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Traditional Language Eucharist on 4th May will be livestreamed and available online at Holy Trinity’s YouTube site from 10.55am on Sunday at  https://www.youtube.com/live/4Se5iQfBWUM

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Welcome

 

Introit 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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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.

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KYRIE

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   

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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    Acts 9:1-6

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 

Saul, still breathing threatens and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, And asked him for letters to Damascus to the synagogues, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him: He fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord? The reply came, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting: But get up and enter the city and you will be told what you are to do.’

This is the word of the Lord 
Thanks be to God.
 
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm: 30: 1-4, 12-13

 

Response:

  I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up

1   I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up and have not let my 
     enemies triumph over me.
2   O Lord my God, I cried out to you, and you restored me to health.
RESPONSE


3   You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; you restored my life as I was 
     going down to the grave.
4  Sing to the Lord you servants of his; give thanks for the remembrance of his 
     holiness.
RESPONSE


12  You have turned my wailing into dancing; you have put off my sack-cloth 
      and clothed me with joy;
13  Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give 
      you thanks for ever.
RESPONSE


SECOND READING      Revelation 5: 11-14

  

A reading from the Book of Revelation

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,

singing with full voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing!"

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might forever and ever!"

And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the elders fell down and worshipped.


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


    Alleluia, alleluia,
   give thanks to the risen Lord;
   alleluia, alleluia,
   give praise to His name.


1    Jesus is Lord of all the earth,
   He is the King of creation:
   Chorus

2    Spread the good news o'er all the earth,
   Jesus has died and is risen:
   Chorus

4    God has proclaimed the just reward:
   Life to us all, alleluia!
   Chorus

5    Come, let us praise the living God,
   Joyfully sing to our Saviour:
   Chorus

 
GOSPEL        (John 21:1-19)

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John

 

When the Gospel is announced:

Glory to Christ our Saviour.

 

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, "Children, you have no fish, have you?" They answered him, "No." He said to them, "Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.

That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he had taken it off, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread.

Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught. So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them, and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go." He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God. After this he said to him, "Follow me."

 

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     
 

1    Will you come and follow me
   if I but call your name? 
   Will you go where you don't know
   and never be the same?

    Will you let my love be shown,
   will you let my name be known,
   will you let my life be grown,
   in you, and you in me?

2    Will you leave yourself behind
   if I but call your name? 
   Will you care for cruel and kind
   and never be the same?
   Will you risk the hostile stare
   should your life attract or scare?
   Will you let me answer prayer
   in you, and you in me?

4    Will you love the 'you' you hide 
   if I but call your name?
   Will you quell the fear inside 
   and never be the same?
   Will you use the faith you've found 
   to reshape the world around, 
   through my sight and touch and sound 
   in you, and you in me?

5    Lord, your summons echoes true 
   when you but call my name.
   Let me turn and follow you 
   and never be the same. 
   In your company I'll go 
   where your love and footsteps show. 
   Thus I'll move and live and grow 
   in you, and you in me. 


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

 

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.
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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   

1    Take this moment, sign and space; 
   take my friends around; 
   here among us make the place
   where your love is found.

2    Take the time to call my name,
   take the time to mend
   who I am and what I've been,
   all I've failed to tend.

3    Take the tiredness of my days, 
   take my past regret, 
   letting your forgiveness touch 
   all I can't forget. 

4    Take the little child in me 
   scared of growing old; 
   help him here to find his worth 
   made in Christ's own mould. 

5    Take my talents, take my skills, 
   take what's yet to be; 
   let my life be yours, and yet 
   let it still be 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       

1    In Christ alone my hope is found,
   He is my light, my strength, my song;
   this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
   firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
   What heights of love, what depths of peace,
   when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
   My Comforter, my All in All,
   here in the love of Christ I stand.

2    In Christ alone! - who took on flesh, 
   fullness of God in helpless babe! 
   This gift of love and righteousness, 
   scorned by the ones He came to save: 
   Till on that cross as Jesus died, 
   the wrath of God was satisfied - 
   for every sin on Him was laid; 
   here in the death of Christ I live.

3    There in the ground His body lay, 
   light of the world by darkness slain: 
   Then bursting forth in glorious Day 
   up from the grave He rose again! 
   And as He stands in victory,
   sin's curse has lost its grip on me, 
   for I am His and He is mine - 
   bought with the precious blood of Christ.

4    No guilt in life, no fear in death, 
   this is the power of Christ in me; 
   from life's first cry to final breath, 
   Jesus commands my destiny.
   No power of hell, no scheme of man, 
   can ever pluck me from His hand; 
   till He returns or calls me home, 
   here in the power of Christ I'll stand!

ORGAN VOLUNTARY 

 

 

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