St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 9.30am
2nd Sunday after Easter
Sunday 14th April 2024
Organ Music
David Johnson Trumpet Tune in E flat
Louis Vierne Introït (Messe Basse)
Introit
O send out thy light and thy truth
O send out thy light and thy truth that they may lead me
and bring unto thy holy hill and to thy dwelling
Text: Psalm 43 3
Music: George Thalben-Ball 1896-1987
Processional Hymn
Blest be the everlasting God
the Father of our Lord!
Be his abounding mercy praised,
his majesty adored!
When from the dead he raised his Son,
and called him to the sky,
he gave our souls a lively hope
that they should never die.
To an inheritance divine
he taught our hearts to rise;
'tis uncorrupted, undefiled,
unfading in the skies.
Saints by the power of God are kept,
till the salvation come:
we walk by faith as strangers here:
but Christ shall call us home.
Text: Scottish Paraphrases 1781 From 1 St Peter 1:3-5
Music: Bishopthorpe CH4 424 Probably by Jeremiah Clarke c.1673-1707
Invitation
Confession
Gracious God, we have sinned against you and one another, in thought, word and deed. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Kyrie Eleison sung by the Choir
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison
Missa brevis Jonathan Dove
Declaration of forgiveness
Gloria patri sung by the choir (Ridout)
First Lesson 1 John 3 1-7
Metrical Psalm
I waited for the Lord my God,
and patiently did bear;
at length to me he did incline,
my voice and cry to hear.
He took me from a fearful pit
and from the miry clay,
and on a rock he set my feet,
establishing my way.
He put a new song in my mouth,
our God to magnify:
many shall see it, and shall fear,
and on the Lord rely.
O blessèd are all they whose trust
upon the Lord relies,
respecting not the proud, nor such
as turn aside to lies.
Text: Psalm 40 1-4 Scottish Psalter 1929
Tune: Ballerma CH4 30 François Hyppolyte Barthélémon (1741-1808) Adapted by Robert Simpson (1790-1832)
The Gospel St Luke 24 36b-48
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.
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.
Missa brevis Jonathan Dove
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
Agnus Dei
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, grant us your peace.
Music: Jonathan Dove b.1959
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
J.S.Bach Fuge – Concerto in D minor BWV 596
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Sigrid Marten