Sung Eucharist on 1st October will be livestreamed and available online at Holy Trinity’s YouTube site from 10.55am on Sunday at https://www.youtube.com/live/F8iYefIN7q8
Prelude: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, BWV 654 (Bach)
Introit hymn NEH 225 Give me the wings of faith to rise (Song 67)
1 Give me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
2 Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears;
Thy wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins and doubts and fears.
3 I ask them whence their victory came;
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.
4 They marked the footsteps that he trod,
His zeal inspired their breast
And, following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
5 Our glorious leader claims our praise
For his own pattern given;
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heaven.
APPROACH TO GOD
I will go unto to the altar of God;
Even unto the God of my joy and gladness.
Our help is in the name of the Lord
Who hath made heaven and earth.
CONFESSION
We confess to God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed,
through our own grievous fault.
Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.
Almighty God have mercy upon us,
forgive us all our sins and deliver us from evil,
confirm and strengthen us in all goodness,
and bring us to life everlasting. Amen.
KYRIE Missa de Angelis (responsorial)
ABSOLUTION
May the Almighty and merciful Lord
grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins,
time for true repentance, amendment of life,
and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
GLORIA - (Plainchant)
Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son;
Glory to the Holy Spirit;
Ever three and ever one.
One in love and One in splendour
While eternal ages run.
RESPONSORY
Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, O Lord;
that thy people may rejoice in thee?
O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us;
and grant us thy salvation.
Lord, hear our prayer;
and let our cry come unto thee.
Let us pray:
COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open,
all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love thee,
and worthily magnify thy holy Name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT
Almighty God, whose people are knit together in one holy Church, the mystical Body of your Son, grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
FIRST READING (Revelation 7:9-17)
A reading from the book of the Revelation to John.
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing,
‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honour
and power and might
be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
For this reason they are before the throne of God,
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them,
nor any scorching heat;
for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’
ends with:
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm: 34: 1-4, 8-9
Response
Those who trust in him will understand
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
2 I will glory in the Lord;
let the humble hear and rejoice.
RESPONSE
3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord and he answered me
and delivered me out of all my terror.
RESPONSE
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they that trust in him!
9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints,
For those who fear him lack no-thing.
RESPONSE
SECOND READING (1 John 3:1-3)
A reading from the first letter of John
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Ends with
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN NEH 224 For all thy saints, O Lord (tune 178 'Carlisle')
1 For all thy saints, O Lord,
Who strove in thee to live,
Who followed thee, obeyed, adored,
Our grateful hymn receive.
2 For all thy saints, O Lord,
Who strove in thee to die,
Who counted thee their great reward,
Accept our thankful cry.
3 O Lord, thy name we bless,
And humbly pray that we
May follow them in holiness
Who lived and died in thee.
4 Thine earthly members fit
To join thy saints above,
In one communion ever knit,
One fellowship of love.
5 All praise to thee, O Lord,
The Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, God adored
While endless ages run. Amen.
GOSPEL (Matthew 5:1-12)
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
When the Gospel is announced:
Glory to Christ our Saviour.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. At the end:
Give thanks unto the Lord for his glorious Gospel
Praise to Christ our Lord.
SERMON
THE NICENE CREED
I believe in one God
the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
Begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God,
Begotten, not made,
Being of one substance with the Father,
By whom all things were made:
Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven,
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
And was made man,
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried,
And the third day he rose again
according to the Scriptures,
And ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory
to judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
The Lord, The Giver of life,
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and glorified,
Who spake by the Prophets.
And I believe One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead,
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
PEACE
We meet in Christ’s name.
Let us share his peace.
OFFERTORY PROPER
OFFERTORY HYMN NEH 205 Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)
1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and corner-stone,
Who, the two walls underlying,
Bound in each, binds both in one,
Holy Sion's help for ever,
And her confidence alone.
2 All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved by God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody,
God the One, in Threefold glory,
Singing everlastingly.
3 To this temple, where we call thee,
Come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
With thy wonted loving-kindness
Hear thy servants as they pray;
And thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls for ay.
4 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
Gifts of grace by prayer to gain;
Here to have and hold for ever,
Those good things their prayers obtain,
And hereafter, in thy glory,
With thy blessèd ones to reign.
5 Laud and honour to the Father,
Laud and honour to the Son,
Laud and honour to the Spirit,
Ever Three, and ever One,
One in love, and One in splendour,
While unending ages run. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
PRAYERS OF OFFERING
Blessed be thou, O Lord God, for ever and ever.
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness,
and the glory,
and the victory,
and the majesty:
for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine:
thine is the Kingdom, O Lord,
and thou art exalted as head above all:
all things come of thee,
and of thine own do we give unto thee.
Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is meet and right so to do.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty,
that we should at all times, and in all places,
give thanks unto thee, O Lord,
Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God.
Therefore with Angels and Archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we laud and magnify thy glorious Name;
evermore praising thee and singing:
SANCTUS
All glory and thanksgiving be to thee,
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
for that thou of thy tender mercy
didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ
to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption;
who, by his own oblation of himself once offered,
made a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction,
for the sins of the whole world;
and did institute,
and in his holy Gospel command us to continue,
a perpetual memorial of that his precious death and sacrifice until his coming again.
For, in the night that he was betrayed, he took bread;
and when he had given thanks, he brake it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you:
Do this in remembrance of me.
Likewise after supper he took the cup;
and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of this,
for this is my Blood of the new testament,
which is shed for you and for many
for the remission of sins:
Do this as oft as ye shall drink it in remembrance of me.
Wherefore, O Lord, and heavenly Father,
according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
we thy humble servants do celebrate
and make here before thy Divine Majesty,
with these thy holy gifts,
which we now offer unto thee,
the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make;
having in remembrance his blessed passion,
and precious death,
his mighty resurrection, and glorious ascension;
rendering unto thee most hearty thanks
for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same,
and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
And we thine unworthy servants beseech thee,
most merciful Father,
to hear us,
and to send thy Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine,
that, being blessed and hallowed by his life-giving power,
they may become the Body and Blood
of thy most dearly beloved Son,
to the end that all who shall receive the same
may be sanctified both in body and soul,
and preserved unto everlasting life.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness,
mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.
And here we humbly offer and present unto thee,
O Lord,
ourselves, our souls and bodies,
to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee,
beseeching thee to accept this our bounden duty and service,
not weighing our merits,
but pardoning our offences,
through Jesus Christ our Lord:
by whom, and with whom,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
all honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end.
Amen.
FRACTION
The bread is broken in silence.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
As our Saviour Christ hath commanded and taught us,
we are bold to say,
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
AGNUS DEI
PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS.
We do not presume
to come to this thy Holy Table,
O merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in thy manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy
so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table:
but thou art the same Lord,
whose property is always to have mercy.
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the Flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ,
and to drink his Blood,
that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his most sacred Body,
and our souls washed through his most precious Blood,
and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
Communion Hymn: NEH 280 Deck thyself, thy soul, with gladness (Schmücke Dich) (omit v. 2)
1 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness,
Come into the daylight's splendour,
There with joy thy praises render
Unto him whose grace unbounded
Hath this wondrous banquet founded;
High o'er all the heavens he reigneth,
Yet to dwell with thee he deigneth.
3 Sun, who all my life dost brighten;
Light, who dost my soul enlighten,
Joy, the sweetest man e'er one knoweth;
Fount, whence all my being floweth:
At thy feet I cry, my Maker,
Let me be a fit partaker
Of this blessed food from heaven,
For our good, thy glory, given.
4 Jesus, Bread of Life, I pray thee,
Let me gladly here obey thee;
Never to my hurt invited,
Be thy love with love requited:
From this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
Through the gifts thou here dost give me,
As thy guest in heaven receive me.
THANKSGIVING AND SENDING OUT
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious.
And his mercy endureth for ever.
Let us pray.
THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The following or some other seasonal prayer may be said:
O Lord our God, thou Saviour of the world,
through whom we have celebrated these Holy Mysteries:
receive our humble thanksgiving,
and of thy great mercy
vouchsafe to sanctify us evermore in body and soul;
who livest and reignest
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen.
BLESSING
DISMISSAL
Go forth in peace.
Thanks be to God.
FINAL HYMN NEH 197 For all the saints (Sine Nomine) (omit vv. 3 & 5)
1 For all the saints who from their labours rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be for ever blest:
Alleluia, alleluia!
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou in the darkness still their one true light:
Alleluia, alleluia!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine:
Alleluia, alleluia!
6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blest:
Alleluia, alleluia!
7 But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of Glory passes on his way!
Alleluia, alleluia!
8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, alleluia!
ORGAN VOLUNTARY: Improvisation on 'Urbs beata Jerusalem'