St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 11am
11th Sunday after Trinity
11th August 2024
Organ Music
Marcel Dupré Antiphon III
Joseph Bonnet Clair de lune
Introit
Look down, O Lord
Look down, O Lord, on me poor man,
in Thee I live, I move and am,
O clear my soul and conscience,
that I in Thee my peace find,
rest to my heart, joy to my mind,
freede from my sin and mine offence.
Text: William Leighton c1565-1622
Music: William Byrd c1539-1623
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
Scripture Sentences
The Preces
O Lord open thou our lips
Alan Ridout 1934-1996
Bidding
Prayer
Collect
Loving God, in Jesus Christ you welcome us all, even when we fall short of your dream of fullness of life for all your children. Teach us how to live as reconciled people, offering costly gifts of love and compassion to all whose lives touch ours, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
First Lesson Ephesians 4 25 – 5 2
The Choir sings PSALM 130
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Second Lesson St John 6 35, 41-51
Hymn
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me bring your love.
Where there is injury your pardon, Lord.
And where there's doubt true faith in you.
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness only light,
and where there's sadness ever joy.
Refrain
Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving unto all that we receive,
and in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Text: Sebastian Temple 1928-1997, from the Prayer of St Francis
Music: Prayer of St Francis (Channel of Peace) CH4 528 Sebastian Temple
Sermon
Anthem
How lovely are thy dwellings fair
How lovely are thy dwellings fair O lord of Hosts,
My soul ever longeth and fainteth for the blest courts of the Lord
my heart and flesh do cry to the living God,
Blest are they that in Thy house are dwelling, they ever praise Thee
Text: Psalm 84
Music: Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
The Offering
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.
Hymn
Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven to earth come down,
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter every trembling heart.
Come, almighty to deliver,
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return, and never,
never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above,
pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then thy new creation,
pure and spotless let us be;
let us see thy great salvation,
perfectly restored in thee:
changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise!
Text: Charles Wesley 1707-88
Tune: Blaenwern CH4 468 William Penfro Rowlands 1860-1937
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
J.S.Bach Prelude in E flat BWV 552
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Douglas A O Nicol