St. Giles’ Cathedral 

Morning Service at 10am 

St Giles’ Day 

1st September 2024 

Organ Music 

John Cook Fanfare 

Dieterich Buxtehude Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C BuxWV 137 

Charles-Marie Widor Méditation (Symphonie I)  

Introit 

O come let us sing unto the Lord 

O come let us sing unto the Lord 
Let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving 

And show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God: 

And a great King above all gods. 

Text: Psalm 95  1-3 

Music: Noel de Jongh b.1930 

Call to Worship 

Processional Hymn 

Christ is made the sure foundation, 

Christ the head and corner-stone, 

chosen of the Lord, and precious, 

binding all the church in one, 

holy Zion's help for ever, 

and her confidence alone. 

To this temple, where we call you, 

come, O Lord of Hosts, today; 

with your constant loving-kindness 

hear your servants as they pray; 

and your fullest benediction 

shed within its walls alway. 

Here bestow on all your servants 

what they ask of you to gain, 

what they gain from you for ever 

with the blessèd to retain, 

and hereafter in your glory 

evermore with you to reign. 

Praise and honour to the Father, 

praise and honour to the Son, 

praise and honour to the Spirit, 

ever Three, and ever One, 

One in might, and One in glory, 

while unending ages run. 

Text: G.R7th or 8th century Tr. J.M.Neale 

Music: Westminster Abbey CH4 200 Henry Purcell arr Ernest Hawkins 1802-1868 Arranged for brass, choir and organ by Andrew Carvel 

Scripture Sentences 

The Preces 

O Lord open thou our lips 

Bernard Rose 1916-1996 

Bidding – Marking our 900th Anniversary 

Prayer including the dedication of banners and pulpit fall 

Hymn 

Come, living God, when least expected, 
When minds are dull and hearts are cold, 
Through sharpening word and warm affection 
Revealing truths as yet untold. 
 

Break from the tomb in which we hide you 
To speak again in startling ways; 
Break through the words in which we bind you 
To resurrect our lifeless praise. 
 

Come now, as once you came to Moses 
Within the bush alive with flame, 
Or to Elijah on the mountain, 
By silence pressing home your claim. 
 

So, let our minds be sharp to read you 
In sight or sound or printed page, 
And let us greet you in our neighbours, 
In ardent youth or mellow age. 
 

Then, through our gloom, your Son will meet us 
As vivid truth and living Lord, 
Exploding doubt and disillusion 
To scatter hope and joy abroad. 
 

Then we will share his radiant brightness 
And, blazing through the dread of night, 
Illuminate by love and reason, 
For those in darkness, faith's delight. 
 

Text: Alan Gaunt b.1935 

Music: Sunset CH4 609 George Gilbert Stocks 1877-1960 Arranged for brass, choir and organ by Andrew Carvel 

First Lesson Romans 12  1-13 

The Choir sings the Jubilate 

Jerusalem, arise, and stand upon the heights, 
and behold the joy which comes to you from God. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness 

Arise, Jerusalem! 

Text: Communion antiphon for 2nd Sunday in Advent and Psalm 100 

Music: James MacMillan b.1959 

Second Lesson St Matthew 9  35-10  8  

Sermon 

Nicene Creed 

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 

Anthem 

I was glad 

I was glad when they said unto me:  
We will go into the house of the Lord. 

Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem is builded as a city 

That is at unity in itself. 

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem:  
they shall prosper that love thee.  
Peace be within thy walls:  
and plenteousness within thy palaces. 

Text: Psalm 122  1-3,6,7 

Music: C.H.H.Parry 1848-1918 

The Offering 

The Doxology 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 

praise him, all creatures here below, 

praise God, the Trinity of love, 

before, beneath, around, above. 

Tune: Tallis’s Canon CH4 808 

Prayer of Dedication 

Hymn  

Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, 
urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, 
sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided, 
Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today. 
 

Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us, 
speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze, 
teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us, 
Lord of the word, receive your people's praise. 
 

Lord, for our land, in this our generation, 
spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care; 
for young and old, for commonwealth and nation, 
Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer. 
 

Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him, 
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain; 
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him, 
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign. 
 

Lord, for ourselves; in living power remake us,  
self on the cross and Christ upon the throne; 
past put behind us, for the future take us, 
Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone. 
 

Text: Timothy Dudley Smith b.1926 

Music: Lord of the years CH4 159 Michael Baughen b.1930 Arranged for brass, choir and organ by Andrew Carvel 

Symbols of our shared life are placed on the table 

A Litany of our High Calling 

Minister: This is our high calling 

Congregation: May we respond with faith and commitment  

Hymn 

Now thank we all our God, 

with heart and hands and voices, 

who wondrous things has done, 

in whom his world rejoices, 

who, from our mothers' arms 

has blessed us on our way 

with countless gifts of love, 

and still is ours today. 

O may this bounteous God 

through all our life be near us, 

with ever joyful hearts 

and blessèd peace to cheer us; 

and keep us in his grace, 

and guide us when perplexed, 

and free us from all ills 

in this world and the next. 

All praise and thanks to God 

who reigns in highest heaven, 

the Father and the Son 

and Spirit, now be given: 

the one, eternal God, 

whom earth and heaven adore, 

for thus it was, is now, 

and shall be evermore. 

Text: Martin Rinkart (1568-1649) Tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) 

Music: Nun Danket CH4 182 Melody from Crüger’s Praxis Pietatis Melica Arranged for brass, choir and organ by Andrew Carvel 

Benediction 

Organ Voluntary 

Franz Schmidt Prelude and Fugue in D “Hallelujah” 

CCL Licence No 980930 

Streaming Licence 57837 

The service was conducted by The Rev. Dr George J Whyte 

We are grateful for the support of The Friends of the Music of St Giles’ Cathedral in enabling the use of the brass ensemble from the Wallace Collection in this morning’s service.