St. Giles’ Cathedral

Morning Service at 9.30am

15th Sunday after Trinity

8th September 2024

Organ Music

J.S.Bach Andante (Trio Sonata III) BWV 527

Olivier Messiaen Le Banquet céleste

Introit

Holy God, holy and strong

Holy God, holy and strong,

Holy and immortal,

Have mercy on us.

Music: Anthony Piccolo b.1946

Processional Hymn

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;

praise God, my soul, for in him are your health and salvation:

come all who hear,

into his presence draw near,

joining in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who in all things is wondrously reigning,

shields you from harm and is gently yet firmly sustaining.

Have you not seen

how your heart’s wishes have been

granted by God’s wise ordaining?

Praise to the Lord, who with blessing and power will defend you;

surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you;

ponder anew

what the Almighty can do,

God will for ever befriend you.

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him!

Let the Amen

sound from God’s people again:

gladly for ever adore him.

Text: J.Neander (1650-1680) Tr. Catherine Winkworth and others

Tune: Lobe den Herren CH4 124 Melody from Praxis Pietatis Melica 1668

Invitation

Confession

Almighty God, you have made us and all of creation so that we may blossom. Pardon the ways we turn your gift of life into a wilderness of desolation and separation. Transform, restore, and renew us, that we may know the joys of true fellowship and the beauty of a flourishing earth. Through the same Lord and Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Kyrie Eleison sung by the Choir

Kyrie Eleison

Christe Eleison

Kyrie Eleison

Mass in E flat Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

Declaration of forgiveness

Gloria patri sung by the choir (Tone vi)

First Lesson Isaiah 35 4-7

Metrical Psalm

When Zion's fortunes God restored,
it was a dream come true.
Our mouths were then with laughter filled,
our tongues with songs anew.

The nations said, 'The Lord has done
great things for Israel.'
The Lord did mighty things for us,
and joy our hearts knew well.

Restore our fortunes, gracious Lord,
like streams in desert soil.
A joyful harvest will reward
the weeping sower's toil.

The man who, bearing seed to sow,
goes out with tears of grief,
will come again with songs of joy,
bearing his harvest sheaf.

Text: Psalm 126

Tune: Crediton CH4 277 Melody from Clark’s A Second Set of Psalm Tunes

The Gospel St Mark 7 24-30

The Sermon

The Apostles’ Creed

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.

The Offering

The Intercessions

Gloria in Excelsis sung by the choir

Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Mass in E flat Josef Gabriel Rheinberger

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 our thanks and praise

Prayer

Sanctus

Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God of Hosts,

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Glory be to you, O Lord Most High.

Blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord:

Hosanna in the highest.

Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

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 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.

Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,

Have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,

Have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world,

Grant us your peace.

Holy Communion

During Communion the Choir sings

Sicut cervus

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Text: Psalm 42

Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c.1525-1594

The Peace

Prayer

Hymn

Praise the One who breaks the darkness
with a liberating light.
Praise the One who frees the prisoners
turning blindness into sight.
Praise the One who preached the Gospel
healing every dread disease.
Calming storms and feeding thousands
with the very bread of peace.

Praise the One who blessed the children
with a strong yet gentle word.
Praise the One who drove out demons
with a piercing two-edged sword.
Praise the One who brings cool water
to the desert's burning sand.
From this well comes living water
quenching thirst in every land.

Praise the one true love incarnate:
Christ who suffered in our place.
Jesus died and rose for many
that we may know God by grace.
Let us sing for joy and gladness
seeing what our God has done.
Praise the one redeeming glory.
Praise the One who makes us one.

Text: Rusty Edwards b.1955

Music: Joel CH4 348 Sally Ann Morris b.1952

Benediction

Organ Voluntary

Felix Mendelssohn Allegro assai vivace (Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 65)

CCL Licence No 980930

Streaming Licence 57837

The service was conducted by The Rev Sam Nwokoro