the breaking of bread
8 Eucharist - eucharistic prayers
- holy holy
- acclamations
9 Blessings and endings
5 Guidelines and commentary
on presentation
v
Index to themes and seasons
{Within each section, items for different seasons and themes can be found by looking
for the first number eg. for resurrection or death, look at items beginning 6
. The second number is the section number, e.g. 2.4 confessions. The last number
is a continuous numbering of each item within each section. This means that each
item in the book has a different number.
1 Advent
2 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
3 Epiphany, Light
4 Lent, Penitence
5 Cross
6 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
7 Ascension, Kingship
8 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
9 Creation, Harvest, Bread, Vine
10 Word
11 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
12 City, World and Society
13 Family
14 Saints (See also Resurrection)
15 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
16 Love, Peace, Joy
17 General, Extempore Examples
Patterns for Worship Scripture Index
Genesis 2.24 13 64.24
Genesis 3.18 2.2
Exodus 15.1,2,11,13,17 6 66.9
Numbers 6.24-25 8 9.22
Wisdom 10.15-19,20b-21 14 66.16
Wisdom 16.20-21,26 9 66.12
1 Samuel 2.1-4,7,8 15 66.17
Samuel 12.22 17 71.23
1 Chronicles 29.11 7 9.18
Job 38 9 63.8
Psalm 34.8 17 73.7
Psalm 40 17 63.10
Psalm 46 17 63.11
Psalm 48.2 12 9.27
Psalm 51 4 2.2
Psalm 51 4 9.10
Psalm 51.17 2.2
Psalm 66.4-8 6 63.6
Psalm 102.1,2,12,13 4 63.3
Psalm 118.24 1.4
Psalm 119.105 10 61.11
Psalm 119 10 51.11
Psalm 130 1 63.1
Psalm 141.1,2 1.1
Psalm 145.3,4,10,11,21 14 62.19
Ecclesiastes 12.1-8 6 63.7
Song of Solomon 4 3 73.3
Isaiah 2.:2-5 16 66.19
Isaiah 6 8 2.5
Isaiah 9.2-7 adapted 2 66.3
Isaiah 11.1-4,6 2 66.4
Isaiah 12.2-6 15 66.18
Isaiah 35.1-6,10 1 66.1
{Isaiah 40.9-11 11 66.14
Isaiah 49:1,8-10,13 3 66.6
Isaiah 53 4 9.10
Isaiah 53 5 65.6
Isaiah 53.3-6 5 66.8
Isaiah 53.5 5 62.5
Isaiah 55.6-11 10 66.13
Isaiah 60.1-3,11,14,18-19 3 66.5
Isaiah 61.1-3,10,11 8 66.11
Isaiah 61.10-11 and 62.1-3 1 66.2
Isaiah 64.8,9 9 62.17
Isaiah 66.10-14a,18b 16 66.20
Ezekiel 47 8 62.15
Hosea 6 16 2.9
Hosea 6.1-6 4 66.7
Zechariah 9.9 12.9.27
Malachi 4.2 2.2
Wisdom 10.15-19,20-21 14 66.16
Wisdom 16.20-21,26 9 66.12
Ecclesiasticus51.13-18a,20b-22 17 66.25
Matthew 1.21 2.2
Matthew 1.21,23 2 65.1
Matthew 4.17 2.2
Matthew 5,3-12 17 66.22
Matthew 5.9 17 71.22
Matthew 5.14 12 62.18
Matthew 5.24 2.2
Matthew 28.16-20 7 9.17
Mark 10.45 2 61.3
Luke 1.78-79 1 71.1
Luke 2.14 2 71.3
Luke 2.29 3 71.4
Luke 15 15 2.8
Luke 19.41 2.2
Luke 24.29 17 62.23
John 1.1-14 2 65.2
John 1.5 17 62.23
John 1.14 2 61.2
John 1.29 4 61.5
John 1.29 6 62.9
John 1.29 5 64.9
John 2.1-11 3 9.9
John 3.19-21 12 62.18
John 6 9 64.19
John 6.33,34 2 73.2
John 6.35 6 62.9
John 6.48,51 17 73.7
John 8.12 12 62.18
John 8.12 17 62.23
John 11.25 6 61.7
John 11.25 6 62.9
John 12.32 5 64.10
John 14.27 17 71.21
John 15.1-10 9 64.20
John 15.12 16 71.17
John 16.8 2.2
John 17.11-18 17 51.18
John 20.21,22 8 61.9
John 20.21,22 8 64.16
{John 20.28,29 6 62.9
John 21.15-17 6 62.9
Acts 2.1-4 7 9.19
Acts 3.15,13 11 63.9
Acts 4.24 11 63.9
Acts 4.30,31 11 63.9
Acts 17.25,26 15 65.17
Acts 17.26 15 9.31
Romans 5.1-9 5 65.7
Romans 5.1 5 71.5
Romans 5.1-2 8 62.16
Romans 5.6,8 5 62.6
Romans 5.8 2.2
Romans 6.3,4 6 73.5
Romans 6.4,8,9 5 62.7
Romans 6.5 8 61.10
Romans 8.2,14-25 8 65.12
Romans 8.6 8 71.8
Romans 8.15 8 64.15
Romans 8.17,22 13 64.24
Romans 8.22 2.2
Romans 8.23-39 12 65.15
Romans 9.21 9 62.17
Romans 11.33.36 17 63.13
Romans 12.1 17 72.4
Romans 12.9,17,18 16 71.19
Romans 14.17 17 71.24
Romans 15.5,6 11 9.26
Romans 15.13 8 9.21
1 Corinthians 1.26-29 11 63.9
1 Corinthians 5.7,8 2.2
1 Corinthians 5.8 5 64.9
1 Corinthians 7.17 17 71.25
1 Corinthians 11.26 4 73.4
1 Corinthians 12.4-6 8 62.12
1 Corinthians 12.4-13 17 72.4
1 Corinthians 12.13 11 71.11
1 Corinthians 15 Confession 4
1 Corinthians 15 Affirmations of Faith 4
1 Corinthians 15 6 65.9
2 Corinthians 4.4 3 9.7
2 Corinthians 4.6 3 64.6
2 Corinthians 4.8-10 1.14
2 Corinthians 5.14,20 11 61.13
2 Corinthians 5.15 5 9.11
2 Corinthians 5.18 15 71.16
2 Corinthians 12.9 11 63.9
2 Corinthians 13.11 17 71.26
Galatians 2.20, 5 9.11
Galatians 3.28 11 71.12
Galatians 6.14 5 61.6
Ephesians 1.3-6 17 62.26
Ephesians 1.3-7 17 66.23
Ephesians 1.9-13 15 65.17
Ephesians 1.17,18 14 9.29
Ephesians 2.13 5 71.6
Ephesians 2.14 14 9.29
Ephesians 2.13-17 15 65.17
Ephesians 2.14-15 15 71.14
Ephesians 3.15-19 13 9.28
Ephesians 3.20-21 11 9.25
{Ephesians 4.4,5 11 61.12
Ephesians 4.4-13 8 62.13
Philippians 2.8 5 62.5
Philippians 2.8,9 7 64.14
Philippians 2.9-11 Affirmations of Faith 3
Philippians 2.9-11 2 65.1
Philippians 4.4 17 61.14
Colossians 1.12 14 9.29
Colossians 1.13 3 9.7
Colossians 1.15-18 9 65.14
Colossians 1.15-20 7 65.11
Colossians 1.27 1 61.1
Colossians 3.1,2 6 9.13
Colossians 3.14 16 71.20
Colossians 3.15 17 71.27
Colossians 3.16-17 17 62.27
1 Thessalonians 5.23 1 71.2
1 Thessalonians 5.23 1 9.3
2 Thessalonians 3.16 17 9.36
2 Timothy 2.11-13 7 62.10
Hebrews 1.3 7 65.11
Hebrews 1.3 3 65.5
Hebrews 3.12,15 1.13
Hebrews 4.12 2.2
Hebrews 4.14,16 7 61.8
Hebrews 4.15,16 3 65.5
Hebrews 4.15,16 2.2
Hebrews 9.12 3 65.5
Hebrews 10.19-22 3 65.5
Hebrews 11.10 12 9.27
Hebrews 11.10 12 64.22
Hebrews 12.1 2.2
Hebrews 12.22-24,28 1.9
Hebrews 13.12 12 64.23
Hebrews 13.14 12 64.22
James 3.18 9 71.10
1 Peter 1.3,4,18-21 6 66.10
1 Peter 1.3,4; 2.9,10 6 65.8
1 Peter 2.9 3 61.4
1 Peter 2.24 2.2
1 Peter 5.14 16 71.18
1 John 1.5,7 17 62.24
1 John 4.7,8,16,18-21 16 66.21
1 John 4.12 16 62.22
Jude 1,2 17 9.37
Revelation 1 7 65.11
Revelation 4.11 7 62.11
Revelation 4.8,11;5.9 Affirmations of Faith 5
Revelation 5.9 15 9.31
Revelation 5.9 5 62.5
Revelation 5.9,10,13 7 62.11
Revelation 5.13 1.10
Revelation 7.9 1.8
Revelation 15.3 14 62.20
Revelation 19.5 1.2
Revelation 19.6,9 1.6
Revelation 19.8 1 73.1
Revelation 21.1-5a 12 66.15
Revelation 21.5 1 64.1
Revelation 22 8 62.15
Revelation 22.5 14 62.21
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(A) 2 OUTLINE SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
(B) 1 FORM OF SERVICE FOR MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER : THE SERVICE OF THE WORD
NOTE
All variations of this form of service, and all forms used as part of it shall be
neither contrary to, nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the Church
of England in any essential matter. Appendix 3 amplifies this further, and Appendix 1 contains the legal information about introducing this form of service.
(C) 1____INTRODUCTION
There may be some singing, an introduction, scripture sentence, greeting or opening
prayer.
(C) 2____PENITENCE
The minister may introduce the confession
, using ASB Morning and Evening Prayer sections 3, 4, 26, 27, or Rite A Holy Communion
sections 5, 6, 25, 26, or Resource Section 2 in Patterns for Worship
, or other suitable words.
The form of confession
and absolution
must be one already authorised, or one from Resource Section 2 in Patterns for Worship
.
(C) 3____PRAISE
Some responses must be used, either ones already authorised or from ResourceSection
6 in Patterns for Worship
.
Songs of praise are usually sung before the psalm and after each reading. Any of
those in the ASB or in Resource Sections 62, 63, 65 or 66 may be used, but care
should be taken to ensure that the traditional songs for Morning and Evening Prayer
are sometimes used. Other songs and hymns of praise may also be used.
(C) 4____THE WORD
This should normally include
- the psalms
in some form, said or sung.
- two (or possibly one) readings
, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament.
- a sermon
, either after one of the readings or before the prayers.
- on Sundays, an authorised version of one of the creeds
, or one of the Affirmations of Faith from Resource Section 4.
(C) 5____PRAYERS
These prayers of intercession may be in any suitable form, provided that at some
point in the service
(a) the Lord's Prayer is said in an authorised form, and
(b) the collect of the day is used, with one of the collects from Section 22 in
ASB Morning Prayer or Resource Section 52.
(C) 6____ENDING
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(B) 2
FORM OF SERVICE FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION, RITE C
NOTE
All variations of this form of service, and all forms used as part of it shall
be neither contrary to, nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the
Church of England in any essential matter. Appendix 3 amplifies this further,
and Appendix 1 contains the legal information about introducing this form of service.
(C) PART 1
This may consist of Sections 1-29 of Rite A Holy Communion or
Morning or Evening prayer or
or as follows:
(C) 1____PREPARATION
There may be some singing, an introduction, scripture sentence, greeting or opening
prayer.
Penitence
must be used here or in Section 3.
The minister may introduce the confession
, using ASB Morning and Evening Prayer sections 3, 4, 26, 27, or Rite A Holy Communion
sections 5, 6, 25, 26, or Resource Section 2 in Patterns for Worship
, or other suitable words.
The form of confession
and absolution
must be one already authorised, or one from Resource Section 2 in Patterns for Worship
.
Kyrie
, Gloria
, or another song may be used.
The president says the collect
here or in Section 3.
(C) 2____THE WORD
This should normally include
- the psalms
in some form, said or sung. If occasion demands, a paraphrase, hymn or canticle
may be used instead.
- either two or three readings
, one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, one from a Gospel. If
it is necessary to omit one or two of these, the lectionary should be consulted.
- a sermon
, either after one of the readings or before the prayers.
- on Sundays, an authorised version of one of the creeds
, or one of the Affirmations of Faith from Resource Section 4.
(C) 3____THE PRAYERS
The prayers of intercession may be in any suitable form, provided that at some point
in the service
(a) the Lord's Prayer is said in an authorised form, and
(b) the collect of the day is used.
If Part 2, THE HOLY COMMUNION, is being used, the prayers may end with
We do not presume
. . .
or the alternative prayer from ASB Holy Communion Rite A, section 82.
{ If Part 2, THE HOLY COMMUNION, is not being used, the service must include
(C) 4____PRAISE
Some responses must be used, either ones already authorised or from Resource Section
6 in Patterns for Worship
.
Songs and words of praise may be sung or said before the psalm, after each reading,
or in a separate section of praise and thanksgiving. Any of those in the ASB or
in Resource Sections 62, 63, 65 or 66 may be used, but care should be taken to ensure
that the traditional songs are sometimes used. Other songs and hymns of praise may
also be used.
If Part 2 is not used, the service ends with Section 8.
(C) PART 2: THE HOLY COMMUNION
(C) 5___THE PREPARATION
The PEACE
may come here. Any suitable introductory words may be used, ending with
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
The Preparation of the Gifts
may follow.
(C) 6___THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
One of the authorised forms from the ASB or from Resource Section 8 must be used.
All begin with this dialogue:
The Lord be with you or
The Lord is here.
and also with you.
His Spirit is with us.
Lift up your hearts
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
The following abbreviation in printed texts is allowed in the case of the Eucharistic
Prayers in the ASB and Eucharistic Prayer D from Resource Section 8; otherwise,
the full Eucharistic Prayer must be reproduced.
The President leads the Thanksgiving for the work of Christ, ending
. . .for ever praising you and saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
This anthem may also be used
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
{ Hosanna in the highest.
The words of Christ at the supper end
. . . in remembrance of me.
These acclamations, or ones from Resource Section 8, follow:
Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.
The Eucharistic Prayer may end with
Amen.
or
Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
(C) 7____BREAKING BREAD and SHARING IN COMMUNION
The Lord's Prayer
The breaking of bread may be done in silence, or with the words at Section 43 in
Rite A Holy Communion, or with one of the forms in the Resource Section 7.
The president invites the people to receive communion.
Each communicant replies Amen
to the words of distribution.
After communion
: A sentence of scripture may be used, and prayers from Rite A Sections 52, 53 or
86, or from Resource Section 52, or other suitable prayers are said.
(C) 8____ENDING
The service may end with any authorised form of blessing, one of the Endings on p.107
of the ASB or one from from Resource Section 9.
The dismissal should be in the form provided in Rite A Section 55.
NOTE
The order of sections 2-4 in this service may be varied as necessary.
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(B) 3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE WORD
This may be a service on its own or lead into the Holy Communion.
There should be a balance between four main ingredients:
Word
Prayer
Praise
Action
(C) Order
These may be put in any order. Some logical progression, or development in the congregation's
relationship to God should be reflected in the order. So, for example, the order
might be
- Bible reading, followed by silence leading into
- prayer and praise, based on the reading.
- some action symbolising going out in obedience to that word.
These ingredients may come more than once in the service. For example, in the outline
above, there might be a hymn of praise before the readings.
(C) How_it_works
FIRST
, decide on the structure.
SECOND
, 'clothe' the structure/skeleton with items from the Resource Sections (or from the
Alternative Service Book, other resource books or from the work of a parish worship
preparation group). So, for example, taking the structure above:
Word
: Follow the Lectionary - or select one of the alternative routes.
If occasion demands, there need only be one reading.
The psalms should normally be used in some form.
If this service is the first part of the Holy Communion, one of the readings must
be the Gospel.
There should normally be a sermon, which need not take a traditional form. There
may be more than one person taking part, the congregation may divide into groups
for all or part of the time, or the sermon may come in a number of parts at different points in the service. There should normally be some time for silent reflection
after the readings or sermon.
Prayer
: Look at the forms of prayer and decide whether to have
- an outline form filled in by the minister
- an outline form with extempore prayer or biddings from the
congregation, or from a group
- a litany
- a series of set prayers.
It is best not to mix the forms too much, though a set prayer may be a good way
to end or sum up one of the other forms. The Lord's Prayer and the collect for
the day should be used at every Sunday service. If the prayers of penitence are
used, there should be an authorised form of confession and forgiveness.
Praise
- may be said or sung. Select hymns, songs, or items from the Praise pages
of the Resource Section.
One of the sets of versicles and responses should normally be used.
{Action
This is not of the same order as the other three, and may be done at the same
time as one of them. For example, dramatic action might interpret the word, or
a procession or dance might help to express praise. Other actions might be
- a movement by the congregation, such as standing or
joining hands
- movement with an object, e.g. candle or Bible
- a change in lighting or visual presentation
The action may be the climax to which the service moves, or an action that begins
the worship and sets the theme for it.
THIRD
, decide what other material you want to add.
You will need an introduction or preparation section, and an ending.
You may need to add creed, notices, collection, invitations or biddings, explanation,
silence.
Decide how these ingredients relate to the aim and structure of the rest of the service.
For example, prayers of penitence might be part of the preparation, at the beginning,
to clear away any barrier to hearing God, or could be the climax to which the service moves (as in an Ash Wednesday service).
The full structure might then look like this:
(NOTE In all the examples that follow, an asterisk indicates material that must
be used. A double asterisk indicates that only a limited number of texts is authorised.)
(C) EXAMPLE 1 A block structure
Items you must include
Additional items
you may
(though individual items and order will vary) want to add
1-> Preparation
Scripture sentence
2-> Hymn
3-> Opening prayer
4-> Invitation
Word
7-> Introduction
* Old Testament <-8
* Psalm or paraphrase <-9
* New Testament <-10
11-> Song or hymn
Talk <-12
13-> Hymn
Prayer
**Collect <-14
* Form of intercession <-15
Praise
* Versicles and responses <-16
17-> Hymn
Action
All stand while the candle <-18
is carried out
19-> Blessing
(C) EXAMPLE 2 The conversation structure
Word - Prayer - Praise - Action
may come many times within the same {service. Imagine a conversation between God
and the congregation. The Word
items present what God is saying, and the other three items may be used as the response
or reply to God. The service may be built from a series of Presentation
and Response
units, like building blocks. This example is from Morning Prayer:
PRESENTATION
RESPONSE
Word
Scripture sentence <-1
2-> Praise
Hymn of adoration
Word
Invitation <-3
4-> Prayer
**Confession
Prayer
**Declaration of forgiveness <-5
6-> Praise
* Open our lips. . .Glory be. . .
7-> Song
Word
*Psalm <-8
*Old Testament <-9
10-> Praise
Song
Word
*New Testament <-11
12-> Praise
Song
13-> **Creed
14-> **Lord's Prayer
15-> **Collect
Word
Sermon <-16
17-> Hymn
(C) Themes
A theme may determine the pattern of the worship. The traditional Morning and Evening
prayer pattern allows the word and praise to throw light on each other. A thematic
approach means very often that the worship leader decides the way the word is to
be heard, and the response that needs to be made. Care must be taken to make sure that
the whole service does not become a sermon, with explanations and exhortations introducing
every item.
Some examples of a thematic approach
1 Maundy Thursday foot-washing
2 Baptism service
3 Wisdom lays her table
Proverbs 9
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(C) Guidelines
When you have completed the service outline, consider this checklist. Parts of this
are amplified in the descriptive commentary in section 5.
1 Is there a balance between word, prayer, praise and action? For instance the
Word section may be top heavy with long readings and long introductions, or too
many short readings.
2 Is the worship directed to God, addressing him rather than the people?
3 Is the Word Service moving towards communion? If so, it must include an authorised
form of penitence, a Gospel reading and (on Sundays) the creed.
4 What space is there for reflection or silence in the service?
5 How much of the service might be classed as 'entertainment'? Is this justified?
Is there a balance between receiving (listening, watching, contemplating) and responding?
Check on posture: is there too much sitting down or standing up at one time? Is there enough action?
6 Is the structure and direction of the service clear enough for people to know
where it is going? Does the service have an overall coherence, or is it just one
entertainment item after another?
7 Is the music used in such a way as to further and develop the main thrust of
the service? Is there too much musical praise, with too many choir items, or too
long a section of choruses from the band, or hymns too close to one another?
8 Does the service enable the gifts of a variety of people in the church to be
used in both planning and taking part?
9 Compare this service with other services in the month. An occasional completely
new form of worship may stimulate people to discover new dimensions to their ordinary
worship, but a new pattern each week may be confusing and unsettling, particularly
to children. If people are familiar with both structure and content of the service,
they feel more secure and can take part more easily. For a family service, for instance,
it may be better to have a standard structure, with 'windows' or 'slots' which can be changed from week to week.
10 Especially if you are planning family worship, check that the contents are not
divisive, and can be used by children, single people, the bereaved, members of broken
families. It is hurtful and not constructive to require a mixed congregation to
join in prayers thanking God for our homes and families and all the happiness that parents
and children share.
(B) 4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EUCHARIST
This service is made up of two parts, the Word and the Sacrament.
The Word Service consists of - Morning or Evening Prayer or
- the first part of the Eucharist or
- one of the Word Service patterns above.
The Sacrament consists of
- Penitence (if it does not come in the Service of the Word)
- The Peace
- Preparation of the gifts
- Eucharistic Prayer
- Breaking of the bread
- Communion
- Conclusion
These features are not all of equal weight.
(C) How it works
FIRST
, decide on your structure.
For Introduction
, Word
, Intercession
and Penitence
, see previous section. . .
SECOND
, decide on those ingredients which are normal but may vary in position, i.e. where
penitence is to come, and where the Peace is shared. (The text is printed before
the preparation of the gifts, but can come at other stages, for example at the end
of the service.)
THIRD
, decide on those ingredients in the service which are not compulsory; e.g. the collect
for purity, the Gloria in excelsis, the prayer of humble access, the choice of post-communion
prayers.
FOURTH
, decide on those parts of the service where 'ad lib' or unofficial material may be
used, or where there is provision made in the Resource Section, e.g. the introduction
to the service, the introduction to the Peace, prayers at the presentation of the
gifts, seasonal prayers after communion, responsive prayers, the alternative affirmations
of faith.
The Peace
Most modern rites place the Peace between the Prayers and the Preparation of the
gifts. Note the scope for placing it elsewhere, as well as the option to introduce
it with other words, which may be composed for the occasion or the locality.
Preparation of the Gifts
Customs vary on the solemnity with which this is done. In some places, variable
prayers may be used. These should be preparatory
, as the title for this part implies, and not dramatically overshadow the eucharistic
prayer. (See the Commentary, page XXX.)
Eucharistic Prayer
One of the existing forms or permitted alternatives must always be used. A eucharistic
prayer, whether it takes the form of extended monologue with acclamations, or a dialogue
between president and congregation, normally includes the following:
-thanksgiving for creation, redemption and the work of the Spirit
-the memorial prayer for the church to receive and grow in the life of Christ
-doxology, offering praise to God the Holy Trinity.
These are the 'deep structures' of the prayer and they need to be clear in the shape
of the ideas expressed within them - including the tone of {voice(s) used as it is
proclaimed.
This means that the pattern of the prayer is normally
- an opening dialogue
-an introduction to praise
- an extended act of thanksgiving
- the narrative of the institution
-the memorial prayer
- the prayer for the blessing of the Spirit
- and the concluding doxology
But variations are permitted within this framework as follows:
- the proper preface: any of the prefaces in the Alternative Service Book or in
Resource Section 64 may be used, provided that it balances with the style and overall
length of the rest of the prayer.
- acclamations: the customary 'Christ has died' may be replaced by any of those
listed under acclamations in Resource Section 8.
- chorus or metrical versions of the Sanctus and Doxology may be used, instead
of those printed.
The Eucharistic Prayer leads into the Lord's Prayer
Breaking of the Bread
This symbolic action prepares for the sharing of the bread and wine.
It may be done in silence or one of the forms in the ASB or the Resource Section may
be used.
Invitation to Communion
There are forms for this at sections 45 and 85 of Rite A Holy Communion
Communion
Local customs vary. However the bread and wine are shared, it should be done decently
and in order. Bread and wine not required for communion is reverently consumed at
the end of the distribution or after the service. This is not a significant liturgical act and need not be done at the holy table or by the president.
After Communion
Variable prayers after communion, or responsive prayers, may be used at this point.
Other alternative prayers and dismissals are provided in the Resource Section.
(1) 1 INTRODUCTIONS
The way a service begins can sometimes set the tone for all that follows: so it is
important to prepare. Well-prepared notices, including some announcement of the
day's theme, can serve to unite a congregation as a family with many concerns coming
together for worship. The Peace may be used as an introduction. Rite A provides for
a sentence of Scripture, a hymn, canticle or psalm (which might be an introit by
choir alone, or a solo invitation to worship), and a greeting which the president
may vary. Some ways of varying this greeting are indicated below. A prayer of preparation
for worship might be used, similar in intention to that at section 3 in Rite A:
some examples of this are given below, but must replace rather than be used alongside section 3. A spoken verse of a hymn might be used. 'Alleluia
' may be added at appropriate seasons to many of these introductions.
1 O Lord, we call to you: come to us quickly.
Hear us when we cry to you.
Let our prayer be set forth in your sight as incense,
The lifting up of our hands as the evening sacrifice.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and shall be for ever. Amen.
(Alleluia
) Psalm 141.1,2
2 Praise our God, all you his servants:
those who fear him, both small and great
Revelation 19.5
3 Grace and peace to you from God.
May he fill you with truth and joy.
4 This is the day which the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118.24
5 Lord, direct our thoughts,
teach us to pray,
lift up our hearts to worship you
in Spirit and in truth,
through Jesus Christ. Amen
.
6 We hear what sounds like a large crowd,
like the sound of a roaring waterfall,
like loud peals of thunder:
Praise God For the Lord, our Almighty God, is King
Happy are those who have been invited
to the wedding-feast of the Lamb.
(Alleluia
) Revelation 19.6,9
7 Loving Lord, fill us with your life-giving,
joy-giving,
peace-giving presence
that we may praise you now with our lips
and all the day long with our lives;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
8 Reconciliation
We stand before the throne of God
with countless crowds
from every nation and race, tribe and language:
Salvation belongs to our God
(Alleluia
) Revelation 7.9
{
9 City
We have come to the city of the living God,
to the heavenly Jerusalem,
with thousands of angels in joyful assembly:
Alleluia
We have come to God the judge of all,
to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant:
Alleluia
Hebrews 12.22-24,28
10 Great is the Lord and worthy of all praise:
Amen Praise and glory and wisdom,
thanksgiving and honour, power and might,
be to our God for ever and ever Amen.
(Alleluia
) Revelation 5.13
11 We will praise the name of the Lord;
ascribe greatness to our God.
Lord, open our lips:
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
(Alleluia
)
12 The Lord our God, the almighty, reigns.
Let us rejoice and shout for joy,
and give God the glory:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
(Alleluia
)
13 Jesus also suffered outside the city
to make us holy through his blood.
Let us come to him,
looking for the city which is to come.
Through him we offer our sacrifice of praise to God. Lord, open our lips:
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Hebrews 13.12,15
14 Let us reflect in silence on our experience of God this week.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus
so that the death of Jesus may be revealed.
We fix our eyes not on what is seen,
{ but on what is unseen and eternal.
2 Corinthians 4.8-10
15 The Lord of glory be with you:
The Lord bless you.
(This greeting may be used before or after some of these
introductions. 'The Lord of glory' may be replaced by other
similar phrases, for example 'The risen Lord', 'The Lord of
mercy', 'The Lord of all creation'.)
(1) 2 CONFESSION
NOTES
1 Authorised forms
One of the forms of confession and absolution in the ASB should normally be used.
It may sometimes be helpful to vary the form on particular occasions, in which case
one of those that follow should be used. They are intended for occasional use only, and should not be printed in a local service book which is used every week.
2 Invitation to confession
Section 6 in Rite A Holy Communion allows for other suitable words to be used
to introduce the confession. Some suggestions are given here. There should be a
time for silent reflection between the invitation and the confession.
Advent
When the Lord comes, he will bring to light things now hidden in darkness, and will
disclose the purposes of the heart. In that light, we confess our sins.
Christmas
You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. We know
he came into the world to save sinners, so we confess our sins in penitence and faith.
Matthew 1.21
Epiphany
The grace of God has dawned upon the world with healing for all. Though we have
grieved him, yet he will heal us if we confess our sins in penitence and faith.
Malachi 4.2
Ash Wednesday
The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart he will not despise.
Our sin is always before us: we acknowledge our transgressions in penitence and
faith.
Psalm 51.17
Lent
Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and
live to righteousness. We know we are healed by his wounds, so we confess our sins.
1 Peter 2.24
Cross
God shows his love for us in this: while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Sure of reconciliation through the death of his Son, we confess our sins to God.
Romans 5.8
Easter
Christ our passover lamb has been offered for us. Let us then rejoice by putting
away all malice and evil and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart.
1 Corinthians 5.7,8
{ Ascension
Jesus is our high priest, tempted like us, yet without sin. He lives for ever in
heaven to intercede for us. Through him we approach the throne of grace with confidence,
and confess our sins.
Hebrews 4.15,16
Pentecost
The Spirit of truth will convict the world of guilt about sin, righteousness and
judgement. We have grieved the Holy Spirit. We confess our sins in penitence and
faith.
John 16.8
Creation
God's whole creation groans. The land produces thorns and thistles and is ready for
burning. Our sin affects all around us. We confess that sin in penitence and faith.
Romans 8.22; Genesis 3.18
Word
The word of God is living and active. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the
heart. All is open and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we give account.
We confess our sins in penitence and faith.
John 4.12
City
Jesus saw the city, and wept over it, because it did not recognise the time of God's
coming. We confess our part in the self-centredness, blindness and sin of the life
of our city.
Luke 19.41
Saints
We run the race set before us, surrounded by a great crowd of witnesses. Therefore
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which clings so closely, bringing them
to Jesus in penitence and faith.
Hebrews 12.1
Kingdom
Jesus says, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. So let us turn away
from sin and turn to him, confessing our sins in penitence and faith.
Matthew 4.17
Family
Jesus said, Before you offer your gift, go and be reconciled. As brothers and sisters
in God's family, we come together to ask our Father for forgiveness.
Matthew 5.24
3 Kyrie
Sentences may be inserted between the petitions of the Kyrie, to add depth to the
penitential section at particular seasons, for example Lent, or on occasions to acts
as a substitute for confession. In the latter case, the sentences should be of a
penitential character, and be followed by an authorised form of absolution or
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
{ The sentences should in any case be short. They may well follow the theme of the
readings and opening greeting, and be trinitarian in style. Some examples follow.
Word
May your loving mercy come to me, O Lord,
and your salvation according to your word:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light to my path:
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
O let your mercy come to me that I may live,
for your law is my delight:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy
.
City
Lord Jesus, you wept over the sins of your city.
On our city:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you heal the wounds of sin and division,
jealousy and bitterness. On us:
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you bring pardon and peace to the sinner.
Grant us peace:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Spirit
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
You bring pardon and peace to the broken in heart:
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
You make one by your Spirit the torn and divided:
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
2
2.1 Incarnation, Christmas
{ Lord of grace and truth,
we confess our unworthiness
to stand in your presence as your children.
We have sinned:
forgive - and heal us.
The Virgin Mary accepted your call
to be the mother of Jesus.
Forgive our disobedience to your will.
We have sinned:
forgive - and heal us.
Your Son our Saviour
was born in poverty in a manger.
Forgive our greed and rejection of your ways.
We have sinned:
forgive - and heal us.
The shepherds left their flocks
to go to Bethlehem.
Forgive our self-interest and lack of vision
We have sinned:
forgive - and heal us.
The wise men followed the star
to find Jesus the King.
Forgive our reluctance to seek you.
We have sinned:
forgive - and heal us.
May the God of all healing and forgiveness
draw you to himself,
that you may behold the glory of his Son,
the Word made flesh,
and be cleansed from all your sins
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
4
2.2 Lent, Penitence
Let us admit to God the sin which always confronts us.
Lord God,
we have done evil in your sight;
we have sinned against you alone.
We are sorry and repent.
Have mercy on us according to your love.
Wash away our wrong-doing and cleanse us from our sin.
Renew a right spirit within us
and restore us to the joy of your salvation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Psalm 51
May the God of forgiveness
show you
his mercy,
forgive you
your
sins,
and bring you
to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
5
2.3 Cross, failure in discipleship
{
Lord Jesus Christ,
we confess we have failed you as did your disciples,
and we ask for your mercy and your help.
Our selfishness betrays you:
Lord, forgive:
Christ have mercy
We fail to share the pain of your suffering:
Lord, forgive:
Christ have mercy
We run away from those who abuse you:
Lord, forgive:
Christ have mercy
We are afraid of being known to belong to you:
Lord, forgive:
Christ have mercy
May the Father of all mercies
cleanse you
from your
sins,
and restore you
to his service
for the praise and glory of his name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
6
2.4 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
O Jesus Christ, risen master and triumphant Lord,
we come to you in sorrow for our sins,
and confess to you our weakness and unbelief:
We have lived by our own strength,
and not by the power of your resurrection.
In your mercy, forgive us:
Lord, hear us and help us.
We have lived by the light of our own eyes,
as faithless and not believing.
In your mercy, forgive us:
Lord, hear us and help us.
We have lived for this world alone,
and doubted our home in heaven.
In your mercy, forgive us:
Lord, hear us and help us.
God who is both power and love,
forgive you
and free you
from your
sins,
heal and strengthen you
by his Spirit,
and raise you
to new life in Christ our Lord.
Amen.
8
2.5 Trinity
{ O Lord our God,
enthroned on high,
filling the whole earth with your glory:
holy, holy, holy is your name.
Our eyes have seen the King,
the Lord almighty;
but our lips are unclean.
We cry to you in our sinfulness
to take our guilt away,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the Father forgive you
by the blood of the Son
and strengthen you
to live in the power of the Spirit
all your days. Amen.
Isaiah 6
9
2.6 Creation, Harvest
We confess our sin, and the sins of our society,
in the misuse of God's creation:
God our Father, we are sorry
for the times when we have used your gifts carelessly,
and acted as though we were not grateful.
Hear our prayer, and in your mercy:
forgive us and help us:
We enjoy the fruits of the harvest,
but sometimes forget that you have given them to us.
Father, in your mercy:
forgive us and help us.
We belong to a people who are full and satisfied,
but ignore the cry of the hungry.
Father, in your mercy:
forgive us and help us.
We are thoughtless,
and do not care enough for the world you have made.
Father, in your mercy:
forgive us and help us.
Some of us store up goods for ourselves alone,
as if there were no God and no heaven.
Father, in your mercy:
forgive us and help us.
The Lord enrich you
with his grace,
and nourish you
with his blessing;
the Lord defend you
in trouble and keep you
from all evil;
the Lord accept your
prayers,
and absolve you
from your
offences,
for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen
.
12
2.7 City, World and Society
Lord God, our maker and our redeemer,
this is your world and we are your people:
come among us and save us.
We have wilfully misused your gifts of creation,
Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
We have seen the ill-treatment of others
and have not gone to their aid,
Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
We have condoned evil and dishonesty
and failed to strive for justice,
Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
We have heard the good news of Christ,
but have failed to share it with others
Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
We have not loved you with all our heart,
nor our neighbours as ourselves,
Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
May God who loved the world so much
that he sent his Son to be our Saviour
forgive you
and make you
holy to serve him in his world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
15
2.8 Reconciliation
Let us return to the Lord our God and say to him:
Father,
we have sinned against heaven and against you.
We are not worthy to be called your children.
We turn to you again.
Have mercy on us,
bring us back to yourself
as those who once were dead
but now have life through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Luke 15
May God our Father forgive you
your
sins,
and bring you
to the fellowship of his table
with his saints for ever. Amen.
16
2.9 Love, Peace
Come let us return to the Lord and say:
Lord our God,
in our sin we have avoided your call.
Our love for you is like the mist,
disappearing in the heat of the sun.
Have mercy on us.
Bind up our wounds
and bring us back to the foot of the cross,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hosea 6
May the God of love
bring you
back to himself,
forgive you
your
sins,
and assure you
of his eternal love
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17
2.10 General
God our Father,
we come to you in sorrow for
our sins:
For turning away from you,
and ignoring your will for our lives:
Father, forgive us:
save us and help us.
For behaving just as we wish,
without thinking of you:
Father, forgive us:
save us and help us.
For failing you by what we do,
and also by what we think and say:
Father, forgive us:
save us, and help us.
For letting ourselves be drawn away from you
by temptations in the world about us:
Father, forgive us:
save us and help us.
For living as if we were ashamed
to belong to your Son Jesus:
Father, forgive us:
save us and help us.
May the almighty and merciful Lord
grant you pardon and remission of all your sins,
time for amendment of life,
and the grace and comfort of his Holy Spirit. Amen.
17
2.12 General
Mighty and loving God,
in Jesus Christ you have brought us all to new life.
Mend what is broken in us,
and restore us to communion with you
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
that we may follow
{ our risen Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
.
17
2.13 General
God our Father,
long-suffering, full of grace and truth.
You create us from nothing and give us life.
You redeem us and make us your children by baptism.
You do not turn your face from us.
You do not cast us aside.
We confess that we have sinned against you and our neighbour.
We have wounded your love and marred your image in us.
For the sake of your Son,
restore us and bring us to your heavenly joy and peace,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God,
who in Jesus Christ has given us
a kingdom that cannot be destroyed,
forgive you your sins,
open your eyes to God's truth,
strengthen you to do God's will
and give you the joy of his kingdom,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17
2.14 General
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have wandered and strayed from your ways
like lost sheep.
We have followed too much the schemes and desires
of our own hearts.
We have offended against your holy laws.
We have left undone those things that we ought
to have done;
And we have done those things that we ought not
to have done;
And there is no health in us.
But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us in our need.
Spare those who confess their faults.
Restore those who are penitent,
according to your promises declared to mankind
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
that from this time we may live
a disciplined, righteous and godly life,
to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
17
2.15 General
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Maker of all things, judge of all people,
We acknowledge and confess
the grievous sins and wickedness
which we have so often committed
{ by thought, word and deed
against your divine majesty,
provoking most justly your anger
and indignation against us.
We do earnestly repent,
and are deeply sorry for these our wrongdoings;
the memory of them weighs us down,
the burden of them is too great for us to bear.
Have mercy upon us,
have mercy upon us, most merciful Father,
For your Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
forgive us all that is past;
And grant that from this time onwards
we may always serve and please you
in newness of life,
to the honour and glory of your name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17
2.16 General
Man born of woman has but a short time to live. 1
We have our fill of sorrow.
We blossom like a flower and wither away.
We slip away like a shadow and do not stay.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
In the midst of life we are in death;
where can we turn for help?
Only to you, Lord,
who are justly angered by our sins.
1 or
: Those born of woman have but a short time to live.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
Shut not your ears to our prayers,
but spare us, O Lord.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
You know the secrets of our hearts;
forgive us our sins.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
{ holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
Eternal and merciful judge,
both in life and when we come to die,
let us not fall away from you.
Holy God,
holy and mighty,
holy and merciful Saviour,
do not abandon us to the bitterness of eternal death.
(1) 4 AFFIRMATIONS OF FAITH
One of the affirmations of faith authorised in the ASB should normally be used:
the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. From time to time
other affirmations of faith may be used. Only those that follow are authorised,
for occasional use only; they should not be printed in a local service book in the main service
for use every week. Compiling statements of the catholic faith is the task of
the whole Church, rather than one congregation. Any suitable words of introduction
may be used. These may sometimes indicate the position of the affirmation of faith
in the service, as part of the response to the word, or as the climax to praise.
1 We believe in one God,
the Father, the almighty:
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father:
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made
of one Being with the Father:
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures:
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit:
the Lord, the giver of life,
{ who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
with the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets:
We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins:
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
2 Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
who made all things?
We believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ,
who redeemed the world?
We believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in his Holy Spirit,
who gives life to the people of God?
We believe and trust in him.
This is the faith of the Church:
This is our faith.
We believe and trust in one God:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
3 Let us affirm our faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God:
Though he was divine,
he did not cling to equality with God,
but made himself nothing.
Taking the form of a slave,
he was born in human likeness.
He humbled himself,
and was obedient to death -
even the death of the cross.
Therefore God has raised him on high,
and given him the name above every name:
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
and every voice proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Philippians 2.9-11
4 Let us declare our faith
in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Christ died for our sins
{ in accordance with the scriptures;
he was buried;
he was raised to life on the third day
in accordance with the scriptures;
afterwards he appeared to his followers,
and to all the apostles:
this we have received,
and this we believe. Amen.
1 Corinthians 15.3-7
5 We say together in faith:
Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come.
We believe in God the Father,
who created all things:
for by his will they were created
and have their being.
We believe in God the Son,
who was slain:
for with his blood,
he purchased us for God,
from every tribe and language,
from every people and nation.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit -
the Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come'
Even so, come Lord Jesus Amen.
Revelation 4.8,11; 5.9; 22.17
6 Do you believe and trust in God the Father
who made all things?
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ,
who redeemed the world?
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit,
who gives life to the people of God?
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
{
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith.
We believe in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
7 We proclaim the Church's faith in Jesus Christ:
We believe and declare that our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, is both divine and human;
God, of the being of the Father,
the only Son from before time began;
human from the being of his mother, born in the world.
Fully God and fully human;
one human person with mind and body.
As God he is equal to the Father,
as human he is less than the Father.
Although he is both divine and human
he is not two beings but one Christ.
One, not by turning God into flesh,
but by taking humanity into God.
Truly one, not by having a hybrid nature,
but by being one person.
For as mind and body form one human being
so the one Christ is both divine and human.
The Word became flesh and lived among us;
we have seen his glory,
the glory of the only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
from the Athanasian Creed
8 This reaffirmation of faith may follow a responsive creed, or may be used independently.
Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and
fellowship, in the breaking of bread,
and in the prayers?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and,
whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you proclaim by word and example
{ the good news of God in Christ?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you seek and serve Christ in all people,
loving your neighbour as yourself?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you acknowledge Christ's authority over human society,
by prayer for the world and its leaders,
by defending the weak, and by seeking peace and justice?
With the help of God, I will.
(1) 5 PRAYER
51 form of intercession, responsive prayer and litany
52 post-communion prayers and endings for word services
(2) NOTES
1 The forms of prayer in section 1 may replace the intercessions in the Holy
Communion, or be used in the prayer section of the Word Service, or after the third
collect in Morning or Evening Prayer.
2 These forms are also intended as models for those constructing their own prayers.
It may help to note the pattern generally used here, which helps those who do
not have the full text in front of them. The prayers may be introduced with a
form such as, 'We pray to the Lord, saying. . .', (the words of the response). Or there
may be a series of short prayers, or biddings, followed by silence and one of these
standard forms:
1 In faith we pray
We pray to you our God
2 Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
3 Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
4 Hear us
hear us, good Lord
5 Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us
6 For. . . let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord
7 Jesus, Lord of. . .(a phrase which can be varied)
in your mercy, hear us
(2) 3 Endings for the intercessions
The congregational ending of the Rite A Holy Communion intercessions ('Merciful Father. . .'
, and the endings of the intercessions that follow, may be replaced by one of these
standard endings:
(a) Lord of the Church
hear our prayer,
{ and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
(b) God our Saviour
You know us and love us
and hear our prayer:
keep us in the eternal fellowship
of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
The last paragraph in Section 21 of the Rite A Holy Communion intercessions ('Rejoicing.
. . love') may be replaced by one of the following, which give a weightier ending,
and look forward to the communion.
c Bring us all to your heavenly city, to the joyful gathering of thousands of
angels, to the assembly of your firstborn, to the spirits of good people made perfect,
to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant and to the sprinkled blood that promises peace. Merciful Father . . .
d Hasten, Lord, the day when people will come from east and west, from north
and south, and sit at table in your kingdom and we shall see your Son in his glory.
Merciful Father . . .
e Lord and all-just Judge, grant to us and to all those who long for your appearing
the crown of righteousness on the great day of your coming. Merciful Father .
. .
f Fill our hunger with the good food that lasts, the bread of God which comes
down from heaven and gives life to the world, with Jesus your Son. Merciful Father
. . .
(2) 4 Alternative introductions to the Lord's prayer
1 Let us now pray to the Father, in the words our Saviour gave us
2 As we look to the coming of God's kingdom, let us say
3 Let us sum up our praise and petitions in the words of Christ, saying
4 Let us once more praise the Father and pray to him in the words of Christ himself
5 Lord, remember us in your kingdom, as following your teaching we say
6 Following our Lord's teaching, let us say in faith and trust
7 Let us now together say those words which the Lord gave us as the pattern of
all prayer.
5 The forms of prayer in section 52 are provided both as ending prayers for Word
Services and post-communion prayers, though sometimes the language will indicate
that they can serve only the latter function. The rubric at Section 51 in ASB Rite
A provides for other suitable prayers to be used. Some of these prayers (especially
those in bold { type) are suitable for the whole congregation to join in, when it
is possible to print them in full.
Prayer at this point should not be general intercession, but a brief combination
of thanksgiving and petition for grace to go out and serve God.
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51.1 Advent
In joyful expectation of his coming to our aid we pray to Jesus, saying,
Maranatha 1
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to your Church as Lord and Judge.
We pray for . . .
Help us to live in the light of your coming
and give us a longing for your rule.
Maranatha
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to your world as King of the nations.
We pray for . . .
Before you rulers will stand in silence.
Maranatha
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to your people with a message of victory and peace.
We pray for . . .
Give us the victory over death, temptation and evil.
Maranatha
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to us as Saviour and Comforter.
We pray for . . .
Break in to those areas of our lives
where we live with failure and distress,
and set us free to serve you for ever.
Maranatha
Come, Lord Jesus
Come to us from heaven with power and great glory,
to lift us up to meet you,
with all your saints and angels,
to live with you for ever.
Maranatha
Come. Lord Jesus
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51.2 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
1 This word from Revelation 22 means 'Come, Lord Jesus'.
Christ, who was born in a stable,
give courage to all who are homeless;
in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Christ, who fled into Egypt,
{ give comfort to all refugees;
in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Christ, who fasted in the desert,
give relief to all who are starving;
in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Christ, who hung in agony on the cross,
give strength to all who suffer;
in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Christ, who died to save us,
give us your forgiveness;
in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Save us today,
and use us in your loving purpose;
to your glory. Amen.
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51.3 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation
To us a child is born, to us a son is given.
Wonderful Counsellor,
Give your wisdom to the rulers of the nations.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Mighty God,
Make the whole world know
that the government is on your shoulders.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Everlasting Father,
Establish your reign of justice and righteousness for ever.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Prince of peace,
Bring in the endless kingdom of your peace.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
Almighty Lord,
hear our prayer,
and fulfil your purposes in us,
as you accomplished your will
in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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51.4 Christmas
1
Father, in this holy night your Son our Saviour was born as a human child. Help
the Church also to be the Body of Christ.
{ Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night Christians the world over are celebrating his birth. Open our
hearts that he may be born in us today.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night there was no room for your Son in the inn.
Protect with your love those who have no home
and all who live in poverty.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night Mary in the pain of labour
brought your Son to birth. Hold in your hand (. . . and) all who are in any kind
of pain or distress today.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night your Christ came as a light shining in the darkness. Bring comfort
to (. . .and) all who suffer in the sadness of our world.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night shepherds in the fields heard good tidings of joy. Give us grace
to preach the gospel of Christ's redemption.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night the angels sang 'Peace to God's people on earth'. Strengthen
those who work for your peace and justice in (. . .and in) all the world.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night strangers saw Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
Bless our homes and all whom we love, and help us to live as the holy family.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night heaven is come down to earth
and earth is raised to heaven. Keep in safety (. . . and) all those who have gone
through death in the hope of heaven.
1 When used during the day the words 'on this holy day' are substituted for 'in this
holy night'. Insertions into this intercession should be very brief in order not
to imbalance the structure of the prayer.
Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer.
In this holy night angels and shepherds worshipped at the manger throne. Receive
the worship we offer in fellowship with the Blessed Mary and all the saints.
Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
{
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51.5 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death
(In joy and hope let us pray to the Father saying
in Christ our Lord
)
That our risen Saviour may fill us and. . . with the joy of his glorious and
life-giving resurrection,
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord
That isolated and persecuted churches. . . may find fresh strength
in the good news of Easter,
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord.
That God may grant us humility to be subject to one another in Christian love .
. .
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord
That he may provide for those who lack food, work, or shelter, andespecially . .
.
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord
That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world, and especially
. . .
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord.
That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick, the weak, and the dying,
and especially. . . to comfort and strengthen them,
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord.
That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people, so that we may bear
faithful witness to his resurrection,
let us pray to the Father
in Christ our Lord.
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51.6 Resurrection
We pray to Jesus who is present with us to eternity, saying
Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, light of the world,
bring the light and peace of your gospel
to the nations (and especially. . .)
Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, bread of life,
give food to the hungry (and especially. . .)
and nourish us all with your word.
{ Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, our way, our truth, our life,
be with us and all who follow you in the way, (and especially. . .)
deepen our appreciation of your truth,
and fill us with your life.
Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, Good Shepherd who gave your life for the sheep,
surround with your care
those in particular need (and especially. . .)
Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, the resurrection and the life,
we give you thanks
for all who have lived and believed in you (and especially. . .);
raise us with them to eternal life.
Jesus, Lord of life
in your mercy, hear us,
accept our prayers, and be with us always. Amen.
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51.7 Heaven, Death, Funerals and Memorials
(In our grief we pray,
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
)
Almighty God,
you bring your chosen people together in one communion,
in the body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
We rejoice in your light and your peace
for your whole Church in heaven and on earth.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
Give to all who mourn a sure confidence in your loving care,
that we may cast all our sorrow on you,
and know the consolation of your love.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
Give your faithful people pardon and peace,
that we may be cleansed from all our sins,
and serve you with a quiet mind.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
Give us strength to meet the days ahead
in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those you love.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
Give to us who are still in our pilgrimage,
and who walk as yet by faith,
your Holy Spirit to lead us
in holiness and righteousness all our days.
{ Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
Give us grace to entrust N
to your unfailing love
which sustained him/her
in this life.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
May all who have been made one with Christ
in his death and in his resurrection
die to sin and rise to newness of life.
Lord of mercy
Lord, hear us.
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51.8 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
(We pray to God the Holy Spirit, saying
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
)
Come, Holy Spirit, creator, and renew the earth:
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
Come, Holy Spirit, counsellor,
and touch our lips that we may proclaim your word:
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
Come, Holy Spirit, power from on high;
make us agents of peace and ministers of wholeness:
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
Come, Holy Spirit, breath of God,
give life to the dry bones around us,
and make us a living people, holy and free:
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
Come, Holy Spirit, wisdom and truth;
strengthen us to be bold in faith:
Holy Spirit, come upon us.
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51.9 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
(We pray that God's Holy Spirit may direct our lives, saying
come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
)
'The fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy and peace' -
Father, we know that your world needs love and harmony:
come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
'The fruit of the Spirit is
patience, kindness and goodness' -
Father, we know that our world is starved of love and care:
come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
{ 'The fruit of the Spirit is
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control' -
Father, we know that our world is short of truth and justice:
come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
Send us out in his power
to live and work to your praise and glory;
through him to whom we belong,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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51.10 (We pray for God to fill us with his Spirit, saying
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
)
Generous God, we thank you for the power of your Holy Spirit.
We ask that we may be strengthened to serve you better.
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the wisdom of your Holy Spirit.
We ask you to help us understand better your will for us.
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the peace of your Holy Spirit.
We ask you to keep us confident of your love and strength wherever you call us to
serve you.
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the gifts of your Holy Spirit.
We ask you to equip us for the work which you have given us.
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the fruit of your Holy Spirit.
We ask you to help us to live lives which are more pleasing to you and show other
people the love of Jesus.
Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
Generous God,
you sent your Holy Spirit upon Christ at the river Jordan,
and upon the disciples at the feast of Pentecost;
in your mercy fill us with your Spirit,
hear our prayer,
and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
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51.11 Word
(We pray to God our Father, saying
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
)
For all Christian people, knit together by your word of life;
for our bishop, N
, and for all who teach and guard the faith:
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
{
For those who study and translate the Scriptures:
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
For those who are mocked and persecuted for their faith:
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
For those who long to know you, and your living Word:
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
For those tempted to forsake your way;
for those whose hearts are hardened and unfeeling,
and for those who threaten war:
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
For those bowed down with grief, fear or sickness,
(especially. . .)
Lord, may your word dwell richly in their hearts.
Giving thanks for those who have died in the faith of Christ,
we rejoice (with N
and) all your saints,
trusting in the promise of your word fulfilled.
Lord of the Church
hear our prayer,
and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
from Psalm 119
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51.12 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
(We pray for the use of God's gifts to his Church, saying
Jesus, Lord of your Church
in your mercy, hear us
.)
God our Father,
you give us gifts that we may work together
in the service of your Son:
Bless those who lead,
that they may be firm in faith,
yet humble before you:
Jesus, Lord of your Church
in your mercy hear us
Bless those who teach,
that they may increase our understanding,
and be open to your word for them:
Jesus, Lord of your Church
in your mercy hear us
Bless those who minister healing,
that they may bring wholeness to other,
yet know your healing in themselves:
Jesus, Lord of your Church
in your mercy hear us
Bless those through whom you speak,
that they may proclaim your word in power,
yet have their ears open to your gentle whisper:
Jesus, Lord of your Church
{ in your mercy hear us
Bless those who work in your world today
that they may live for you, fulfil your purposes,
and seek your kingdom first
in the complexity of their daily lives.
Jesus, Lord of your Church
in your mercy hear us
Bless those who feel they have no gifts and are not valued,
and those who are powerless by the world's standards,
that they may share their experience
of the work of your Spirit.
Lord of the Church
hear our prayer,
and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
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51.13 Family
We pray for the family of the church, for loving relationships,
and for the life of families around us, saying
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, born in poverty and soon a refugee,
be with families today who are poor
and live in hunger and want. . .
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, who grew in wisdom and in favour with God and the people
in the family of Joseph the carpenter,
bring wisdom and the presence of God
into the work and growth of families today. . .
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, who blessed marriage in the wedding at Cana,
be with those preparing for marriage
and with those who come to the end of their resources. . .
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, who healed Peter's mother in law,
bring healing to hurt relationships and families today. . .
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, who on the cross said,
'Mother, behold your son',
provide today for those who lose their families,
the bereaved and childless, orphans and widows. . .
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us.
Jesus, who on the seashore provided food for the disciples,
bring the whole Church on earth and in heaven
{ into your risen presence to eat at the eternal banquet.
Jesus, Lord of love
in your mercy, hear us,
accept our prayers and be with us always. Amen.
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51.14 Family
Sovereign Lord, your Son has revealed you as our heavenly Father, from whom every
family in heaven and on earth is named.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
You have made your church a spiritual family,
a household of faith. Through baptism we are reborn as the brothers and sisters
of Christ.
Deepen our unity and fellowship in him.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
You sent your Son to give his life as a ransom for the whole human family. Give
justice, peace and racial harmony to the world he died to save.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
You gave your Son a share in the life of a family in Nazareth. Help us to value
our families, to be thankful for them,
and to live sensitively within them.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
Your Son drew around him a company of friends.
Bring love and joy to all who are alone. Help us all to find in the brothers and
sisters of Christ a loving family.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
You are the God of the dead as well as of the living.
In confidence we remember those of the household of faith who have gone before us.
Bring us with them to the joy of your home in heaven.
Father of all
hear your children's prayer.
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51.15 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
(We pray for the coming of God's kingdom, saying
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
)
You came in Jesus to bring good news to the poor,
sight to the blind, freedom to the captives,
and salvation to your people:
anoint us with your Spirit;
rouse us to work in his name:
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
{
Send us to bring help to the poor
and freedom to the oppressed:
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
Send us to tell the world
the good news of your healing love:
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
Send us to those who mourn,
to bring joy and gladness instead of grief:
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
Send us to proclaim that the time is here
for you to save your people:
Father, by your Spirit
bring in your kingdom.
Lord of the Church
hear our prayer,
and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
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51.16 A Responsive Intercession
In faith we pray
We pray to you our God
Silence
For all people in their daily life and work:
For our families, friends, and neighbours, and for all those
who are alone.
For this community, our country, and the world:
For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.
For the just and responsible use of your creation:
For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.
For those in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble:
For those who minister to the sick, the lonely, and the needy.
For the peace and unity of the Church of God:
For all who proclaim the gospel, and all who seek the truth.
For N
our bishop, and for all who minister to us:
For all who serve God in his Church.
For our own needs and those of others.
Silence. People may add their own requests.
In faith we pray
We pray to you, our God
We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life.
{
Silence. People may add their own thanksgivings.
We give you thanks
and praise your holy name.
We remember those who have died in the faith of Christ,
may we, with them, have a place in your eternal kingdom.
Silence. People may add their own requests.
Lord, let your loving kindness be upon them
who put their trust in you.
God our Saviour:
You know us and love us
and hear our prayer:
keep us in the eternal fellowship
of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
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51.17 Responsive prayer
Make your ways known upon earth, Lord God:
Your saving power among all peoples.
Renew your church in holiness:
and help us to serve you with joy.
Guide the leaders of this and every nation:
that justice may prevail throughout the world.
Let not the needy be forgotten:
nor the hope of the poor be taken away
.
Make us instruments of your peace:
and let your glory be over all the earth.
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51.18 Responsive prayer
In your glory, Lord, protect us by the power of your name:
that we may be one as you are one.
We are in the world but not of it:
protect us from the evil one.
Give us your word and the full measure of your joy:
Sanctify us by your truth.
May your Spirit unite us in the love and glory of Father and Son:
May we be one that the world may believe.
As you sent your Son into the world:
so send us, to make your glory known.
John 17.11-18
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51.19 Evening Litany
{
(We pray to the Lord, saying
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God
.)
That the rest of this day may be holy, peaceful and full of your presence,
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
That the work we have done and the people we have met today
may bring us closer to you,
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
(That we may be forgiven our sins and failures,
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
)
That we may hear and respond to your call to peace and justice,
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
That you will sustain the faith and hope of those who are
lonely, oppressed and anxious.
In faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
That you will strengthen us in your service, and fill our hearts
with longing for your kingdom,
in faith we pray:
we pray to you our God.
God our Saviour:
You know us and love us
and hear our prayer:
keep us in the eternal fellowship
of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
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51.20 General
(We pray for strength to follow Jesus, saying
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow
.
Jesus said: 'If one of you wants to be great,
you must be the servant of the rest.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow.
Jesus said: 'Unless you change
and become humble like little children,
you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow.
Jesus said: 'Happy are the humble;
they will receive what God has promised.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
{ help us to follow.
Jesus said: 'Be merciful just as your Father is merciful;
love your enemies and do good to them.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow.
Jesus said: 'Love one another, just as I love you;
the greatest love a person can have for their friends
is to give their life for them.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow.
Jesus said: 'Go to people everywhere
and make them my disciples,
and I will be with you always, to the end of time.'
Saviour, we hear your call:
help us to follow.
God our Saviour:
you know us and love us
and hear our prayer:
keep us in the eternal fellowship
of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
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51.21 General
(We pray for God's grace, saying
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer
.)
Lord God, through your grace we are your people:
through your Son you have redeemed us;
in your Spirit you have made us as your own.
We pray for. . . (new Christians, the church. . .)
Make our hearts respond to your love.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We pray for. . . (the world, society, the local community)
Make our lives bear witness to your glory in the world.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We pray for. . . (people in need, Christian service)
Make our wills eager to obey, and our hands ready to heal.
Lord, receive our praise
and hear our prayer.
We give thanks for. . .
Make our voices one with all your people in heaven and on earth.
Lord of the Church
hear our prayer,
and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you in Christ our Lord. Amen.
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(2) 52 Post-Communion Prayers and Endings for Word Services
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52.1 Before Advent
Almighty God, by your gift
the tree of life was set at the heart of the earthly paradise,
and the bread of life was set at the heart of your Church.
Let this divine nourishment bring us,
not to judgement, but to life eternal,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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52.2 Advent
Generous God,
you have fed us at your heavenly table.
Kindle us with the fire of your Spirit
that when Christ comes again
we may shine like lights before his face;
who with you and the Spirit lives for ever.
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52.3 Advent
Loving Father,
your Son Jesus Christ has come to us
in word and Spirit, in bread and cup.
Preserve us from condemnation in body and soul
when he comes to judge the living and the dead,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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52.4 Advent
God our guide,
you have fed us with bread from heaven
as you fed your people Israel.
May we who have been spiritually nourished
be ready to follow you all our days;
we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
1
52.5 Advent
Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope.
Bring us at the last
to that pure life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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52.6 Advent
{ Almighty God,
by whose command the order of time
runs its course;
forgive our impatience,
perfect our faith,
and, while we wait for the fulfilment
of your promises,
grant us to have a good hope
because of your word;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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52.7 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
Father of all,
the child born for us is the Saviour of the world.
May he who has made us your children
welcome us into your kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns with you now and for ever.
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52.8 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
We praise and thank you, Creator God,
for you have not left us alone.
Every year we celebrate your birth, Emmanuel,
Every Eucharist we celebrate your death,
in the broken bread and the cup we share,
until that day when we shall see you face to face,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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52.9 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
Son of Mary, Son of God,
may we who have joined the worship of the angels
never lose that heavenly vision.
May we who like the shepherds,
have seen in your birth a new kind of love,
show that love in our lives,
to your praise and glory for ever.
3
52.10 Epiphany, Light
God of glory,
you nourish us with your word
which is the bread of life.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit,
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ.
4
52.11 Lent, Penitence
{
God of compassion,
through your Son Jesus Christ
you have reconciled your people to yourself.
As we follow his example of prayer and fasting,
may we obey you with willing hearts
and serve one another in holy love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
4
52.12 Lent, Penitence
Merciful God,
you have called us to your table
and fed us with the bread of life.
Draw us and all people to your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
4
52.13 Lent, Penitence
Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope.
Teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
4
52.14 Lent, Penitence
Faithful God,
may we who share this banquet
glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
our salvation, life and hope,
who reigns as Lord now and for ever.
4
52.15 Lent, Penitence
God of our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water.
Refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
5
52.16 Cross
Jesus, Son of God, our true and only Saviour:
you died like a criminal on a cross;
but you are God who forgives.
Once broken, helpless and in pain,
you are God in whom there is hope.
You have shown us a love beyond words:
give us your forgiveness, hope and love.
{
6
52.17 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
God of our salvation,
you have restored us to life
you have brought us back again into your love
by the triumphant death
and resurrection of Christ.
Continue to heal us,
as we go to live and work
in the power of your Spirit,
to your praise and glory.
6
52.18 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration
God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes
and touched with our hands
the bread of life.
Strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you
and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord.
6
52.19 Heaven
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
bring us to the dwelling which your Son
is preparing for all who love you.
Give us the will each day
to live in life eternal.
Let our citizenship be in heaven
with your blessed and beloved,
the whole company of the redeemed;
and with countless angels,
praising, worshipping and adoring him
who sits upon the throne for ever and ever.
Amen.
To him who is able to keep us from falling and to present us without blemish before
the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Saviour through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time
and now and for ever.
8
52.20 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
Holy and blessed God,
as you give us the body and blood of your Son,
fill us with your Holy Spirit,
that we may honour you not only with our lips
but also in our lives.
{ This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
8
52.21 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
Father, in baptism we die to sin,
rise again to new life
and find our true place in your living body.
Send us out sealed in Christ's blood of the new covenant,
to bring healing and reconciliation to this wounded world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
8
52.22 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
God of power,
may the boldness of your Spirit transform us,
may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us,
may the gifts of your Spirit
equip us to serve and worship you
now and always.
9
52.23 Creation, Harvest, Bread, Vine
Creator God
you give seed for us to sow,
and bread for us to eat;
make us thankful for what we have received;
make us able to do those generous things
which supply your people's needs;
so all the world may give you thanks and glory.
10
52.24 Word
God from whom all wisdom comes
thank you for feeding us by your word and Spirit;
help us to understand ourselves, our world and you;
and give those who teach us
commitment to truth and respect for doubt,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
10
52.25 Word
Lord God,
you feed us with the living bread from heaven;
you renew our faith,
increase our hope,
and strengthen our love.
Teach us to hunger
for Christ who is the true and living bread,
and to live by every word
that comes from your mouth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
{
11
52.26 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Eternal Giver of love and life,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom.
Confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
11
52.27 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Lord God,
the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles' teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
11
52.28 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Keep us, Father, in this community of faith,
the Church of your Son Jesus Christ,
and help us to confess him as Messiah and Lord
in all we say and do.
We ask this in his name.
11
52.29 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Lord God,
thank you for the unity you give us in your presence:
draw your Church together,
into one great company of disciples,
together following our Lord Jesus Christ
into every walk of life,
together serving him in his mission to the world,
and together witnessing to his love
on every continent and island,
in the power of your Spirit,
to your praise and glory.
11
52.30 Unity
Great God, you are one God,
and you bring together what is scattered
and mend what is broken.
Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earth
that we may be one family of your children.
Bind up all our wounds,
and heal us in spirit
that we may be renewed as disciples
{ of Jesus Christ, our Master and Saviour.
11
52.31 Unity
Fill us, good Lord, with your Spirit of love;
and as you have fed us with the one bread of heaven,
so make us one in heart and mind,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
11
52.32 Mission, Unity
Father of all,
you gathered us here around the table of your Son;
we have shared this meal with saints
and the whole fellowship of the household of God.
In that new world where the fullness of your peace
will be revealed,
gather people of every race, language and way of life
to share in the one eternal banquet of Jesus Christ the Lord.
12
52.33 City, World and Society
Father of Lights,
from whom comes every good and perfect gift:
keep us in the light of Christ,
to shine in your world,
that all may believe in you
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
13
52.34 Family
Father of all, you gathered us here
around the table of your Son; we have shared this meal with saints
and the whole fellowship of the household of God.
In that new world
where the fullness of your peace will be revealed,
gather people of every race, language and way of life
to share in the one eternal banquet
of Jesus Christ the Lord.
14
52.35 Saints
Lord of heaven,
in this Eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels,
and to the spirits of saints made perfect.
As in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven,
for ever and ever.
{
16
52.36 Love, Peace
Lord God,
you hold both heaven and earth in peace.
Let the design of your great love
shine on the waste of our rages and sorrows,
and give peace to your Church,
peace among nations,
peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
17
52.37 General
Heavenly Father,
we share together
the blessing of your presence.
Give us in this life knowledge of your truth,
and in the world to come life everlasting;
through Jesus Christ your Lord.
17
52.38 General
We have broken your bread, Lord.
We have received your life.
By the power of your Spirit
keep us always in your love.
17
52.39 General
Eternal Father,
we thank you for refreshing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion
strengthen us in faith
build us up in hope
and make us grow in love,
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
17
52.40 Morning
Eternal God,
our beginning and our end,
be our starting point and our haven,
and accompany us in this day's journey.
Use our hands
to do the work of your creation
and use our lives
to bring others the new life you give this world
in Jesus Christ, Redeemer of all.
{
17
52.41 Evening
Gracious God,
you have given us much today;
grant us also a thankful spirit.
Into your hands we commend ourselves
and those we love.
Stay with us, and when we take our rest
renew us for the service of your Son Jesus Christ.
17
52.42 Evening
In darkness and in light,
in trouble and in joy,
help us heavenly Father,
to trust your love,
to serve your purpose,
and to praise your name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
17
52.43 Evening
Lord, you have brought us through this day
to a time of reflection and rest.
Calm us,
and give us your peace to refresh us.
Keep us close to Christ
that we may be closer to one another
because of his perfect love.
in his name we pray.
17
52.44 Evening
God, you are everything to us,
giving us life,
filling it with love,
and setting us free from sin
that we might live in love.
Take the work of our hands this day,
and let good come of it;
take our lives,
give us your peace
and renew us in the service of Jesus Christ our Lord.
17
52.45 General
We thank you, Lord,
that you have fed us in this sacrament,
united us with Christ,
and given us a foretaste
of the heavenly banquet.
{
17
52.46 General
May holy Wisdom,
kind to humanity,
steadfast, sure and free,
the breath of the power of God;
may she who makes all things new, in every age,
enter our souls, and make us friends of God,
through Jesus Christ.
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(1) 6 PRAISE
61 short acclamations and responses
62 acclamations and responses
63 longer acclamations and responsive scriptures
64 proper prefaces
65 thanksgivings
66 songs
(2) 61 SHORT ACCLAMATIONS AND RESPONSES
These may be used at the beginning or end of worship. They may be used after a reading,
or repeated at various points in a service as a reminder of the theme.
1
61.1 Christ in you, the hope of glory:
This is the gospel we proclaim
Colossians 1.27
2
61.2 The word was made flesh and lived among us:
and we have seen his glory.
John 1.14
2
61.3 The Son of man came not to be served, but to serve:
to give up his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10.45
3
61.4 Christ has brought us out of darkness:
to dwell in the light of his glory.
1 Peter 2.9
4
61.5 Jesus is the Lamb of God:
who takes away the sins of the world. Alleluia
John 1.29
5
61.6 God forbid that we should glory:
save in the cross of Christ our Lord.
Galatians 6.14
6
61.7 Jesus is the resurrection and the life:
Those who believe in him shall never die. Alleluia
John 11.25
7
61.8 We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens:
we come boldly to the throne of grace.
Hebrews 4.14,16
8
61.9 Jesus said, 'Receive the Spirit:
as the Father sent me, so I send you.'
John 20.21,22
8
61.10 We have died together with Christ:
We rise united with him.
Romans 6.5
10
61.11 Your word is a lantern to my feet:
and a light upon our path
Psalm 119.105
11
61.12 There is one body and one Spirit:
one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
Ephesians 4.4,5
11
61.13 The love of Christ compels us:
We are ambassadors for him.
2 Corinthians 5.14,20
17
61.14 Rejoice in the Lord always
and again I say 'Rejoice
Philippians 4.4
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(2) 62 ACCLAMATIONS AND RESPONSES
NOTES
1 Most of these may be used in place of the versicles and responses in a Word
Service, or at the beginning of worship.
2 Sections marked * may be said together as a canticle, rather than in responsive
form.
1
62.1 Advent
*
Restore us, Lord God of hosts:
show us the light of your face, turned towards us.
Will you not give us life again:
that your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your mercy, O Lord:
and grant us your salvation.
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
2
62.2 Incarnation
*
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel:
may all the earth be filled with his glory.
Light has sprung up for the righteous:
and joyful gladness for those who are faithful.
Glory to God in the highest:
and peace to his people on earth.
3
62.3 Epiphany
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe
from the rising of the sun to its setting
your name is proclaimed in all the world.
When the time had fully come
your unconquered Sun of Righteousness
in whom the fullness of your glory dwells
called us out of darkness into his own marvellous light.
You gave him as a light to the nations,
and by the outpouring of his anointing Spirit
you establish us as your royal priesthood.
According to the riches of his glory
may we be strengthened though his Spirit
that, rooted and grounded in love,
{ our lives may be a witness to your truth,
and our lips never cease to proclaim your praise,
now and for ever. Amen.
4
62.4 Lent, Penitence
*
Cast your burden upon the Lord:
and he will sustain you.
Create in us clean hearts, O God:
and renew a right spirit within us.
Cast us not away from your presence:
and take not your Holy Spirit from us.
Give us the joy of your saving help again:
and sustain us with your life-giving Spirit.
Blessed be the Lord day by day:
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens.
5
62.5 Cross
*
Christ became obedient unto death for us:
even death upon a cross.
He was pierced for our sins:
bruised for no fault but ours.
His punishment has brought us peace:
and by his wounds we are healed.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power and riches and wisdom:
strength, honour, glory, and praise. Amen.
5
62.6 Cross
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
When we were still helpless
Christ died for the ungodly.
The proof of God's amazing love is this:
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5.6,8
5
62.7 Baptism, Cross
Since we have died with Christ,
we believe that we will also live with him.
For we know that Christ has been raised from death
{ and will never die again.
We were baptised into union with his death;
and have set out on a new life with the risen Christ.
6
62.8 Resurrection
Alleluia Christ is risen:
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:
He has given us new life and hope
He has raised Jesus from the dead
God has claimed us as his own:
He has brought us out of darkness
He has made us light to the world
Alleluia Christ is risen:
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
6
62.9 Resurrection
Christ is risen:
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
Blessed are those who have not seen him and yet have believed:
He is our Lord and our God. Alleluia
We have seen his glory:
glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace
and truth. Alleluia
The Lord says to us 'Do you love me?'
Our hearts reply 'You know that we love you'. Alleluia
Jesus says 'Anyone who comes to me shall never hunger'.
and 'whoever believes in me shall never thirst'. Alleluia
This is the Lamb of God:
who takes away the sins of the world. Alleluia
Jesus is the resurrection and the life:
Those who believe in him shall never die. Alleluia
Yes - Christ is risen:
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
7
62.10 Resurrection
Here are words you may trust
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead:
He is our salvation, our eternal glory.
If we die with him, we shall live with him:
if we endure we shall reign with him.
If we deny him, he will deny us:
{ if we are faithless, he keeps faith.
For he has broken the power of death:
and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel.
2 Timothy 2.11-13
7
62.11 Trinity
*
You are worthy, our Lord and God:
to receive glory and honour and power.
For you created all things:
and through your will they have their being.
You are worthy, Lamb of God, for you were slain:
and by your blood you ransomed us for God.
From every tribe and tongue and people and nation:
you made us a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
To him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb:
be blessing and honour and glory and might
for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 4.11; 5.9,10,13
8
62.12 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
*
There are varieties of gifts:
but the same Spirit.
There are varieties of service:
but the same Lord.
There are different kinds of working:
but the same God is at work in all.
1 Corinthians 12.4-6
8
62.13 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
* (may be used with 8
62.12 above)
There is one body, one Spirit, one hope in God's call:
One Lord, one faith, one baptism.
There is one God, Father of all, over all and in all:
to whom Christ ascended on high.
And through his Spirit he gives us gifts:
Some are apostles, some are his prophets;
Evangelists, pastors and teachers he gives us:
So we can minister together
To build up his body:
to be mature in the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4.4-13
8
62.14 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
{*
The love of God has been poured into our hearts,
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us:
we dwell in him and he in us.
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name:
make known his deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him, sing praises to him:
and speak of all his marvellous works.
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God almighty:
who was and is and is to come
8
62.15 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
*
I saw water flowing from the threshold of the temple:
where the river flows everything will spring to life.
On the banks of the river grow trees bearing every kind of fruit:
their leaves will nor wither nor their fruit fail.
Their fruit will serve for food,
their leaves for the healing of the nations:
for the river of the water of life
flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb
from Ezekiel 47 and Revelation 22
8
62.16 Spirit
Now that we have been put right with God through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
He has brought us by faith into the grace of God.
We rejoice in the hope of sharing God's Glory
This hope does not deceive us
for God has poured his love into our hearts
by the gift of his Spirit.
Romans 5.1-2
9
62.17 Creation
Lord, we are clay,
and you are the potter.
We are all the work of your hand.
Do not remember our sins for ever.
Look upon us in your mercy
for we are your people.
12
62.18 City, World and Society
*
{ A city on a hill cannot be hidden:
We are the light of the world.
Jesus said, I am the light of the world:
We follow him with the light of life.
Light has come into the world:
We loved darkness rather than light.
The light exposes the deeds of the evil:
But we have come into the light and live by the truth
,
So all can see what we do:
through God in the light of his glory. Alleluia
Matthew 5.14; John 3.19-21; 8.12
14
62.19 Saints
*
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised:
There is no end of his greatness.
One generation shall praise your works to another:
And shall declare your power.
All your works praise you, Lord,:
And your faithful servants bless you.
They make known the glory of your kingdom:
And speak of your power.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord:
Let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
14
62.20 Saints
Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe
You have given us a share
in the inheritance of the saints in light.
In the darkness of this age
your saints proclaim the glory of your kingdom.
Chosen as lights in the world,
they surround our steps as we journey on
towards that eternal city of light
where they sing the triumphal song.
Open our eyes to behold your glory
and free our tongues to join our song with theirs.
Great and wonderful are your deeds, Lord God Almighty;
just and true are your ways, King of the ages.
To you be praise and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
14
62.21 Saints
In the city of God, night shall be no more;
{ the people of God need no light of lamp or sun,
for the Lord God will be their light,
and they will reign for ever and ever.
Revelation 22.5
16
62.22 Love
*
This is love, not that we loved God:
but that he loved us and sent his Son
He is the sacrifice for our sins:
that we might live through him
If God loves us so much:
we ought to love one another.
If we love one another:
God lives in us.
1John 4.12
17
62.23 Light, Evening
Jesus Christ is the light of the world,
light no darkness can quench.
Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening,
and the day is almost over.
Even the darkness is not dark for you,
and the night shines like the day;
Let your light scatter the darkness
and fill your church with your glory.
John 1.5; 8.12; Luke 24.29
17
62.24 Light, Evening
God is light.
In him there is no darkness.
If we live in the light,
as God is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1.5,7
17
62.25 Evening, Creation
Blessed are you, Lord God, King of the universe
Your word brings on the dusk at evening
Your wisdom creates both night and day.
You determine the cycles of time,
arrange the succession of seasons,
and establish the stars in their heavenly courses.
Lord of the starry hosts is your name.
{ Living and eternal God, rule over us always.
Blessed be the Lord, whose word makes evening fall.
17
62.26
Let us give thanks to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing.
Before the world was made, God chose us in Christ,
that we might be holy and blameless before him.
Let us praise God for the glory of his grace,
for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son.
Ephesians 1.3-6
17
62.27 Praise
O Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Sing psalms, hymns and sacred songs;
let us sing to God with thanksgiving in our hearts.
Let everything you do or say be done in the name
of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God through Jesus Christ.
Colossians 3.16-17
(2) 63 LONGER ACCLAMATIONS AND RESPONSIVE SCRIPTURES
NOTES
1 Songs
Sections marked * may be said together as a song, rather than in responsive form.
2 Responsive scriptures
, marked +, may be used in the Ministry of the Word, where they may take the place
of a song or reading; or they may, with appropriate texts, be used as thanksgivings,
for instance as the climax to a Word Service. Others may be added to the selection here, provided care is taken to choose texts, and versions, which are rhythmical,
and to choose responses which are short, easy to say congregationally, and contribute
to reflection on the inner meaning of the scripture.
3 Praise responses
The following four responses should be regarded as standard responses, to be used
after biddings or in litanies in a similar way to the Prayer responses
:
1 Praise him:
Praise him
2 We give you thanks:
We praise your holy name.
3 Father in heaven:
We give you thanks and praise.
4 Jesus, Lord of all:
We worship and adore you.
(the first line of this may be appropriately varied, within the same rhythm, eg.
Jesus, Son of God; Jesus, born of Mary; Jesus, conqueror of death; Jesus, servant
of all; Jesus, Lord of heaven; Jesus, redeemer of the world. . .)
1
63.1 Advent
+
My soul is waiting for the Lord;
in his word is my hope.
My soul is waiting for the Lord;
In his word is my hope.
Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice.
In his word is my hope.
There is forgiveness with you;
therefore you shall be feared.
In his word is my hope.
My soul is longing for the Lord,
more than those who watch for daybreak.
{ In his word is my hope.
O Israel, wait for the Lord,
for with the Lord there is mercy:
In his word is my hope.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
My soul waits for the Lord;
in his word is my hope.
Psalm 130
3
63.2 Epiphany, Light
*
Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
light no darkness can quench.
Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening:
and the day is almost over.
Let your light scatter the darkness:
and fill your church with your glory.
You, Christ, are the King of glory:
You are the everlasting Son of the Father.
When you drew the sting of death:
You opened heaven to all who trust in you.
Come then, we pray, to the aid of your people:
We are bought at the price of your own precious blood.
When you make up the number of your saints:
Bring us with them to glory for ever. Amen.
4
63.3 Lent, Penitence
Incline your ear to me;
make haste to answer when I call.
Incline your ear to me;
make haste to answer when I call.
Lord, hear my prayer,
and let my cry come before you:
Make haste to answer when I call.
Hide not your face from me
in the day of my trouble:
Make haste to answer when I call.
You, Lord, endure for ever,
and your name from age to age:
Make haste to answer when I call.
You will arise and have compassion on ion,
for it is time to have pity on her:
Make haste to answer when I call.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Incline your ear to me;
make haste to answer when I call.
Psalm 102.1,2,12,13
{5
63.4 Cross
Father, you loved the world so much that you sent
your only Son to die that we might live through him.
*(For his words from the cross, we bring you thanks and praise:)
('Forgive . . .')
He forgave in the face of bitter hatred.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
('Today you shall be with me in paradise.')
He promised heaven to the forgiven sinner.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
("Mother . . . behold your Son")
He loved his Mother to the last.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
('I thirst . . .')
He shared in our physical suffering and longing.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
('Why have you forsaken me?')
He entered into our desolation and suffering.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
('It is finished')
He completed his saving work,
and made the new covenant of love between God and his world.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
('Into your hands I commit my spirit.')
He won the victory over sin and death for ever.
We give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
(*The quotations in brackets are best used only when there has been specific reference
in the service to Jesus' words from the cross. Not every section need be used.)
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63.5 Resurrection
Our Lord Jesus Christ, risen from death,
we praise you for changed lives and new hopes at Easter.
You come to Mary in the garden, and turn her tears into joy.
For your love and mercy we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
You come to the disciples in the upper room,
and turn their fear into courage.
For your love and mercy we give you thanks.
{ We praise your holy name.
You come to the disciples by the lakeside,
and turn their failure into faith.
For your love and mercy we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
You come to the disciples on the Emmaus road,
and turn their despair into hope.
For your love and mercy we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
You come to your people now,
and turn our weakness into triumph.
For your love and mercy we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
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63.6 Resurrection
Let the voice of God's praise resound;
He is the source of our life.
Let the voice of God's praise resound;
He is the source of our life.
Be joyful in God, all you lands;
sing the glory of his name:
He is the source of our life.
Come now and see the work of God,
how wonderful he is toward all people:
He is the source of our life.
He turned the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on foot:
He is the source of our life.
There we rejoiced in him.
In his might he rules for ever:
He is the source of our life.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Let the voice of God's praise resound;
He is the source of our life.
Psalm 66
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63.7 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
Before sun and light and moon and stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain:
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
We see the day when those who keep the house tremble
{ and strong women are bowed;
when men grind no longer at the mill,
because day is darkening at the windows
and the street doors are shut:
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
When the sound of the mill is faint,
when the voice of the bird is silenced,
and song notes are stilled,
when to go uphill is an ordeal
and a walk is something to dread:
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
Yet the trees are in flower
and insects are fat with food,
while we go to our everlasting home,
and the mourners are already walking up and down in the street:
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
Before the silver cord has snapped,
or the golden lamp has broken,
or the pitcher shattered at the spring,
or the pulley cracked at the well,
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory over death for ever.
Before the dust returns to the earth
and the breath to God who gave it:
Lord, we remember you, our creator.
You sent your Son to win the victory
over death for ever: Alleluia
Ecclesiastes 12.1-8
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63.8 Creation
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
Who decided the dimensions of the earth?
Or who stretched the measuring line across it?
What supports its pillars at their bases?
Who laid its cornerstone
when all the stars of the morning were singing with joy,
and the children of God in chorus were chanting praise?
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
Who pent up the sea behind closed doors
when it leapt tumultuous out of the womb,
when I wrapped it in a robe of mist
{ and made black clouds its swaddling bands;
when I marked the bounds it was not to cross
and made it fast with a bolted gate?
Come thus far, I said, and no farther:
here your proud waves shall break.
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
Have you ever visited the place where the snow is kept,
or seen where the hail is stored up,
which I keep for times of stress,
for days of battle and war?
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
From which direction does the lightning fork
when it scatters sparks over the earth?
Who carves a channel for the downpour,
and hacks a way for the rolling thunder,
so that rain may fall on lands where no-one lives,
and the deserts void of human dwelling,
giving drink to the lonely wastes
and making grass spring where everything was dry?
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
Have the rain or dew a father?
Who is mother of the ice or frost?
which turn the water to stone?
You are the eternal Father
all creation worships you.
Job 38
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63.9 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Sovereign Lord, creator of heaven and earth and sea,
and everything in them
We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
You shake us and fill us with your Spirit,
You stretch out your hand to heal,
to do signs and wonders through the name of Jesus.
We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
He is the author of life,
handed over to be killed for us.
You raised him from the dead,
and made us whole in him.
We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
Not many of us are wise by human standards,
not many are influential,
not many of noble birth.
{ We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
You choose the foolish to shame the wise,
you choose the weak to shame the strong,
the lowly and despised
so no one may boast before you.
We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
Your strength is made perfect in our weakness.
Your grace is enough for us.
We are your people, we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
Acts 4.24,30,31; 3.15,13;
1 Corinthians 1.26-29; 2 Corinthians 12.9
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63.10 General
In my mouth he has put a new song:
Praise to our God
In my mouth he has put a new song:
Praise to our God
I waited patiently upon the Lord;
he stooped to me and heard my cry:
Praise to our God
Many shall see, and stand in awe,
and put their trust in the Lord:
Praise to our God
I love to do your will, Lord God;
your law is deep in my heart:
Praise to our God
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips:
Praise to our God
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
In my mouth he has put a new song:
Praise to our God
Psalm 40
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63.11 Morning
The Lord is with us, he is our stronghold;
God will help at the break of day.
The Lord is with us, he is our stronghold;
God will help at the break of day.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble:
God will help at the break of day.
We will not fear, though the earth be moved,
{ and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea:
God will help at the break of day.
Come now and look upon the works of the Lord,
what awesome things he has done on earth:
God will help at the break of day.
Be still and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations;
I will be exalted in the earth:
God will help at the break of day
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is with us, he is our stronghold:
God will help at the break of day.
Psalm 46
17
63.12 Dedication
We offer to God our skills and our service,
our lives and our worship.
O God, you are the source of life and health and strength,
and in Jesus Christ you have given us a Saviour and a friend.
For the love that made you enter our world in Jesus
to share our joys and sorrows
and to die for our sin, Father
receive the gift of our love.
For the forgiveness you promise
to all who confess their sins
and trust in his sacrifice on the cross, Father
receive the gift of our penitence.
For the hope of eternal life we have in Christ
because you raised him from the dead, Father
receive the gift of our lives.
Because you are the Lord of all,
yet your ears are open to our cry;
and because we delight to praise you, Father
receive the gift of our worship.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth
are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Amen.
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63.13 Doxology
*
How deep the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God
How unsearchable his judgements,
and his paths beyond tracing out
Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counsellor?
{ Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay?
For from him and through him and to him are all things:
To God be the glory for ever Amen.
Romans 11.33-36
Thanksgiving may be extempore
,
eg:
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63.14 We thank God for the world he has made us,
and for all his love and care:
For the warmth of the sun:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For the rain which makes things grow:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For the woods and the fields:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For the sea and the sky:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For the flowers and the animals:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For families and holidays:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For all your gifts:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
Everything around us rejoices,
therefore give us joyful hearts
to praise you in your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17
63.15 We give thanks to God for all his gifts to us:
For birth and life and strength of body,
for safety and shelter and food:
we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
For sight and hearing and the beauty of nature,
for words and music and the power of thought:
we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
For work and leisure and the joy of achieving,
for conscience and will and depth of feeling:
{ we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
For grace and truth in Jesus Christ,
for the gifts of the Spirit and the hope of heaven:
we give you thanks.
We praise your holy name.
We shall not forget
that you are our God,
and we are your people,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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(2) 64 PROPER PREFACES
NOTE
Proper prefaces are indicated in Resource Section 8 for the Eucharistic prayers
there. These additional prefaces may be used with Rite A.
1
64.1 Advent
(and now we give you thanks because)
We look forward to the day when
you will make all things new
as he comes to judge the world.
1
64.2 Advent
And now we give you thanks
as we await the promise of salvation,
the desire of all the nations,
and the fulfilment of your good purposes
before the world began.
1
64.3 Advent
And now we give you thanks
because your Son our Lord was awaited by the prophets,
announced by an angel, conceived by a virgin,
and proclaimed at last to men and women of every race.
2
64.4 Incarnation
(and now we give you thanks because)
You shared our life in human form
from the warmth of Mary's womb to the stillness of the grave.
2
64.5 Incarnation
(and now we give you thanks because)
He was born in the poverty of a stable,
to make known the riches of your kingdom.
3
64.6 Epiphany
(and now we give you thanks because)
You have brought us from darkness to light
and made your light shine in our hearts.
You bring us to know your glory
in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4.6
{
3
64.7 Epiphany, Light
(and now we give you thanks because)
In the wonder of the incarnation
your eternal Word has brought to the eyes of faith
a new and radiant vision of your glory.
In him we see our God made visible
and so are caught up in love of the God we cannot see.
4
64.8 Lent, Penitence
(and now we give you thanks because)
By his death he broke the power of sin
and made us holy through his blood.
5
64.9 Cross
(and now we give you thanks because)
He is the true passover lamb offered for us,
to take away the sin of the world.
5
64.10 Cross
(and now we give you thanks because)
For our sins he was lifted up on the cross
that he might draw the whole world to himself.
5
64.11 Cross
(and now we give you thanks because)
Christ is the victim who dies no more,
the Lamb, once slain, who lives for ever,
our advocate in heaven to plead our cause,
exalting us there to join the angels and archangels:
6
64.12 Resurrection
(and now we give you thanks because)
By his death he has destroyed death,
and by his rising again
he has restored to us eternal life.
6
64.13 Resurrection
(and now we give you thanks because)
By his victory over the grave
he burst the gates of death for ever.
{
7
64.14 Ascension
(and now we give you thanks because)
He humbled himself to die on a cross
but you raised him high
and gave him the name above all other names,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Philippians 2.8,9
8
64.15 Pentecost
(and now we give you thanks because)
Through him we receive the Spirit of adoption,
telling us we are your children,
and crying 'Abba, Father'. Romans 8.15
8
64.16 Spirit, Pentecost
(and now we give you thanks because)
He breathed upon his disciples the power of your Spirit
to proclaim the good news to all peoples. John 20.21,22
8
64.17 Baptism
(and now we give you thanks because)
Through him we are saved for ever
and baptised into your service.
9
64.18 Creation, Harvest
(and now we give you thanks because)
All things are of your making,
all times and seasons obey your laws,
but you chose to create us in your own image,
setting us over the whole world in all its wonder.
You made us stewards of your creation,
to praise you day by day for the marvels of your wisdom and power:
so earth unites with heaven
to sing the new song of creation:
9
64.19 Bread of Life
(and now we give you thanks because)
He broke bread with those whom others scorned
and when the multitude were hungry
he fed them abundantly.
9
64.20 The Vine
{
(and now we give you thanks because)
He is the true vine, your chosen one,
in whom we are joined to bear fruit in plenty.
10
64.21 Word and wisdom
(and now we give you thanks because)
the wisdom of your word sustains all things,
and reveals you to us in your fullness.
12
64.22 City, World and Society
(and now we give you thanks because)
you call us to live in your city here,
while we look for the city which is to come,
designed and built by you,
with eternal foundations,
to which we journey as citizens of heaven.
Hebrews 13.14; 11.10
12
64.23 City
(and now we give you thanks because)
He gave up his life outside the city gate
and opened for all the way to heaven. Hebrews 13.12
13
64.24 Family
(. . .and now we give you thanks:)
A man leaves his father and mother
and is joined to his wife.
You make them one flesh.
You put us together in families,
to grasp your love and forgiveness,
care and protection, respect and authority
reflected in those around us.
And as we grow, you prepare to bring us
into the glorious freedom of your children,
as brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
Genesis 2.24; Romans 8.17,22
14
64.25 Saints
(and now we give you thanks because)
In him you have received us as your sons and daughters,
joined us in one fellowship with the saints,
and made us citizens of your kingdom.
15
64.26 Kingdom
{
(and now we give you thanks because)
He came among us as a servant,
to be Emmanuel, your presence with us.
15
64.27 Kingdom, Ascension
(and now we give you thanks because)
Jesus has been given all authority
in heaven and on earth,
to present to you, his Father,
a kingdom of truth, holiness and everlasting love.
16
64.28 Marriage, Love
(and now we give you thanks because)
In the covenant of marriage
you show us your divine love,
a mirror of your will for all creation
made new and united for ever.
17
64.29 General
(and now we give you thanks because)
As a mother tenderly gathers her children
you embraced a people as your own,
that with all the powers of heaven
we may find a voice to sing your praise.
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(2) 65 THANKSGIVINGS
NOTE
These may be used as part of, or the climax to, a Word Service, or as the preface
in Eucharistic Prayer D.
2
65.1 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
Blessed are you, God of all glory,
through your Son Jesus Christ.
His name is Jesus:
Because he saves his people from their sins.
He will be called Emmanuel:
God is with us. Alleluia
Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
He has come to his people and set them free.
He gave up all the glory of heaven:
and took the nature of a servant
.
In humility he walked the path of obedience:
to die on the cross
.
God raised him to the highest place above
and gave him the name above every name:
Jesus Christ is Lord
So all beings in heaven and earth will fall at his feet,
and proclaim to the glory of God:
Jesus Christ is Lord
Today Christ is born:
Alleluia
Today the Saviour has come:
Alleluia
Today the angels sing on earth:
Alleluia Glory to God in the highest
So, with angels and archangels, and all the company of heaven,
we praise you for ever, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 1.21,23; Philippians 2.9-11
2
65.2 Incarnation
Father, we give you thanks and praise
for Jesus Christ our Lord:
he was the word before all creation.
Through him all things come to be,
not one thing has its being but through him.
{
Jesus, light of the world
we worship and adore you.
Your life is the light that shines in the dark,
a light that darkness cannot overpower.
Jesus, light of the world
we worship and adore you.
The Word was the true light coming into the world.
You were in the world
that had its being through you,
and the world did not know you.
Jesus, light of the world
we worship and adore you.
You came to Your own, and they did not accept you.
But to all who accept you
You give power to become children of God.
Jesus, light of the world
we worship and adore you.
The Word was made flesh and lived among us,
and we have seen his glory,
as the only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.
Jesus, light of the world:
we worship and adore you.
So, with angels and archangels,and all the company of heaven,
we praise the Father for ever, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
John 1
2
65.3 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
Blessed are you, God of all glory,
through your Son Jesus Christ.
Heavenly King, born of Mary;
Jesus, Son of God
we worship and adore you
Word of the Father, crying as a baby,
Jesus, Son of God
we worship and adore you.
Robed in glory, wrapped in infant clothes;
Jesus, Son of God
we worship and adore you.
Lord of heaven and earth, laid in a manger;
Jesus, Son of God
{ we worship and adore you.
To you, Jesus,
strong in your weakness,
glorious in your humility,
be all praise and glory.
We join with all the company of heaven, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
2
65.4 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
Blessed are you, Son of Mary;
born a child,
you share our humanity:
Heaven and earth shout their praise.
Blessed are you, Son of David;
born to rule,
you receive gifts from the wise:
Heaven and earth shout their praise.
Blessed are you, Son of Man;
born our Saviour,
you are the light of the world:
Heaven and earth shout their praise.
With all the voices of heaven
we celebrate the coming of our God:
Heaven and earth shout their praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
3
65.5 Lent, Penitence
We give you thanks and praise, Father in heaven,
through Jesus Christ, your only Son, our Lord.
Through him you created the world.
Through his word the universe is sustained.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
Through him we come near to you,
with sincere heart and sure faith.
Because of the death of Jesus
we come into the holy place.
{ Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
He is our high priest.
He knows and feels our weaknesses.
He was tempted in every way,
like us, but did not sin.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
By his own blood he went through the tabernacle.
He entered once and for all into the holy place.
He obtained eternal salvation for us.
he is our perfect sacrifice.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
So we come by that living way,
the new way he opened for us,
to receive mercy and grace,
and to join with angels and archangels
and all the company of heaven, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hebrews 1.3; 4.15,16; 9.12; 10.19-22
5
65.6 Cross
Blessed are you, God of pain and mercy,
through your Son Jesus Christ:
Surely he has borne our griefs;
he has carried our sorrows.
Surely he has borne our griefs;
he has carried our sorrows.
He was despised; he was rejected,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief:
He has carried our sorrows.
He was pierced for our sins,
bruised for no fault but ours:
He has carried our sorrows.
His punishment has bought our peace,
and by his wounds we are healed:
He has carried our sorrows.
We had all strayed like sheep,
but the Lord has laid on him the guilt of us all:
He has carried our sorrows.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Surely he has borne our griefs;
he has carried our sorrows.
{ So, with angels and archangels,and all the company of heaven,
we praise you for ever, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Isaiah 53
5
65.7 Cross
Thanks and praise be to you, almighty God.
You justify us through faith
and give us peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through faith
we are saved by grace.
through him you brought us by faith
into this experience of your grace in which we now live.
And we rejoice in the hope of sharing your glory.
Through faith
we are saved by grace.
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Through faith
we are saved by grace.
And hope does not disappoint us
because you have poured out your love
into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
Through faith
we are saved by grace.
You show us how much you love us:
while we were helpless, Christ died for the ungodly.
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Through faith
we are saved by grace.
and through faith we stand in heaven and worship you
with angels and archangels, saying,
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Romans 5.1-9
6
65.8 Resurrection
Blessed are you,
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
By your great mercy
we have been born anew
{ to a living hope
through the resurrection of your Son
from the dead,
and to an inheritance
which is imperishable,
undefiled, and unfading.
Once we were no people,
but now we are your people,
declaring your wonderful deeds in Christ,
who called us out of darkness
into his marvellous light.
By the baptism
of his death and resurrection
you gave birth to your Church,
delivered us from slavery
to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant.
At his ascension
you exalted him to sit at your right hand,
where according to his promise
he is with us always,
baptising us with the Holy Spirit
and with fire.
The joy of resurrection fills the whole world,
and therefore we join with angels and archangels and the whole company of heaven,
in the song of unending praise, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
6
65.9 Resurrection
We give you thanks and praise
for the gospel we have received.
Christ died for our sins: Alleluia
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
He was laid in the tomb;
death could not hold him;
you raised him to life on the third day: Alleluia
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
Death came to all through Adam,
and sin reigned.
New life without end comes through Christ,
and he reigns for ever: Alleluia
He is risen indeed. Alleluia .
Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting?
Death is swallowed up in victory -
the victory you give us in Christ: Alleluia
He is risen indeed. Alleluia
We have been crucified with Christ,
{ and live his risen life,
to praise you for ever with angels and archangels:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
1 Corinthians 15
7
65.10 Ascension, Kingship
Thanks and praise be to you, Lord of heaven,
for Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
You gave him the name above every name,
so that we say,
Jesus, Lord of all
we worship and adore you.
King of righteousness, King of peace,
enthroned at the right hand of Majesty on high:
Jesus, Lord of all
we worship and adore you.
Great high priest, living for ever to intercede for us:
Jesus, Lord of all
we worship and adore you.
Pioneer of our salvation, you bring us to glory
through your death and resurrection:
Jesus, Lord of all:
We worship and adore you.
Every knee bows to you;
every tongue confesses:
you are Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
7
65.11 Ascension, Kingship
Father, we are in your Spirit and we hear your voice:
'I am the first and the last, who is, who was,
and who is to come.'
Before the worlds were made, Christ was alive.
Through him you created everything in heaven and on earth,
the seen and the unseen, spiritual powers,
lords and authorities,
the whole universe created through him and for him:
Lord of glory
we worship and adore you.
You sent him, the visible likeness
of the invisible God,
to reflect the brightness of your glory,
to sustain the universe with his word of power,
to achieve forgiveness for the sins of all.
{
Lord of glory
we worship and adore you.
And now he rules in heaven, mighty risen Lord,
his hair as white as snow, his eyes like fire,
his feet like polished brass, his hands full of stars,
his face bright as the noonday sun,
his voice like a roaring waterfall:
'I am the living one
I was dead but now I am alive for ever and ever.'
Lord of glory
we worship and adore you.
So, with angels and archangels,and all the company of heaven,
we praise you for ever, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Colossians 1.15-20;
Hebrews 1.3; Revelation 1.14-18
NOTE
The acclamation may be repeated between each line of the last paragraph.
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65.12 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
All of your creation groans with pain
like the pain of childbirth,
and longs to share the freedom of the children of God.
Your Spirit pleads for us
in groans words cannot express.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
The law of the Spirit brings us life in Christ,
and sets us free from the law of sin and death.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
Like all who are led by your Spirit,
we are your children.
By your Spirit's power we cry, 'Abba, Father'.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
The Spirit confirms that we are your children.
And if children, then we are heirs,
fellow-heirs with Christ, sharing his suffering now
that we may share his glory.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
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So by your Spirit we praise you for ever
and proclaim your glory with all the company of heaven, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Romans 8.2,14-25
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65.13 Spirit, Baptism and Confirmation
(NOTE
This section is not to be used with Eucharistic Prayer D)
Father, for your gift of water in creation:
we give you thanks and praise.
For your Spirit, sweeping over the waters,
bringing light and life:
we give you thanks and praise.
For your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
baptised in the river Jordan:
we give you thanks and praise.
For your new creation,
brought to birth by water and the Spirit:
we give you thanks and praise.
For your grace bestowed upon us your children,
washing away our sins
we give you thanks and praise.
So, Father, accept our sacrifice of praise;
By the power of your life-giving Spirit
bless these waters of your new creations:
Lord, receive our prayer.
May your servants who are washed in them
be made one with your Son,
who took the form of a servants:
Lord, receive our prayer.
May your Holy Spirit bring them to new birth
in the family of your Church,
and raise them in Christ, our anointed Lord,
to full and eternal life:
Lord, receive our prayer.
For all might, majesty and dominion are yours,
now and for ever. Alleluia , Amen.
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65.14 Creation
You are the image of the unseen God,
the first-born of all creation.
You created all things in heaven and on earth:
everything visible and everything invisible,
thrones, dominions, sovereignties, powers -
all things were created through you and for you.
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Lord of all creation
we worship and adore you.
You are the radiant light of God's glory:
You hold all creation together by your word of power.
Lord of all creation
we worship and adore you.
As you are the beginning,
you were first to be born from the dead.
all perfection was found in you,
and all things were reconciled through you and for you,
everything in heaven and everything on earth,
when you made peace by your death on the cross.
Lord of all creation
we worship and adore you.
The Church is your body,
you are its head.
You take your place in heaven
at the right hand of the divine majesty:
Lord of all creation
we worship and adore you.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Colossians 1.15-18
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65.15 City, World and Society
Father, you gave up your Son for us all:
you give us all things with him;
you call us, justify us, glorify us:
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
Jesus Christ died, was raised to life,
and pleads for us at your right hand.
Who can separate us from your love?
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
For your sake we face death all day long.
In your world we face trouble and hardship,
persecution, famine, nakedness, danger and death.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
But nothing separates us from your love
{ neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons,
neither the present nor the future,
nor any heavenly powers,
neither the world above nor the world below:
nothing in all creation can separate us
from your love in Jesus Christ.
Father in heaven
we give you thanks and praise.
In all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loves us,
and has freed us from our sins
and made us a kingdom and priests
to serve you for ever,
with all the company of heaven, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Romans 8.23-39
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65.16 Saints
Blessed are you, Gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
in the multitude of your saints
you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
We your holy Church acclaim you.
In communion with angels and archangels,
and with all those who have served you in every age,
and worship you now in heaven,
we raise our voices to proclaim your glory,
for ever praising you and saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord. . .
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65.17 Reconciliation
Almighty God, creator of the world
and everything in it,
Lord of heaven and earth,
you made the whole human race.
You have shown to us in Christ the mystery
of your purpose:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory.
You will bring all things together under Christ,
all things in heaven, all things on earth,
under him as head:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory
.
We have heard the word of truth, the good news
of salvation,
You have stamped us with the seal of your
{ Spirit of promise:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory
.
We who once were far away
have been brought near by the blood of Christ:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory
.
He is the peace between us,
and has broken down the barrier of hostility.
He has made us one new humanity
and reconciled us to you by the cross:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory
.
He killed hostility and brought peace,
peace to all near at hand, peace to all far away:
You chose us all in Christ to praise his glory
.
Through him we come, by the Spirit,
to you, our Father in heaven, singing
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Acts 17.25,26; Ephesians 1.9-13; 2.13-17
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65.18 General
Father, we give you thanks and praise
through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord.
Jesus is Lord of all creation
we worship and adore you.
1 Jesus left the glory of heaven.
We worship and adore you.
2 Jesus died to set us free.
We worship and adore you.
3 Jesus was raised to life again.
We worship and adore you.
4 Jesus reigns in glory now.
We worship and adore you.
5 We worship and adore you with angels and archangels
and all the company of heaven, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
This anthem may also be used
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Insertions: the following seasonal and other sentences may be inserted
at the points indicated. Not all need be used, and a selection should
certainly be made from sections 4 and 5. The response to each is
We worship and adore you.
1 Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary:
Jesus, cradled in a manger:
Jesus, Saviour, Christ our Lord:
Jesus, God in human flesh:
Jesus our Emmanuel:
2 Jesus lifted up for us:
Jesus stretches out his arms:
Jesus died for a dying world:
Jesus bore our sins and griefs:
3 Jesus lay within the tomb:
Jesus rose to life in triumph:
Jesus conquers death for us:
4 Jesus, Lord of life and death:
Jesus, Lamb upon the throne:
Jesus crowned, in glory seated:
Jesus, always pleading for us:
Jesus comes again in glory:
Jesus claims his kingdom here:
5 Jesus is the Son of God:
Jesus is the light of the world:
Jesus is the bread of heaven:
Jesus, our way, our truth, our life:
Jesus is the door to life:
Jesus is the first and last:
Jesus is the Lord of all:
Jesus our wisdom from above:
Jesus is the King of Kings:
Jesus is our friend and brother:
Jesus, healer of the sick:
Alleluia , praise the Lord
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(2) 66 SONGS
NOTES
a It is not necessary always to end each song with 'Glory to the Father . . .'.
It may be omitted as required.
b A song may be said responsively with the suggested response after each verse
or pair of verses. Alternatively, a song may be said, or sung, by all the worshippers
either together, or responsively by half verses or verses.
c A metrical version of a song may provide an alternative method of saying or
singing the song. See the Scripture Index on pages XXX for the biblical references
for each song.
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66.1 Advent
A Song of the Wilderness
Response
The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing
1 The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice:
the desert shall burst into song.
2 They shall see the glory of the Lord:
the splendour of our God.
3 Strengthen the weary hands:
make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to the anxious, be strong, fear not:
your God is coming in judgement to save you.
5 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened:
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6 Then the lame shall leap like the deer:
and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.
7 For waters shall spring up in the wilderness:
and streams flow in the desert.
8 The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing:
crowned with everlasting joy.
7 They shall obtain joy and gladness:
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 35.1 - 6.10
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66.2 Advent
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A Song of the Bride
Response
He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
1 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord:
my soul shall exult in my God.
2 For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation:
he has covered me with the cloak of integrity.
3 As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland:
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
4 For as the earth puts forth her blossom:
and as seeds in the garden spring up.
5 So shall the Lord God make righteousness and praise:
blossom before all the nations.
6 For ion's sake, I will not keep silence:
and for Jerusalem's sake, I will not rest.
7 Until her deliverance shines forth like the sunrise:
and her salvation as a burning torch.
8 The nations shall see your deliverance:
and all kings shall see your glory.
9 Then you shall be called by a new name:
which the mouth of the Lord will give.
10 You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord:
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 61.10-11 and 62.1-3
2
66.3 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
A Song of joy
Response
To us a child is born, to us a son is given.
1 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light:
Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
upon them the light has dawned.
2 You have increased their joy and given them great gladness:
they rejoiced before you as with joy at the harvest.
{ 3 For you have shattered the yoke which burdened them:
the collar that lay heavy upon their shoulders.
4 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given:
and the government will be upon his shoulder.
5 And his name will be called 'Wonderful Counsellor,
the Mighty God:
the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace'.
6 Of the increase of his government and of peace:
there will be no end.
7 Upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom:
to establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness.
8 From this time forth and for evermore:
the zeal of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen.
Isaiah 9.2-7 adapted
2
66.4 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
A Song of Prophecy
Response
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse:
and a branch shall grow out of its roots,
2 and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
3 the spirit of counsel and might:
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
4 He shall not judge by what his eyes see:
or decide by what his ears hear,
5 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor:
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.
6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb:
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
7 the calf and the young lion together:
with a little child to lead them.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 11.1-4,6
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3
66.5 Epiphany, Light
A Song of the New Jerusalem
Response
Arise, shine out, for your light has come.
1 Arise, shine out, for your light has come:
the glory of the Lord is rising upon you.
2 Though night still covers the earth:
and darkness the peoples,
3 Above you the Lord now rises:
and above you his glory appears.
4 The nations will come to your light:
and kings to your dawning brightness.
5 Your gates will always stand open:
shut neither by day nor by night.
6 They will call you 'The City of the Lord':
'ion of the Holy One of Israel'.
7 The sound of violence shall be heard no longer in your land:
or ruin and destruction within your borders.
8 you will call your walls 'Salvation':
and your gates, 'Praise'.
9 No more will the sun give you daylight:
nor the moonlight shine upon you.
10 But the Lord will be your everlasting light:
your God will be your splendour.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 60.1-3,11,14,18-19
3
66.6 Epiphany, Light
A Song of Restoration
Response
: I, the Lord, will comfort my people.
1 Listen to me you islands:
and people who live far away.
2 My servant, in the time of my favour I will answer you:
and in the day of salvation I will help you;
{ 3 I will restore the land:
and share out afresh its desolate fields;
4 I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free':
and to those in darkness, 'Come out to the light'.
5 They will feed beside the way:
and find pasture on every barren hill.
6 They will never hunger nor thirst:
sun and desert heat will never plague them,
7 for he who loves them will guide them:
and lead them beside springs of water.
8 Shout for joy, you heavens and exult, you earth:
mountains, break into song;
9 for I the Lord will comfort my people:
and will have compassion on my own in their distress.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 49:1,8-10,13
4
66.7 Lent, Penitence
A Song of Hosea
Response
Come let us return to the Lord.
1 Come let us return to the Lord:
for he has torn us and will heal us.
2 He has stricken us:
and he will bind up our wounds.
3 After two days, he will revive us:
On the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live in his presence.
4 Let us humble ourselves, let us strive to know the Lord:
for his justice dawns like the morning light,
and its dawning is as sure as the sunrise.
5 He will come to us like the showers:
like the spring rains that water the earth.
6 Ephraim, how shall I deal with you?:
How shall I deal with you, Judah?
7 Your love for me is like the morning mist:
like the dew that vanishes early.
8 Therefore I have cut them in pieces by the prophets:
{ and my judgement goes forth as the light.
9 For loyalty is my desire, and not sacrifice:
and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Hosea 6.1-6
5
66.8 Cross
A Song of the Servant
Response
By his wounds we are healed.
1 He was despised; he was rejected:
a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.
2 As one from whom people hide their faces:
he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
3 He bore our sufferings:
he endured our torments,
4 while we thought he was being punished:
and struck by God, brought low.
5 He was pierced for our sins:
bruised for no fault but our own.
6 His punishment has won our peace:
and by his wounds we are healed.
7 We have all strayed like sheep:
each taking their own way;
8 but the Lord has laid on him:
the guilt of us all.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 53.3-6
6
66.9 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
The Song of Moses
Response
The Lord is my strength and my song.
1 I will sing to the Lord,
for he has triumphed gloriously:
he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my song:
and he has become my salvation.
3 This is my God, and I will praise him:
the God of my father and I will exalt him.
4 Lord, who among the gods is like you:
majestic in holiness and working wonders?
6 In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed:
in your strength you will
guide them to your holy dwelling.
7 You will bring them in and plant them on your mountain:
the place you have made for your dwelling.
8 In the sanctuary that your hands have established:
you, Lord, will reign for ever and ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Exodus 15.1,2,11,13,17
6
66.10 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
A Song of Peter
Response
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:
who in his great mercy gave you new birth as his children.
2 He has raised Jesus Christ from the dead:
so that you have a sure hope in him.
3 You have the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt:
because it is kept for you in heaven.
4 The ransom that was paid to free you:
was not paid in silver or gold;
5 but in the precious blood of Christ:
the Lamb without spot or stain.
6 God raised him from the dead and gave him glory:
so that you would have faith and hope in God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. 1 Peter 1.3-4,18-21
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66.11 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
A Song of hope
Response
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me:
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted.
2 The Lord has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted:
to proclaim liberty for the captives,
and release for those in prison,
3 to comfort all who mourn:
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
4 the oil of gladness instead of mourning:
a garment of splendour for the heavy heart.
5 They shall be called trees of righteousness:
planted for the glory of the Lord.
6 Therefore I will greatly rejoice in the Lord:
my soul shall exult in my God,
7 for God has robed me with salvation as a garment:
and clothed me with integrity as a cloak.
8 For as the earth brings forth its shoots:
and as a garden causes the seeds to spring up,
9 so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise:
to spring forth before all the nations.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 61.1-3,10,11
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66.12 Creation, Harvest, Bread, Word
(especially suitable for use at the Eucharist)
A Song of the bread of heaven
Response
Jesus Christ is the bread of heaven.
1 You gave your people the food of angels:
and sent them bread from heaven.
2 It was ready to eat, though they did no work:
it was rich in delights, suiting every taste.
3 The food which you gave:
showed your sweetness toward your children.
4 It satisfied the desire of those who ate:
and was flavoured as each one wished;
5 That the children you love might learn, Lord God:
that they are not fed by various crops.
6 It is your word which sustains:
all those who trust in you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Wisdom 16.20-21,26
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66.13 Word
A Song of the Word
Response
Seek the Lord while he may be found.
1 Seek the Lord while he may be found:
call on him while he is near.
2 Let the wicked abandon their ways:
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
3 Turn back to the Lord, who will have mercy:
to our God, who will richly pardon.
4 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts:
neither are your ways my ways,' says the Lord.
5 'As the heavens are higher than the earth:
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
6 As the rain and snow come down from heaven:
and return not again but water the earth,
7 bringing forth life and giving growth:
seed for sowing and bread to eat,
8 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
it does not return to me empty,
9 but it will accomplish my purpose:
and succeed in the task I give it.'
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 55:6-11
11
66.14 Mission, Unity, Kingdom
A Song of a herald
Response
Lift up your voice with strength
1 Go up to a high mountain,
herald of good tidings to ion:
lift up your voice with strength,
herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
2 Lift it up, fear not:
say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God
3 See the Lord coming with might:
coming to rule with his mighty arm.
4 He brings his reward with him:
his recompense before him.
5 He will feed his flock like a shepherd:
and gather the lambs in his arms.
6 He will hold them to his breast:
and gently lead those with young.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 40.9-11
12
66.15 City, World and Society
(also suitable for Advent)
A Song of the Holy City
Response
Behold, I make all things new.
1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth:
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
and there was no longer any sea.
2 I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God:
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 I heard a great voice from the throne saying:
'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with people.
4 He will dwell with them and they shall be his people:
and God himself will be with them.
5 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes:
and death shall be no more.
6 There shall be no mourning
nor crying, nor pain any more:
for the former things have passed away.'
7 And he who sat upon the throne said:
'Behold, I make all things new.'.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Revelation 21.1-5a
14
66.16 Saints
A Song of wisdom
Response
Glory to the one who gives me wisdom.
1 Wisdom freed a holy people and a blameless race:
from a nation of oppressors.
2 She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord:
and withstood fearsome rulers with wonders and signs.
3 To the saints she gave the reward of their labours:
and led them by a marvellous road;
4 She was their shelter by day:
and a blaze of stars by night.
5 She brought them across the Red Sea:
she led them through mighty waters.
6 She swallowed their enemies in the waves:
and spat them out from the depths of the sea.
7 Then, Lord, the righteous sang the glories of your name:
and praised together your protecting hand;
8 For wisdom opened the mouths of the silent:
and gave speech to the tongues of her children.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Wisdom 10.15-19,20b-21
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66.17 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
The Song of Hannah
Response
My heart rejoices in the Lord.
1 My heart rejoices in the Lord:
my strength is exalted in my God.
2 There is no one holy like the Lord:
there is no one like you, no rock like our God.
3 For you Lord are a God who knows:
and by you our actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty are broken:
but the feeble gird on strength.
5 You Lord make poor and make rich:
you bring low and you also exalt.
6 You raise up the poor from the dust:
and lift the needy from the ash-heap.
7 You make them sit with princes:
and inherit a seat of honour.
8 For the foundations of the earth are yours, Lord:
and on them you have set the world:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. 1 Samuel 2.1-4,7,8
15
66.18 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
A Song of Salvation
Response
: I will trust and will not be afraid
1 Behold God is my salvation:
I will trust and will not be afraid.
2 For the Lord God is my strength and my song:
and he has become my salvation.
3 With joy you will draw water:
from the wells of salvation.
4 On that day you will say:
'Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name.
5 Make known his deeds among the nations:
proclaim that his name is exalted.
6 Sing praises to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously:
let this be known in all the earth.
7 Shout and sing for joy, you that dwell in ion:
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.'
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 12.2-6
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66.19 Peace
A Song of Peace
Response
Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
1 'Let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
2 That he may teach us his ways:
that we may walk in his paths.'
3 For the law shall go out from ion:
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations:
and settle disputes for many peoples.
5 They shall beat their swords into ploughshares:
their spears into pruning hooks.
6 Nation shall not lift up sword against nation:
nor ever again be trained for war.
7 People of Jacob, come:
let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 2.:2-5
16
66.20 Love, Peace
The promise of the New Jerusalem
Response
Rejoice with Jerusalem and exult in her.
1 Rejoice with Jerusalem and exult in her,
all you who love her;
2 share her joy with all your heart,
all you who mourn over her.
3 Then you may suck and be fed from her breasts
delighting in her plentiful milk.
4 For thus says the Lord:
I will send peace flowing over her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a stream in flood;
5 Jerusalem shall suckle you,
and you shall be carried in her arms
and rocked upon her knees.
6 As a mother comforts her child,
so will I myself comfort you,
and you shall find strength in Jerusalem.
7 This you shall see and be glad at heart,
your limbs shall be as the fresh grass in spring;
8 Then I myself will gather all nations
and they shall come and behold my glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Isaiah 66.10-14a,18b
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66.21 Love, Peace
A Song of God's Love
Response
Let us love one another, for love is from God.
1 Let us love one another:
for love is from God.
2 Those who love are born of God and know God:
but those who do not love
know nothing of God; for God is love.
3 Those who dwell in love:
are dwelling in God and God in them.
4 There is no room for fear in love:
love which is perfected banishes fear.
5 We love because God first loved us:
If anyone who hates another
says, 'I love God', that person is a liar.
6 If we do not love those whom we have seen:
we cannot love God whom we have not seen.
7 This commandment we have from God:
that those who love God must also love their neighbour.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. 1 John 4.7,8,16,18-21
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66.22 General
The Beatitudes
Response
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
1 Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2 Blessed are those who mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
3 Blessed are the gentle:
for they shall inherit the earth.
4 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right:
for they shall be satisfied.
5 Blessed are the merciful:
for mercy shall be shown to them.
6 Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
7 Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called children of God.
8 Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of right:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
9 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you:
and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.
10 Rejoice and be glad:
for your reward is great in heaven.
(Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen.) Matthew 5,3-12
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66.23 General
A Song of Salvation
Response
: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Blessed are you, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:
you have blessed us in Christ
with all the spiritual blessings of heaven.
2 Even before the world was made
you chose us to be yours in Christ:
to be holy and without blame:
3 In love you planned to adopt us
as your children through Jesus Christ:
4 that we might praise your glorious grace:
your free gift to us in your beloved Son.
5 In Christ we gain redemption;
through his blood our sins are forgiven:
How rich is your grace
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen. Ephesians 1.3-7
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66.24 General
A Song of Anselm
Responses
either: Jesus, as a mother you gather your people to you.
or: In your love and tenderness remake us.
1 Jesus, as a mother you gather your people to you:
you are gentle with us as a mother with her children;
2 Often you weep over our sins and our pride:
tenderly you draw us from hatred and judgement.
3 You comfort us in sorrow and bind up our wounds:
in sickness you nurse us, and with pure milk you
feed us.
4 Jesus, by your dying we are born to new life:
by your anguish and labour we come forth in joy.
5 Despair turns to hope through your sweet goodness:
through your gentleness we find comfort in fear.
6 Your warmth gives life to the dead:
your touch makes sinners righteous.
7 Lord Jesus, in your mercy heal us:
in your love and tenderness remake us;
8 In your compassion bring grace and forgiveness:
for the beauty of heaven may your love prepare us.
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66.25 General
A Song of Pilgrimage
Response
Glory to the one who gives me wisdom
1 While I was still young, before I began my travels:
I sought for wisdom openly in my prayers.
2 I asked for her outside the temple sanctuary:
and I will seek her to the end.
3 She has been the delight of my heart:
from first blossom to early fruit.
4 I have kept firmly to the true path:
I have followed her steps since my youth.
5 I bowed my ear a little and received her:
I found wisdom and was well instructed.
6 Glory to the one who gives me wisdom
I will live according to her way.
7 From the beginning I gained understanding from her:
therefore I will never be deserted.
8 Because I longed to find her with all my heart:
I have gained a good possession.
9 As my reward the Lord has given me a tongue:
with which I shall sing his praises.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now:
and shall be for ever. Amen.
Ecclesiasticus 51.13-18a,20b-22
(1) 7 INTRODUCTORY WORDS TO THE PEACE
71 introductory words to the peace
72 words for dedication
73 words at the breaking of bread
Note 20 in Rite A Holy Communion provides for the Peace to be used at other points
than the one provided. It can usefully be used at the beginning of the service,
or at the end of Communion or Family Service. Section 30 in Rite A provides for
other suitable words to be used instead of those in the service; some are provided at section
83, and more here. The pattern is easy to copy, for instance to provide words for
special occasions or to echo some particular teaching in the sermon. The introductory
words should not be a prayer, but an encouragement, based on Scripture, to minister
peace to one another. The second sentence, 'The peace of the Lord be always with
you' is best kept as a standard introduction to the response, but may be seasonally
varied, as for example, 'The peace of the risen Lord be always with you.'
1
71.1 Advent
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace:
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Luke 1.78-79
1
71.2 Advent
The God of peace makes us holy in all things
that we may be ready at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . 1 Thess. 5.23
2
71.3 Incarnation, Christmas
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to all on whom his favour rests:
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Luke 2.14
3
71.4 Epiphany
Sovereign Lord, your word has been fulfilled;
my eyes have seen your salvation:
now you let your servant go in peace:
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Luke 2.29
5
71.5 Cross
Now that we have been put right with God through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Romans 5.1
5
71.6 Cross
Now in union with Christ Jesus
you who once were far off
have been brought near
through the shedding of Christ's blood;
for he is our peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Ephesians 2.13
8
71.7 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
We are baptised into Christ:
live in the Spirit of Christ.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
8
71.8 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
The mind of sinful nature is death;
The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Romans 8.6
8
71.9 Trinity
Peace to you from God our heavenly Father.
Peace from his Son Jesus Christ who is our peace.
Peace from the Holy Spirit the lifegiver.
The peace of the triune God be always with you. . .
9
71.10 Harvest
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . James 3.18
11
71.11 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
We are the body of Christ.
By one Spirit we were baptised into one body.
Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
We are bound by the love of Christ.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
1 Corinthians 12.13
11
71.12 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
We are all one in Christ Jesus.
We belong to him through faith,
heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Galatians 3.28
13
71.13 Family
Jesus said, 'whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister and mother'.
As we have opportunity, let us work for good to all, especially members of the
household of faith.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
15
71.14 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
God calls us to peace:
In God's justice is our peace
Christ calls us to be God's people:
In Christ is our peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
Ephesians 2.14-15
15
71.15 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
Blessed be Christ, the prince of peace.
He breaks down the walls that divide us:
Praise Christ who is our peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
15
71.16 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
God has reconciled us to himself through Christ
and given us the ministry of reconciliation.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
2 Corinthians 5.18
16
71.17 Love, Peace
Love one another;
as I have loved you,
so you are to love one another.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . John 15.12
16
71.18 Wedding
We have celebrated the love of N
and N
.
We now celebrate God's love for all of us.
Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Peace in Christ to all of you . . . 1 Peter 5.14
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71.19 Love, Peace
Let love be genuine. Never pay back evil for evil.
As far as it lies with you, live at peace with everyone.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
Romans 12.9,17,18
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71.20 Love, unity
To crown all things there must be love,
to bind all together and complete the whole.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
Colossians 3.14
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71.21 General, memorials and in time of trouble
Jesus says to his disciples,
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Let not your hearts be troubled or afraid.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . John 14.27
17
71.22 General
Blessed are those who make peace:
they shall be called sons and daughters of God.
We meet in the name of Christ and share his peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Matthew 5.9
17
71.23 General
God will speak peace to his people,
to those who turn to him in their hearts.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . 1 Samuel
17
71.24 At an Agape
The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,
but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . . Romans 14.17
17
71.25 General
God has called us to live in peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
1 Corinthians 7.17
17
71.26 General
Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal,
be of one mind, live in peace.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
And the God of love and peace be with you. . .
2 Corinthians 13.11
17
71.27 General
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body you are called to peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
Colossians 3.15
17
71.28 General
Jesus said, 'Whoever does the will of God is my brother,
and sister, and mother.'
As we have opportunity, let us work for good to all,
especially members of the household of faith.
The peace of the Lord be always with you. . .
(2) 72 WORDS FOR DEDICATION
These, or other similar responses, may be used at the beginning of the service, at
the intercessions, at the Presentation of the Gifts, or before the blessing and dismissal.
Gifts of money or tokens of the life and work of the people, or of some particular aspect of service, may be placed on a table in the middle of the congregation or
presented to the presiding minister. Some of these responses might also be used
for the dedication of church officers and leaders, PCC members, stewardship or mission
visitors, etc. This may take place at the intercessions or at the Peace, and the minister
may first say, 'As mission visitors (or whatever. . .) we dedicate ourselves/you
to God's service.'
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72.1 Christ has offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins.
He is seated at the right hand of God.
Through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God,
the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Do not forget to do good and share what you have.
Such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
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72.2 The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
By his mercy we present our whole lives to God
as a living sacrifice.
17
72.3 Lord Jesus Christ, you emptied yourself,
taking the form of a servant.
Through your love, make us servants of one another.
Lord Jesus Christ, for our sake you became poor.
May our lives and gifts enrich the life of your world.
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72.4 The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
By his mercy we present our whole lives to God
as a living sacrifice.
Though many, we form one body in Christ.
We belong to one another.
By God's grace we have different gifts.
We will use them in faith.
Rejoice in hope, stand firm in trouble, be constant in prayer.
Filled with his Spirit we will serve the Lord.
See also 17
63.12
(2) 73 WORDS AT THE BREAKING OF BREAD
1
73.1 Advent
God of promise,
you prepare a banquet for us in your kingdom.
Happy are those who are called
to the supper of the Lamb
2
73.2 Incarnation
'I am the bread which has come down from heaven', says the Lord:
Give us this bread for ever.
John 6.33,34
3
73.3 Epiphany, Light
We break the bread of life
and that life is the light of the world:
God here among us,
light in the midst of us,
bring us to light and life
Song of Solomon 4
4
73.4 Lent and Holy Week
Every time we eat this bread
and drink this cup:
we proclaim the Lord's death
until he comes
1 Corinthians 11.26
6
73.5 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
Lord, we died with you on the cross.
Now we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now we share in your resurrection.
Live in us, that we may live in you. Romans 6.3,4
9
73.6 Creation, Harvest, Bread, Vine
Creator of all,
we have gathered many grains
and made them into this one bread.
We look for your Church to be gathered
from the ends of the earth
into the kingdom.
Didache
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73.7 General
'I am the bread of life', says the Lord
'Whoever comes to me will never be hungry;
whoever believes in me will never thirst.'
Taste and see that the Lord is good:
happy are they who trust in him
John 6.48,51; Psalm 34.8
(1) 8 EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
(2) ALTERNATIVE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER A
The president takes the bread and cup.
We celebrate together the gifts and the grace of God.
We take this bread,
We take this wine,
to follow his example,
and obey his command.
The Lord is here. or
The Lord be with you
His Spirit is with us.
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of the universe,
you bring forth bread from the earth.
Blessed be God for ever.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of the universe,
you create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed be God for ever.
The created universe praise you, its creator.
Sun and rain, hills and rivers praise you.
Blessed be God for ever
.
The fruit of the earth itself praises you:
Wheat and grape,this bread and wine we have,
are part of the riches of your earth.
You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honour and power,
for you created all things,
and through your will they have their being.
You made us in your image,
and went on loving us even when we turned against you.
You loved us so much you gave up your Son
that we may no longer be slaves to sin
but rise to life with him.
(A proper preface may be inserted here)
You lift us up to join the songs of heaven:
Worthy is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain,
to receive all power and wealth, wisdom and might,
honour and glory and praise
Until the kingdom of God comes
we keep the feast that he began.
The night before he died, at supper with his friends
He took bread and gave you thanks.
he broke it and shared it:
'my body, given for you'.
After supper he took the cup of wine:
'The new covenant, sealed with my blood.
Do this in remembrance of me.'
We celebrate his offering of himself
once for all on the cross,
his resurrection, ascension and coming again:
You chose us to be your people
or Dying you destroyed our death
You called us a royal priesthood Rising you restored our life
We offer you the sacrifice of praise. Lord Jesus, come in glory
We are your new creation in Christ:
Fill us with your Spirit,
to bring good news to the poor,
to heal the broken-hearted,
to announce release to captives
and freedom to prisoners.
As we eat this bread and drink this wine:
Come, Holy Spirit, flow through us,
fill our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
with your power and love.
With all in heaven we worship you
in songs of everlasting praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Silence should be kept.
The Lord's Prayer is said either as follows or in its traditional form
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory
are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
The president breaks the consecrated bread, saying
We are one with Christ in praise and glory,
heirs together of his kingdom.
We break this bread to share in his body.
We take and eat to proclaim
his death today.
We live by faith in the promises of his covenant.
We have this wine to share in his blood.
We take and drink to proclaim
his death today.
The president and people receive the communion
Proper Prefaces
Advent
So we look forward to the day when
you will make all things new
as he comes to judge the world.
Incarnation
You shared our life in human form
from the warmth of Mary's womb to the stillness of the grave.
Epiphany
You have brought us from darkness to light
and made your light shine in our hearts.
You bring us to know your glory
in the face of Jesus Christ.
Cross
Our sins lifted him high on the cross.
He draws the whole world to himself
and we worship him as now. . .
or
He is the true passover lamb
offered for us,
to take away the sin of the world.
Resurrection
By his death he has destroyed death,
and by his rising again
he has restored to us eternal life.
or
By his victory over the grave
he burst the gates of death for ever.
Ascension
He humbled himself to die on a cross
but you raised him high
and gave him the name
above all other names
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pentecost
Through him we receive the Spirit of adoption,
telling us we are your children,
and crying 'Abba, Father.'
(2) ALTERNATIVE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER B
The Lord is here. or
The Lord be with you
His Spirit is with us.
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, Lord God, our light and our salvation;
to you be glory and praise for ever
From the beginning you have created all things
and all your works echo the silent music of your praise.
In the fullness of time you made us in your image,
the crown of all creation.
You give us breath and speech that with all the powers of heaven
we may find a voice to sing your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
This anthem may also be used
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
How wonderful the work of your hands, O Lord
As a mother tenderly gathers her children
you embraced a people as your own . . . *
Insertions (a) optional here > see following pages
From them you raised up Jesus, our Saviour, born of Mary,
to be the living bread, in whom all our hungers are satisfied . . . *
Insertions (b) optional here > see following pages
On the night before he suffered on the cross, he came to table
with his friends, he took bread, saying,
'Take this, all of you, and eat.
This is my body which will be given up for you.' *
After supper, he took the cup, and giving thanks, he said:
'Take this, all of you, and drink my blood of the new covenant,
shed for you and for all, that sins may be forgiven.' *
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
Father, as we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all,
we remember his dying and rising in glory,
and we rejoice that he prays for us at your right hand:
* to you be glory and praise for ever
may be repeated as an acclamation after each of the asterisked lines.
Pour out your Holy Spirit over us and these gifts
which we bring before you from your own creation;
Show them to be for us the body and blood of your dear Son . . . *
Insertions (c) optional here > see following pages
Through him, with him, and in him,
with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,
we worship you, Father Almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
'Proper' Insertions
1 Ferial
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You filled them with longing for a peace without fear,
a justice that would never fail.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He offered his life for sinners,
and with a love stronger than death
he opened wide his arms on the cross,
(c) between lines 26 and 27
May we who eat and drink in his presence
be constant in prayer and strong in love
until all creation is one in Christ.
2 Bread of Life
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You fed them with manna in the wilderness
as they walked the pilgrim path in your sight.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He broke bread with those whom others scorned
and when the multitude were hungry he fed them
abundantly.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Make us one body, a holy and living sacrifice,
to serve you acceptably as a royal priesthood.
3 The Vine
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You planted them as your own choice vine,
but again and again they turned from you in sin.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He is the true vine, your chosen one,
in whom we are joined to bear fruit in plenty.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
As we taste and see that the Lord is gracious,
may we dwell in him, as he lives in us.
4 The Spirit
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You promised to pour upon them your Holy Spirit,
that the young might see visions
and the old have dreams of your coming Kingdom.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He breathed upon his disciples the power of your Spirit
to proclaim the good news to all peoples.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Renew the life of your Spirit
in all who share this eucharistic feast.
5 The Cross
(a) between lines 11 and 12
When they turned away and rebelled
your love remained steadfast.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
For our sins he was lifted up
that he might draw the whole world to himself.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Unite in his cross
all who share the food and drink
of his new unending life.
6 The Saints
(a) between lines 11 and 12
For all your creatures praise you
and your faithful servants bless you.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
In him you have received us as your sons and daughters
and made us citizens of your Kingdom.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Gather us into communion with (N
and) all your saints;
nourish and strengthen us in the life of heaven,
and confirm us in their faith and truth.
7 The Kingdom
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You spoke to them through prophets
who looked for the day of deliverance to draw near.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He came among us as a servant,
to be Emmanuel, your presence with us.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Gather your Church from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom,
that we, with all your people,
may share the eternal banquet you have promised.
8 Baptism
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You called them in covenant
to be a light to all the nations.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
Through him we are saved for ever
and baptised into your service.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
By the baptism of water and your Holy Spirit
may we witness to your truth in all the world
until he comes in final victory.
and/or
Remember your Church in every land,
redeemed by the blood of your Christ.
Reveal her unity, guard her faith,
and preserve her in peace.
Remember all who minister in your Church . . .
Remember those baptised this day . . .
9 Penitence
(a) between lines 11 and 12
Again and again you forgave them
and restored them to your love.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
By his death he broke the power of sin
and made us holy through his blood.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
At this table make us one in Christ,
open to us a new and living way into your presence.
10 Incarnation
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You taught them to hope for salvation,
the joy of every longing heart.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He was born in the poverty of a stable,
to make known the riches of your kingdom.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
As we break this bread and share this cup,
may we know the presence of your Word made flesh.
11 Resurrection
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You delivered them from slavery
and brought them to the promised land.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
By his victory over the grave
he burst the gates of death for ever.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Shine through the darkness of our doubt and sorrow
that the light of his risen presence
may brighten the path before us.
12 City
(a) between lines 11 and 12
You gave them the hope of a city
the place of unity and peace.
(b) between lines 13 and 14
He gave up his life outside the city gate
and opened for all the way to heaven.
(c) between lines 26 and 27
Dwell among us as we journey to the new Jerusalem
to be your people, where our God reigns for ever.
(2) ALTERNATIVE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER C
The Lord is here. or
The Lord be with you
His Spirit is with us.
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Lord God of justice and mercy,
you care for the world and for each of us;
we glorify your Name.
You call us to share your life and you give us your love.
You are a kind and compassionate Father,
always ready to forgive.
You rejoice in our joy, listen patiently to our troubles,
and comfort us in distress.
Father we glorify your Name for ever.
You show your love in Jesus Christ your Word made flesh.
He is your Good News to the world; through him we are saved.
He gave up his life on the cross to gain forgiveness for us.
Risen* Lord, we praise you.
At supper the night before he died, he took bread and broke it,
giving you thanks and praise.
He gave it to his disciples and said:
'This is my body given for you'.
Jesus, you are the living bread.
At the end of supper he took the cup of wine and said:
'This cup is the New Covenant in my blood.
Drink it in remembrance of me.'
Jesus, you are the true vine.
God of all holiness, we are gathered in your Name
to celebrate the sacrifice Jesus made for us all.
As we do this in remembrance of him,
May your Spirit show these gifts of bread and wine
to be for us his saving body and blood.
Holy Spirit, you are the Power of God.
Lord and giver of life, help us to work together for your kingdom,
and for that day when your justice and mercy will be seen everywhere.
By your grace unite us in Christ with your whole Church on earth and in heaven,
so that with one voice we may worship you and praise your Name:
*This may be changed seasonally to 'Ascended', 'Crucified', 'Lord born of Mary', etc.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,
Who was, and is and is to come.
To him be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
or
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Silence should be kept
The Lord's Prayer is said either as follows or in its traditional form
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory
are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
The president breaks the consecrated bread, either in silence or saying
this or another authorised form
We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.
(then Rite A sections 44-46)
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(2) ALTERNATIVE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER D
The Lord is here. or
The Lord be with you
His Spirit is with us.
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
For the Preface, one of the Thanksgivings from the Praise section of this book must
be used. It may begin with
Father, we give you thanks and praise
through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord,
because. . .
and end
So, with angels and archangels,and all the company of heaven,
we praise you for ever, saying
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
This anthem may also be used
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Praise and thanks to you, Father in heaven:
on the night before he died
your Son Jesus Christ took bread and wine.
He gave thanks and said
This is my body, given for you.
This is my blood, shed for the forgiveness of sins.
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit
as we bring before you these gifts
and remember his sacrifice
made once for all on the cross.
Feed us with his body and blood,
that we may live and grow in him.
Through him we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
Silence should be kept
The Lord's Prayer is said either as follows or in its traditional form
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory
are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
The president breaks the consecrated bread, either in silence or
saying this or another authorised form
We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.
(then Rite A sections 44-46)
(3) ALTERNATIVES
(3) 1 HOLY, HOLY
Part or all of a song which is a version of 'Holy, holy', such as the
following, may replace the 'Holy, Holy'
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord;
Holy is the Lord God almighty
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord;
Holy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come;
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the Lord;
Jesus is the Lord God almighty
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the Lord;
Jesus is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come;
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lord;
Worthy is the Lord God almighty
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lord;
Worthy is the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come;
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Glory, glory, glory to the Lord;
Glory to the Lord God almighty
Glory, glory, glory to the Lord;
Glory to the Lord God almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come;
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
(3) 2 ACCLAMATIONS
These may be used with any of the Eucharistic Prayers in Rite A, or
with those above
1 Dying you destroyed our death,
rising you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
2 When we eat this bread and drink this cup,
We proclaim your death, Lord Jesus,
until you come in glory.
3 Lord, by your cross and resurrection
you have set us free.
You are the Saviour of the world.
4 You chose us to be your people
You called us a royal priesthood
We offer you our sacrifice of praise.
5 With this bread and this cup
we show forth Christ's death
until he comes in glory.
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(1) 9 BLESSINGS AND ENDINGS
Section 54 in Rite A Holy Communion permits the president to say an alternative blessing.
Some are provided in section 77, and two more as sections 18 and 19 in Prayers for
Various Occasions. The ASB structure is easy to copy, to provide a blessing to fit with a special occasion or some particular emphasis in the worship or teaching:
an opening sentence which is a prayer that God will do something, followed by that
form of the blessing popularised by medieval bishops:
'. . .and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.'
Some further examples of that form are provided here, together with some alternative
structures, one of which is the three-part solemn blessing. This focuses on some
biblical story or doctrine, relates that to what we believe, and prays for a deepening of our experience of that aspect of God's work, summed up in the same form of blessing.
The dismissal, ending or blessing should always be the last item in any service,
and should not be followed by a hymn or more prayers.
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9.1 Advent
God sent his Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to come among us in great humility.
You look for him to come again in power and great glory:
Amen.
You rejoice at our Redeemer's birth to live with us.
As you live in the light of his coming,
may he free you from sin and make you holy,
steadfast in faith, constant in love and joyful in hope:
Amen.
And when he comes again in glory
may he reward you with endless life:
Amen.
And the blessing. . .
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9.2 Advent
Christ the Son of righteousness shine upon you and make you ready to meet him when
he comes in glory; and the blessing. . .
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9.3 Advent
May God himself, the God of peace,
make you perfect and holy;
and keep you all safe and blameless, in spirit, soul and body,
for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
and the blessing. . . 1 Thessalonians 5.23
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9.4 Incarnation, Christmas, Annunciation, Mary
God sent his angels from glory to bring to shepherds
the good news of our Saviour's birth:
Amen.
You have seen his glory,
the glory of the Father's only Son:
Amen.
May he fill you with joy
and send you out from his glory
to bring this good news to others today:
Amen.
and the blessing. . .
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9.5 Incarnation, Christmas
Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary:
revealed in his glory;
worshipped by angels:
proclaimed among the nations;
Exalted to the highest heavens:
believed in throughout the world.
Blessed be God, our strength and our salvation:
now and for ever. Amen.
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9.6 Mothering Sunday, Mary
When the Word became flesh
earth was joined to heaven in the womb of Mary:
may the love and obedience of Mary be your example. Amen.
May the peace of Christ
rule in your hearts and homes. Amen.
May you be filled with the joys of the Spirit
and the gifts of your eternal home. Amen.
and the blessing. . .
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9.7 Epiphany, Light
God led the wise men by the shining of a star
to find Christ, the light from light.
May he lead you also in your pilgrimage,
to meet your Lord:
Amen.
You believe God has brought you out of darkness
to share with his saints in the kingdom of light,
the kingdom of his Son:
Amen.
May the light of his glorious gospel shine in your hearts,
transform your lives,
and bring his light to others:
Amen.
and the blessing. . .
Colossians 1.13; 1 Corinthians 4.4
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9.8 Epiphany, Light
May Christ draw you to humility and worship,
and bring you to see God at work,
and the blessing. . .
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9.9 Epiphany, Wedding
God sent his Son
to provide new wine of joy
at a wedding in Cana:
Amen.
You believe God cares for us
and still has the power that turned water into wine.
May you experience the kindness and blessings
of his presence:
Amen.
May he work miracles in your lives, make glad your hearts,
and change you day by day to reflect his glory,
until that day when you see him face to face:
Amen.
and the blessing. . . John 2.1-11
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9.10 Lent, Penitence
You believe God will not despise
a broken spirit and a contrite heart:
Amen.
You believe Christ bore your sins
in his body on the tree;
you have been healed by his wounds:
Amen.
May he give you a spirit of repentance day by day,
pardon, peace, and the assurance of sins forgiven:
Amen.
and the blessing. . . Psalm 51; Isaiah 53
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9.11 Cross
You believe that by his dying
Christ destroyed death for ever:
Amen.
You have been crucified with Christ
and live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved you and gave himself for you:
Amen.
May he send you out to glory in his cross,
and live no longer for yourselves but for him,
who died and was raised to life for us:
Amen.
and the blessing. . . Galatians 2.20, 2 Corinthians 5.15
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9.12 Transfiguration
God of our forebears,
who called you to reflect his eternal glory in Christ Jesus,
transform you by his Spirit to an ever greater degree of glory; and the blessing.
. .
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9.13 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death,Funerals
You believe Jesus has been raised from the dead in glory:
Amen.
You believe you have been raised with Christ:
Amen.
May your hearts and minds be set on things above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God;
and the blessing. . . Colossians 3.1,2
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9.14 Resurrection, Heaven, Glory, Transfiguration, Death, Funerals
May Christ, who out of defeat
brings new hope and a new future,
fill you with his new life;
and the blessing. . .
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9.15 Heaven
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
bring us to the dwelling which your Son
is preparing for all who love you. Amen.
Give us the will each day
to live in life eternal. Amen.
Let our citizenship be in heaven
with your blessed and beloved,
the whole company of the redeemed. Amen.
And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be upon us and remain with us always. Amen.
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9.16 Ascension, Kingship
Christ our exalted King
pour upon you his abundant gifts
and bring you to reign with him in glory;
and the blessing. . .
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9.17 Ascension, Kingship
You believe Jesus has ascended to heaven
to prepare a place for you:
Amen.
You believe Jesus has taken his seat in majesty
at the right hand of the Father:
Amen.
May you have the joy of experiencing
that he is with you to the end of time
according to his promise;
Amen.
and the blessing. . . Matthew 28.16-20
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9.18 Ascension, Kingship
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power,
the glory, the splendour, and the majesty:
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom:
and you are exalted as head over all. Amen.
1Chronicles 29.11
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9.19 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
You believe God poured out his promised Holy Spirit
on the day of Pentecost:
Amen.
You believe you have been baptised with the Spirit and with fire:
Amen.
May his tongues of flame
burn out all evil from your hearts,
fill you with his love and peace,
and give you the gifts of his Spirit
and a voice to praise him for ever,
Amen.
and the blessing. . . Acts 2.1-4
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9.20 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
May Christ's holy, healing, enabling Spirit be with you
and guide you on your way at every change and turn;
and the blessing. . .
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9.21 Spirit, Pentecost, Gifts, Healing, Baptism and Confirmation
May the God of hope fill us
with all joy and peace in believing,
through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Romans 15.13
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9.22 Trinity
The Lord bless you and keep you:
Amen.
The Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you:
Amen.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace:
Amen.
The Lord God almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
the holy and undivided Trinity,
guard you, save you,
and bring you to that heavenly city,
where he lives and reigns for ever and ever:
Amen.
Numbers 6.24-25
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9.23 Word
Hear the teaching of Jesus:
'Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'
Go now to do God's will,
and the blessing. . .
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9.24 Word
Go now in peace,
knowing that you have been born again,
not of perishable seed,
but of imperishable,
through the living and enduring word of God,
and the blessing. . .
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9.25 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
Glory to God:
whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we ask or imagine.
Glory to God from generation to generation,
in the Church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3.20-21
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9.26 Church, Mission and Ministry, Unity
May God who gives patience and encouragement
give you a spirit of unity
to live in harmony as you follow Jesus Christ,
so that with one voice you may glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Romans 15.5,6
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9.27 City, World and Society
God, who has prepared for you
a city with permanent foundations,
bring you to the eternal and triumphant joy
of that city of the great King, and the blessing. . .
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9.28 Family
May the Father from whom every family in earth and heaven
receives its name
strengthen you with his Spirit in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith,
and that, knowing his love,
broad and long, deep and high beyond our knowledge,
you may be filled with all the fullness of God;
and the blessing. . . Ephesians 3.15-19
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9.29 Saints
God has given you, in the lives of his saints,
patterns of holy living and victorious dying.
He has made it possible for you to join with his saints,
and with them to inherit the light:
Amen.
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
to know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of the glorious inheritance
promised to his saints:
Amen.
You are no longer strangers and aliens,
but live as fellow-citizens of all the saints
in God's house.
May you set your hearts and minds on things above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God:
Amen.
and the blessing. . .
Colossians 1.12; Ephesians 1.17,18; 2.14
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9.30 Saints
May Christ who makes saints of sinners,
who has transformed those we remember today.
raise and strengthen you that you may transform the world;
and the blessing. . .
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9.31 Kingdom, Freedom, Reconciliation
Now may the blessing of God the Father,
who made from one every nation
that occupies the earth;
of God the Son who bought us for God
from every tribe and language and people
and nation;
and of God the Spirit who brings us together in unity,
be with us and remain with us always. Amen.
Acts 17.26; Revelation 5.9
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9.32 Kingdom, Advent
May God the Father, Judge all merciful,
make us worthy of a place in his kingdom.
Amen
.
May God the Son, coming among us in power,
reveal among us the promise of his glory.
Amen
.
May God the Holy Spirit make us steadfast in faith,
joyful in hope and constant in love;
Amen
.
And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
be upon you and remain with always. Amen
.
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9.33 Love, Marriage
May God the Father join you together
in mutual love and faithful living,
as he united Adam and Eve, our first parents.
Amen
.
May the Lord Jesus be present with you,
to bless your marriage with all his power
and gladden your hearts with the joy of Cana.
Amen
.
May the Holy Spirit fill you with a life of
strength and patience,
and crown you with the blessing of his heavenly gifts.
Amen
.
and the blessing. . .
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9.34 General
The Lord God almighty is our Father:
He loves us and cares tenderly for us.
The Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour:
He has redeemed us and will defend us to the end.
The Lord, the Holy Spirit, is among us:
He will lead us in God's holy way.
To God almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
be praise and glory today and for ever. Amen.
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9.35 General
The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
bless us and keep us. Amen
.
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9.36 General
Now may the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with you all,
and the blessing. . . 2 Thessalonians 3.16
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9.37 General
You are called and loved by God the Father
and kept safe by Jesus Christ:
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,
from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
. Jude 1,2
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9.38 General
May God give to you and to all those you love
his comfort and his peace,
his light and his joy,
in this world and the next,
and the blessing. . .
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9.39 General
Let us bless the Lord:
Thanks be to God.
Blessing, honour and glory be yours,
here and everywhere,
now and for ever. Amen.