Choral Eucharist for January 12th will be livestreamed and available online at Holy Trinity’s YouTube site from 10.55am at
https://www.youtube.com/live/yhfgGSkmUzs
WELCOME
Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
OPENING HYMN
1 Bethlehem, of noblest cities
none can once with thee compare;
thou alone, the Lord from heaven
didst for us incarnate bear.
2 Fairer than the sun at morning
was the star that told his birth;
to the lands their God announcing,
seen in fleshly form on earth.
3 By its lambent beauty guided
see the eastern kings appear;
see them bend, their gifts to offer,
gifts of incense, gold and myrrh.
4 Solemn things of mystic meaning:
incense doth the God disclose,
gold a royal child proclaimeth,
myrrh a future tomb foreshows.
5 Holy Jesu, in thy brightness
to the Gentile world displayed,
with the Father and the Spirit
endless praise to thee be paid. 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
COLLECT
FIRST READING
A reading from the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 43:1-7)
Thus says the LORD,
he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.
Because you are precious in my sight, and honoured, and I love you,
I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life.
Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you;
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up’, and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;
bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the end of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.’
ends with:
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN
1 Hail, Thou source of every blessing,
Sovereign Father of mankind,
Gentiles now, Thy grace possessing,
In Thy courts admission find.
2 Once far off, but now invited,
We approach Thy sacred throne;
In Thy covenant united,
Reconciled, redeemed, made one.
3 Now revealed to eastern sages,
See the Star of mercy shine,
Mystery hid in former ages,
Mystery great of love divine.
4 Hail, Thou universal Saviour!
Gentiles now their offerings bring,
In thy temple seek thy favour,
Jesus Christ, our Lord and King.
GOSPEL
When the Gospel is announced:
Glory to Christ our Saviour.
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22) .
In the wilderness John proclaimed a baptism of repentance. As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’
At the end:
Give thanks to the Lord for his glorious Gospel
Praise to Christ our Lord.
SERMON
ANTHEM The Shepherd's Farewell (Berlioz)
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
1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the east, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining;
Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.
3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion,
Odours of Edom, and offerings divine?
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gifts would his favour secure:
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
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 SURSUM CORDA
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.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
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:
SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS
CONSECRATION PRAYER please sit or kneel
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
1 O little one sweet, O little one mild!
Thy Father's purpose thou hast fulfilled;
Thou camest from heaven to mortal ken,
Equal to be with us poor men,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
2 O little one sweet, O little one mild,
With joy thou hast the whole world filled,
Thou camest here from heaven's domain,
To bring men comfort in their pain,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
3 O little one sweet, O little one mild,
In thee love's beauties are all distilled;
Then light in us thy love's bright flame,
That we may give thee back the same,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
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
1 Rejoice, the Lord is King.
Your Lord and King adore;
mortals, give thanks and sing,
and triumph evermore:
Chorus
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
2 Jesus the Saviour, reigns,
the God of truth and love;
when he had purged our stains,
he took his seat above:
Chorus.
3 His kingdom cannot fail;
he rules o'er earth and heaven;
the keys of death and hell
are to our Jesus given:
Chorus.
4 He sits at God's right hand
till all his foes submit,
and bow to his command,
and fall beneath his feet:
Chorus.
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