St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 9.30am
2nd Sunday in Lent
Sunday 25th February 2024
Organ Music
Gabriel Jackson Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
Kerensa Briggs Prelude on Pange lingua
Introit
O nata lux
O Light born of Light, Jesus, redeemer of the world,
mercifully deign to accept the praises and prayers of your suppliants.
O you who once deigned to be hidden in flesh on behalf of the lost,
grant us to be made members of your blessed body.
Text: Anonymous
Music: Thomas Tallis c1505-1585
Processional Hymn
According to Thy gracious word,
in meek humility,
this will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember thee.
Thy body, broken for my sake,
my bread from heaven shall be;
thy testamental cup I take,
and thus remember thee.
Gethsemane can I forget?
or there thy conflict see,
thine agony and bloody sweat,
and not remember thee?
When to the Cross, I turn mine eyes,
and rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,
I must remember thee-
Remember thee, and all thy pains,
and all thy love to me;
yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
will I remember thee.
And when these failing lips grow dumb,
and mind and memory flee,
when thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
Jesus, remember me.
Text: John Montgomery 1771-1854
Music: Ballerma CH4 668 French song by François Hyppolyte Barthélémon 1741-1808
Invitation
Confession
Gracious God, in the company of your people, we confess our sins to you. We have been angry and impatient, complaining about the faults of others, and failing to see our own. We have been lazy and selfish, neglecting the interests of others, and pursuing our own. We have been faithless and unworthy, ignoring the strength you offer and relying upon our own.
Kyrie Eleison sung by the Choir
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison
Missa Alma redemptoris mater Tomás Luis de Victoria
Declaration of forgiveness
Gloria patri sung by the choir (Tone vi)
First Lesson Romans 4 13-25
Metrical Psalm
Within the congregation great
my praise shall be of thee;
My vows before them that him fear
shall be performed by me.
The meek shall eat, and shall be fill'd;
they also praise shall give
Unto the Lord that do him seek:
your heart shall ever live.
All ends of th' earth remember shall,
and turn the Lord unto;
all kindreds of the nations
to him shall homage do:
They shall come, and they shall declare
his truth and righteousness
unto a people yet unborn
and that he hath done this.
Text: Scottish Psalter 1929 Psalm 22 25-27, 31
Music: Dunfermline CH4 70 Melody from Scottish Psalter 1615
The Gospel St Mark 8 31-38
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 Alma redemptoris mater Tomás Luis de Victoria
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: Tomás Luis de Victoria 1548-1611
Prayer
Hymn
Take up your cross', the Saviour said,
'if you would my disciple be;
take up your cross with willing heart
and humbly follow after me.'
Take up your cross-let not its weight
fill your weak soul with vain alarm;
his strength shall bear your spirit up,
and brace your heart, and nerve your arm.
Take up your cross, nor heed the shame
and let your foolish pride be still:
the Lord refused not even to die
upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.
Take up your cross, then, in his strength
and calmly every danger brave;
it guides you to a better home,
and leads to victory o'er the grave.
Take up your cross and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only those who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.
Text: Charles William Everest 1814-1877
Music: Breslau CH4 402 (i) German Traditional Melody in form used by Mendelssohn (1836)
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
J.S.Bach Fantasia in C minor BWV 562
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Dr George J Whyte