ADVENT 2
10th DECEMBER
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WELCOME
INTRODUCTION
Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
THE ADVENT PROSE (From Isaiah 64)
Be not wroth, very sore O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever. The Holy Cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation, our holy and beautiful house, wherefore our forefathers praised thee.
REFRAIN: Drop down ye heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness.
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know me and believe me: I,even I, am the Lord, and beside me there is no Saviour: and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
REFRAIN: Drop down ye heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness.
Comfort ye, Comfort ye, my people, my Salvation shall not tarry. I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions. Fear not, for I will save thee; for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy one of Israel, thy redeemer.
REFRAIN: Drop down ye heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness.
APPROACH TO GOD
To you O Lord, I lift up my soul
my God I trust in you.
Show me your ways, O Lord
and teach me your paths.
We wait upon your loving kindness O Lord
in the midst of your Temple.
Be strong and do not fear,
for God will come to save us.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
close at hand.”; Let us turn from sin and turn to the Lord, confessing our
sins in penitence and faith.
Silence
CONFESSION
God and Father of all:
We prepare our hearts for the coming of your Son,
And we confess our sins, of thought, word and deed:
In what we have done and in what we have failed to do.
Forgive our sins, cleanse our hearts,
and keep us faithful for the coming of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
THE ABSOLUTION
Almighty God, who sent your only-begotten Son to reconcile the world
to Yourself; lift our hearts from the darkness of sin, have mercy upon
us, pardon and forgive us, and raise us to new life, in Christ our Lord.
Amen.
KYRIE
COLLECT(S)
The Liturgy of the Word
FIRST READING -. Isaiah 40:1-11
Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
A voice says, "Cry out!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, "Here is your God!" See, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 85 (1-2, 10-13)
Refrain: Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
1 Lord, you were gracious to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the offence of your people
and covered all their sins.
Refrain: Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
10 Mercy and truth are met together,
righteousness and peace have kissed each other;
11 Truth shall spring up from the earth
and righteousness look down from heaven.
Refrain: Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
12 The Lord will indeed give all that is good,
and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him
and direct his steps in the way.
Refrain: Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
SECOND READING - 2 Peter 3:8-15a
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire?
But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home. Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
GRADUAL HYMN
Come, Thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
GOSPEL – A reading from the gospel of Mark 1:1-8
Glory to Christ Our Saviour
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'" John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Praise to Christ Our Lord.
SERMON
ANTHEM; How beauteous are their feet (Stanford)
CREED from Philippians Chapter 2
We believe in One God
Father Son and Holy Spirit, Trinity in Unity.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son:
Though he was divine
he made himself nothing
Taking the form of a slave.
He was born in human likeness
He humbled himself
and became obedient even to death on a cross.
God has raised him on high
and given him the name that is above all names;
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow
and every tongue proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord
to the glory of God the Father Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
PEACE
We meet in Christ’s name.
Let us share his peace.
OFFERTORY HYMN
Long ago, prophets knew
Christ would come, born a Jew.
Come to make all things new;
Bear his People's burden,
Freely love and pardon.
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
When he comes,
Who will make him welcome?
God in time, God in man,
This is God's timeless plan:
He will come, as a man,
Born himself of woman,
God divinely human.
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
When he comes,
Who will make him welcome?
Mary, hail! Though afraid;
She believed, she obeyed.
In her womb God is laid;
Till the time expected
Nurtured and protected.
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
When he comes,
Who will make him welcome?
Journey ends! Where afar
Bethlem shines, like a star,
Stable door stands ajar.
Unborn Son of Mary,
Saviour, do not tarry!
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
Jesus comes!
Jesus comes!
We will make him welcome!
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
PRAYERS OF OFFERING
Even as this broken bread was once scattered over the hills as wheat,
and when gathered together, became one mass, so let your Church be
gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, for
Yours is the Glory and the Power through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
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.
Worship and praise belong to you, author of light and life.
Out of nothing you formed the heavens and the earth,
and still you create and renew all things.
The Universe proclaims your power until time will be no more.
In Christ your Son, the life of heaven and earth were joined,
sealing the promise of a new creation, given, yet still to come.
For now we know only in part; then we shall fully understand.
In the beginning your spirit brooded over the face of the waters, calling
into being all that is. And so we wait in joyful hope, for the fulfilment of
all things in the coming of your Son.
As children of your redeeming purpose,
who watch and work for the coming of your Kingdom,
we offer you our praise, with angels and archangels
and the whole company of heaven
singing the hymn of your unending glory.
SANCTUS
CONSECRATION PRAYER
Glory and thanksgiving be to you, most loving creator,
for the gift of your son, born in human flesh.
He is the word existing beyond time,
both source and final purpose,
bringing to wholeness all that is made.
Obedient to your will, he died upon the cross.
By your power you raised him from the dead.
He broke the bonds of evil, and set your people free
to be his body in the world.
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.
THE EPICLESIS
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.
AGNUS DEI
PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS
We do not presume to come to this holy sacrament, merciful Lord,
because we are strong, but because we are weak;
not because of our goodness,
but because we need mercy and help.
We come in weakness, and frailty, and humility.
We come because we love the Lord a little,
and seek to love him more.
We come to take, and eat, in remembrance of you.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
COMMUNION HYMN
Thy kingdom come! On bended knee
the passing ages pray;
and faithful souls have yearned to see
on earth that kingdom's day.
And lo, already on the hills
the flags of dawn appear;
gird up your loins, ye prophet souls,
proclaim the day is near:
The day in whose clear-shining light
all wrong shall stand revealed,
when justice shall be throned in might,
and every hurt be healed;
When knowledge, hand in hand with peace,
shall walk the earth abroad:
the day of perfect righteousness,
the promised day of God.
THANKSGIVING AND SENDING OUT
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious.
And his mercy endures for ever.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
Loving God, your steadfast purpose is the completion of all things
in your Son. May we who have received the pledges of the
kingdom, live by faith, walk in hope and be renewed in love, until
the world reflects your glory and you are all in all; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING
Now may Christ the Sun of Righteousness shine upon us, and scatter
all darkness from before our path; and the blessing of God Almighty;
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be with us and those for whom
we pray, now and always. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
FINAL HYMN
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, O come Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Voluntary
COMPLINE
The Officiant begins
The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.
BRETHREN, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
whom resist, stedfast in the faith. 1 St. Peter 5. 8, 9.
V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us;
R. Thanks be to God.
Our help is in the name of the Lord
Who hath made heaven and earth
Then, all kneeling, the Minister and people shall say,
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.
The Absolution, to be pronounced by the Priest alone.
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.
Minister. O God, make speed to save us;
Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
Minister. Praise ye the Lord
Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.
HYMN
1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel;
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
2 O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
3 O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine Advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
4 O come, O come, Thou Lord of might!
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
ANTIPHON - Have mercy upon me O God; and hearken unto my prayer
PSALM 91. Qui habitat.
WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the most High: shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong
hold : my God, in him will I trust
3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter and
from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be
safe under his feathers : his faithfulness and truth shall be thy
shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night : nor for the
arrow that flieth by day;
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the
sickness that destroyeth in the noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy
right hand : but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward
of the ungodly.
9 For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast set thine house of
defence very high.
10 There shall no evil happen unto thee neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee : to keep
thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee in their hands that thou hurt not thy
foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I
deliver him : I will set him up, because he hath known my
Name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him yea, I am with
him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.
16 With long life will I satisfy him : and shew him my salvation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.
ANTIPHON - Have mercy upon me O God; and hearken unto my prayer
LESSON; Revelation 21.8-22.7
V. Into thy hands O lord, I commend my spirit
R. Into thy hands O Lord, I commend my spirit
V. For thou has redeemed me, Thou Lord God of truth
R. I commend my spirit
V. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
R. Into thy hands O Lord, I commend my Spirit
V. Keep me as the apple of an eye;
R. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
Anthem.
Save us, O Lord, while waking, and defend us while sleeping :
that when we are awake we may watch with Christ,
and when we sleep we may rest in peace.
THE NUNC DIMITTIS
Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace; according to thy word
For mine eyes have see: thy salvation
Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all peoples.
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles; And to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen.
Anthem. Save us, O Lord, while waking, and defend us while
sleeping : that when we are awake we may watch with Christ,
and when we sleep we may rest in peace.
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. Amen.
Let us pray.
VISIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, this place, and drive far from
it all the snares of the enemy. Let thy holy angels dwell herein
to preserve us in peace, and may thy blessing be upon us
evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BE present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent
hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes
and chances of this fleeting world may repose upon thy eternal
changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God give us grace that we may cast away the works
of darkness and put upon us the armour of light; now in the
time of this mortal life, in which thy son Jesus Christ came to
visit us in great humility; that in the last day when he shall
come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and
the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost now and for
ever. Amen.
HYMN
Remember, O thou Man,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
Remember, O thou Man,
Thy time is spent.
Remember, O thou Man,
How thou camest to me then,
And I did what I can.
Therefore repent.
Remember God's goodness,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
Remember God's goodness
And promise made.
Remember God's goodness,
How his only Son he sent
Our sins for to redress.
Be not afraid.
The Angels all did sing,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
The Angels all did sing
On Sion hill.
The Angels all did sing
Praises to our Heavenly King,
And peace to man living,
With right good will.
To Bethlehem did they go,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
To Bethlehem did they go
This thing to see.
To Bethlehem did they go
To see whether it was so,
Whether Christ was born or no,
To set us free.
In Bethlehem was he born,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
In Bethlehem was he born
For mankind dear.
In Bethlehem was he born
For us that were forlorn.
And therefore took no scorn
Our sins to bear.
Give thanks to God always,
O thou Man, O thou Man,
Give thanks to God always
With hearts most jolly.
Give thanks to God always
Upon this blessed day.
Let all men sing and say,
Holy, Holy.
V. We will lay us down in peace and take our rest;
R. For it is thou, Lord, only that makest us dwell in safety.
V. Abide with us, Lord
R. FOr it is toward evening and the day is far spent
V. As the watchmen look for morning
R. So do we look for the Lord Christ
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with Thy spirit.
V. Let us bless the Lord;
R. Thanks be to God.
THE Almighty and merciful Lord,
Father, Son, Land Holy Ghost,
bless and keep us.