Choral Eucharist for January 18th will be livestreamed and available online at Holy Trinity’s YouTube site from 10.55am at
https://www.youtube.com/live/gb2trtAants
Prelude:
WELCOME
Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
OPENING HYMN NEH 467 Through all the changing scenes of life (Wiltshire) (omit verse 3)
1 Through all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt his name;
When in distress to him I called,
He to my rescue came.
4 O make but trial of his love,
Experience will decide
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.
6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore. Amen
APPROACH TO GOD
The angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary;
and she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
And the word became flesh and dwelt among us;
and we have seen his glory, beheld his truth.
Come, let us sing praises to the Lord;
let us shout in triumph to the God of our salvation.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness;
let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord; Amen.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves.
If we confess our sins,
he who is faithful and just forgives us.
So let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.
We share a few moments of silence
CONFESSION
Almighty God, we confess to you,
and to our fellow members in the Body of Christ,
that we have sinned in thought, word and deed,
and in what we have failed to do.
We are truly sorry.
Forgive us our sins,
and deliver us from the power of evil,
for the sake of your Son who died for us,
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
THE ABSOLUTION
God, who is both power and love,
forgive us and free us from our sins,
heal and strengthen us by your Spirit,
and raise us to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.
GLORIA
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth,
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
We worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory,
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord god, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
receive our prayer,
for you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the most high, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
COLLECT
FIRST READING 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes. To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
ends with:
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN NEH 341 Blest are the pure in heart (Franconia)
Blest are the pure in heart,
For they shall see our God,
The secret of the Lord is theirs,
Their soul is Christ's abode.
The Lord, who left the heavens
Our life and peace to bring,
To dwell in lowliness with men,
Their pattern and their King;
Still to the lowly soul
He doth himself impart,
And for his dwelling and his throne
Chooseth the pure in heart.
Lord, we thy presence seek;
May ours this blessing be;
Give us a pure and lowly heart,
A temple meet for thee.
GOSPEL John 1:29-42
When the Gospel is announced:
Glory to Christ our Saviour.
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.’ And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.’
The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi’ (which translated means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and see.’ They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas’ (which is translated Peter).
At the end:
Give thanks to the Lord for his glorious Gospel
Praise to Christ our Lord.
SERMON
Anthem after Sermon:
NICENE CREED
I believe in one God
The Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only son our Lord,
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
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;
He is seated at the right hand of the Father,
From then he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the dead,
And the life everlasting. Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
PEACE
We meet in Christ’s name.
Let us share his peace.
OFFERTORY HYMN 353 Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton) (omit verse 4)
1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence praise.
2 In simple trust like theirs who heard,
Beside the Syrian sea,
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word
Rise up and follow thee.
3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silence of eternity,
Interpreted by love!
5 Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
PRAYERS OF OFFERING
Let us present our offerings to the Lord.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory,
the splendour and the majesty;
for everything in heaven and on earth are yours.
All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
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.
It is just and right that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you, Almighty God,
for you created all things;
in you we live and move and have our being.
Your power is shown in land and sea and sky.
As a mother gathers her children,
so you gather your people,
to teach us the way of compassion and love.
You sent Christ your son to dwell among us,
by the message of an angel, to be born of the Virgin Mary.
You send your Holy Spirit to draw us into deeper faith,
to inspire us to greater works,
and to sustain us in our calling.
Now with all creation
we raise our voices to proclaim your glory, sing your praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
God of power and might,
God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory,
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosana in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed are you, most Holy God, in Jesus Christ,
who came among us as servant and King.
Through him, the light to all nations,
you call a people to yourself,
to deliver them from bondage
to a land of promise,
where all your children shall be free.
On the night when he was given up to death
knowing that his hour had come,
having loved his own, he loved them to the end.
At supper with his disciples
he took bread and offered you thanks.
He broke the bread, and gave it to them, saying,
‘Take, eat. This is my Body: it is broken for you.’
After supper, he took the cup,
he offered you thanks, and gave it to them saying:
‘Drink this, all of you.
This is my Blood of the new covenant;
it is poured out for you, and for all,
that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in remembrance of me.’
We now obey your Son’s command.
We recall his blessed passion and death,
his glorious resurrection and ascension;
and we look for the coming of his Kingdom.
Made one with him, we offer you these gifts
and with them ourselves,
a single, holy, living sacrifice.
Hear us, most merciful God,
and send your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon this bread and this wine,
that, overshadowed by his life-giving power,
they may be the Body and Blood of your Son,
and we may be kindled with the fire of your love
and renewed for the service of your Kingdom.
Help us, who are baptised
into the fellowship of Christ’s Body,
to live and work to your praise and glory;
may we grow together in unity and love
until at last, in your new creation,
we enter into our heritage,
in the company of the Virgin Mary,
the apostles and prophets,
and of all our brothers and sisters
living and departed.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory be to you,
Lord of all ages,
world without end.
Amen.
THE FRACTION
The living bread is broken for the life of the world.
Lord, unite us in this sign.
LORD’S PRAYER
As our Saviour Christ has commanded and taught us,
we are bold to say;
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come; thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who 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.
INVITATION
Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
Happy are we who are called to share in his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and my
soul shall be healed.
COMMUNION HYMN 294 Just as I am, without one plea (Saffron Walden) (omit verse 2)
1 Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bidd'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come.
3 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea all I need, in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come.
4 Just as I am, thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve:
Because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come.
5 Just as I am (thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down),
Now to be thine, yea thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come.
6 Just as I am, of that free love
The breadth, length, depth and height to prove,
Here for a season then above,
O Lamb of God, I come
THANKSGIVING AND SENDING OUT
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious.
And his mercy endures for ever.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
Almighty God, whose way is light, whose Kingdom peace:
may we, who have this day partaken of holy things,
walk as children of light,
and be worthy heirs of your Kingdom.
This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord;
Amen.
BLESSING this or some other may be used
Now may Christ, who by His Incarnation gathered all things earthly
and heavenly into a single peace, fill us with all joy and peace in
believing; and the blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord
In the name of Christ. Amen.
FINAL HYMN NEH 271 Alleluya, sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
Alleluya, sing to Jesus,
His the sceptre, his the throne;
Alleluya, his the triumph,
His the victory alone:
Hark the songs of peaceful Sion
Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his blood.
Alleluya, not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluya, he is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received him
When the forty days were o'er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
'I am with you evermore'?
Alleluya, Bread of Angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluya, here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day;
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluya, King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluya, born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both Priest and Victim
In the Eucharistic Feast.
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