The Processional Hymn: Hail thou Source of every blessing (Tune: Redhead No 46)
The Introduction.
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. Isiah 40.31.
DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me;
ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
The Absolution or Remission of sins.
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins : + He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him, which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure, and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cantor
O Lord, open thou our lips
Choir
And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise
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O God, make speed to save us
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O Lord, make haste to help us
Gloria
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Glory be to the Father, and to the son; and to the Holy Ghost;
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As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
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Praise ye the Lord.
Choir
The Lord’s Name be prais’d.
Office Hymn: O blest creator of the light. (Tune: Eisenach)
Psalm 119 vv41-56
Reading: Exodus 14 vv 5-31
Choir sings: Magnificat. St Luke i 46.
Reading: Matthew 6 vv 1-18
Choir sings: Nunc Dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29.
Gloria
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.
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.
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The Lord be with you.
Choir
And with thy spirit.
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Let us pray.
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Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
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.
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O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
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And grant us thy salvation.
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O Lord, save the King.
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And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
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Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
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And make thy chosen people joyful.
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O Lord, save thy people.
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And bless thine inheritance.
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Give peace in our time, O Lord.
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Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
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O God, make clean our hearts within us.
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And take not thy Holy Spirit from us
The Collects:
Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The choir will sing the Anthem : ‘Fairest Lord Jesus’, a 17th Century Silesian folk song arranged by Martin How(1931 – 2022).
The Intercessions
The Blessing
To God the Father who loved us, and made us accepted in the Beloved; to God the Son, who loved us, and loosed us from our sins by his own blood; to God the Holy Ghost who sheddeth the love of God abroad in our hearts; to the one true God be all love and all glory for time and for eternity. Amen
The Almighty and merciful God bless and keep us this night, and for evermore. Amen