1st Sunday Service | Holy Trinity Melrose

Traditional Language Eucharist on 1st February will be livestreamed and available online at Holy Trinity’s YouTube site from 10.55am on Sunday at https://www.youtube.com/live/cGGud6HUYxM

Welcome

Introit hymn HO&N 373 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (Mannheim)

1 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us
for we have no help but thee;
yet possessing every blessing,
if our God our Father be.

2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
all our weakness thou dost know;
thou didst tread this earth before us,
thou didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and dreary, faint and weary,
through the desert thou didst go.

3 Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy.

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) (omitted in Advent and Lent)

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

FIRST READING (Malachi 3:1-5)

A reading from the Prophet Malachi

See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

Then I will draw near to you for judgement; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.

ends with:
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 24:1-6

RESPONSE

The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world and all who dwell therein.
2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas
and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
RESPONSE

3 ‘Who can ascend upon the hill of the Lord?
and who can stand in his holy place?
4 ‘Those who have clean hands and a pure heart,
who have not pledged themselves to falsehood, nor sworn by what is a fraud.
RESPONSE

5 ‘They shall receive a blessing from the Lord
and a just reward from the God of their salvation.’
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
RESPONSE

SECOND READING (Hebrews 2:14-18)

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews

Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

ends with:
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

GRADUAL HYMN HO&N 139 Faithful vigil ended (Pastor Pastorum)

Faithful vigil ended,
watching, waiting cease;
Master, grant your servant
his discharge in peace.

All the Spirit promised,
all the Father willed,
now these eyes behold it
perfectly fulfilled.

This your great deliverance
sets your people free;
Christ their light uplifted
all the nations see.

Christ, your people's glory!
Watching, doubting cease:
grant to us your servants
our discharge in peace.

GOSPEL (Luke 2:22-40)

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke

When the Gospel is announced:

Glory to Christ our Saviour.

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.’

And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’

There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him. Luke 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 HO&N 289 I come with joy, a child of God (St Botolph)

This is the definitive version of the text.

1 I come with joy, a child of God,
forgiven, loved and free,
the life of Jesus to recall,
in love laid down for me.

2 I come with Christians far and near
to find, as all are fed,
the new community of love
in Christ's communion bread.

3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share,
each proud division ends.
The love that made us, makes us one,
and strangers now are friends.

4 The Spirit of the risen Christ,
unseen, but ever near,
is in such friendship better known,
alive among us here.

5 Together met, together bound
by all that God has done,
we'll go with joy, to give the world
the love that makes us one.

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.

(a seasonal preface may be added here)

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 Missa de Angelis (responsorial)

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 Missa de Angelis (responsorial)

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: HO&N 72 Bread is blessed and broken (Grace In Essence)

Bread is blessed and broken,
wine is blessed and poured:
take this and remember
Christ the Lord.

Share the food of heaven
Earth can not afford.
Here is grace in essence -
Christ the Lord.

Know yourself forgiven,
find yourself restored,
meet a friend for ever -
Christ the Lord.

God has kept his promise
sealed by sign and word:
here, for those who want him -
Christ the Lord.

John L Bell (born 1949) and Graham Maule (1958-2019)
© 1989 WGRG, c/o Iona Community
Used By Permission. CCLI Licence No. 121191

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 HO&N 428 Love divine, all loves excelling (Blaenwern) (omit v. 2)

1 Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.

3 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast,
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest.

4 Take away the love of sinning,
Alpha and Omega be,
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty

5 Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy grace receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave.

6 Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above,
Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.

7 Finish then thy new creation,
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored in thee.

8 Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!

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