St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 11am
7th Sunday after Trinity
14th July 2024
Organ Music
Georg Böhm Vater unser im Himmelreich
C.V.Stanford Prelude on Tallis’ Canon
Introit
Confirma hoc Deus
Stablish the thing O God that thou hast wrought in us.
For thy temple’s sake at Jerusalem:
So shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Text: Psalm 68 28b-29
Music: William Byrd 1540-1623
Processional Hymn
How shall I sing that Majesty
which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
sing, sing, ye heavenly choir.
Thousands of thousands stand around
thy throne, O God most high;
ten thousand times ten thousand sound
thy praise; but who am I?
Thy brightness unto them appears,
whilst I thy footsteps trace;
a sound of God comes to my ears;
but they behold thy face.
They sing because thou art their Sun:
Lord, send a beam on me;
for where heaven is but once begun,
there alleluias be.
How great a being Lord, is thine,
which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
to sound so vast a deep.
Thou art a sea without a shore,
a sun without a sphere;
thy time is now and evermore,
thy place is everywhere.
Text: John Mason 1646-1694
Music: Coe Fen CH4 128 Kenneth N Naylor 1931-1991
Scripture Sentences
The Preces
O Lord open thou our lips
William Byrd c1540-1623
Bidding
Prayer
Collect
Eternal God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you. Give us peace in your service, and in the world to come the joy of seeing you face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
First Lesson Ephesians 1 3-14
The Choir sings PSALM 65
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Second Lesson St Mark 6 14-29
Hymn
Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
let us thine influence prove;
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.
Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee
the prophets wrote and spoke;
unlock the truth, thyself the key,
unseal the sacred book.
Expand thy wings, celestial dove,
brood o'er our nature's night;
on our disordered spirits move,
and let there now be light.
God through himself we then shall know,
if thou within us shine;
and sound, with all thy saints below,
the depths of love divine.
Text: Charles Wesley 1707-1788
Music: St Columba (Erin) CH4 598 Irish traditional
Sermon
Anthem
Richte mich, Gott
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Text: Psalm 43
Music: Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
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
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose,
hidden now in mystery;
nature bursts with joyful promise,
ripe with what is yet to be.
In a wealth of rich invention,
still God’s work of art unfolds;
barely have we seen, and faintly,
what God’s great salvation holds.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose,
making Jesus seen and heard.
Every age of God’s creation
grasps new meaning from the Word.
Show us, Holy Spirit, show us
your new work begun today;
eyes and ears and hearts are open,
teach us what to do and say.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose,
all God’s children brought to birth;
Freed from hunger, fear and evil
every corner of the earth;
and a million, million voices
speak with joy the Saviour’s name;
every face reflects his image,
never any two the same.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose,
nothing shall be left to chance;
all that lives will be united
in the everlasting dance;
all fulfilled and all perfected,
each uniquely loved and known;
Christ in glory unimagined
once for all receives his own.
Text: Marnie Barrell b.1952
Music: Lux Tremenda CH4 617 Alfred Victor Fedak b.1953
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
Felix Mendelssohn Allegro maestoso e vivace (Sonata IV)
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Sigrid Marten