St. Giles’ Cathedral 

Morning Service at 11am 

18th Sunday after Trinity  

29th September 2024 

Organ Music 

Harold Darke An Interlude 

David Briggs Berceuse 

Introit 

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord  

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, 
be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; 
and that they may obtain their petitions, 
make them to ask such things as shall please thee; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. 

Music: Thomas Mudd c1560-c1632 

Processional Hymn 

For the beauty of the earth, 

for the beauty of the skies, 

for the love which from our birth 

over and around us lies: 

Christ, our God, to you we raise 

this our sacrifice of praise. 

For the beauty of each hour 

of the day and of the night, 

hill and vale, and tree and flower, 

sun and moon and stars of light: 

For the joy of ear and eye, 

for the heart and mind's delight, 

for the mystic harmony 

linking sense to sound and sight: 

For the joy of human love, 

brother, sister, parent, child, 

friends on earth, and friends above, 

for all gentle thoughts and mild: 

For each perfect gift and sign 

of your love so freely given, 

graces human and divine, 

flowers of earth and buds of heaven: 

Text: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917) 

Music: Lucerna laudoniae CH4 181 (i) David Evans 1874-1948 

Scripture Sentences 

The Preces 

O Lord open thou our lips 

Thomas Tomkins 1572-1656 

Bidding 

Prayer 

Collect 

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  

First Lesson Genesis 28  10-17 

The Choir sings PSALM 124 

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; 

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: 

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: 

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 

Second Lesson St Mark 9  38-40 

Hymn 

O God of Bethel, by whose hand 
thy people still are fed, 
who through this earthly pilgrimage 
hast all our fathers led: 
 

Our vows, our prayers, we now present 
before thy throne of grace: 
God of our fathers! be the God  
of their succeeding race. 
 

Through each perplexing path of life 
our wandering footsteps guide; 
give us each day our daily bread, 
and raiment fit provide. 

O spread thy covering wings around, 
till all our wanderings cease, 
and at our Father's loved abode 
our souls arrive in peace. 
 

Such blessings from thy gracious hand 
our humble prayers implore; 
and thou shalt be our chosen God, 
and portion evermore. 
 

Text: Scottish Paraphrases 1781 From Genesis 28  20-22 

Tune: Salzburg CH4 268 Melody by Johann Michael Haydn 1737-1806 

Sermon 

Anthem 

Factum est silentium 

There was silence in heaven 
as the dragon joined battle 
with the Archangel Michael. 
A voice was heard, thousand upon thousand-fold, saying: 
Salvation, honour and virtue to almighty God. Alleluia.  

Music: Richard Dering c.1580-1630 

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  

I heard the voice of Jesus say: 
'Come unto me and rest; 
lay down, thou weary one, lay down 
thy head upon my breast.' 
I came to Jesus as I was, 
so weary worn and sad, 
I found in him a resting-place, 
and he has made me glad. 
 

I heard the voice of Jesus say: 
'Behold, I freely give 
the living water; thirsty one, 
stoop down and drink and live.' 
I came to Jesus, and I drank 
of that life-giving stream; 
my thirst was quenched, my soul revived, 
and now I live in him. 

I heard the voice of Jesus say: 
'I am this dark world's Light; 
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, 
and all thy day be bright.' 
I looked to Jesus, and I found 
in him my star, my sun; 
and in that light of life I'll walk, 
till travelling days are done. 
 

Text: Horatius Bonar 1808-89 

Tune: Kingsfold CH4 291 English Traditional arr. R.V.Williams 1872-1958 

Benediction 

Organ Voluntary 

Louis Vierne Final (Symphonie II) 

CCL Licence No 980930 

Streaming Licence 57837 

The service was conducted by The Rev. Sam Nwokoro