St. Giles’ Cathedral
Morning Service at 9.30am
All Saints
Sunday 5th November 2023
Organ Music
César Franck Pastorale
Introit
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
Text: Edward Caswall 1814-1878
Music: Edward Bairstow 1874-1946
Processional Hymn
For all the saints who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be for ever blest:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
thou in the darkness still their one true light:
Alleluia, alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine:
Alleluia, alleluia!
But, lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of Glory passes on his way.
Alleluia, alleluia!
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Text: William Walsham How 1823-1897
Tune: Sine Nomine CH4 740 Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958
Invitation
Confession
Eternal God, through your son Jesus Christ, you have crushed death and the power of the grave. Forgive all the ways we remain enslaved by the fear of death. On this day, as we rejoice in the fellowship of all your Saints, may we who share Christ’s body live the risen life and bring life to others through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Kyrie Eleison sung by the Choir
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison
Spaurmesse K.258 W.A.Mozart
Declaration of forgiveness
Gloria patri sung by the choir (Tone viii.i)
First Lesson Isaiah 65 17-25
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 9 18-27
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.
Spaurmesse K.258 W.A.Mozart
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: W.A.Mozart 1756-1791
Prayer
Hymn
Bright the cloud and bright the glory,
brighter far than mere sun's rays,
opening the gates of heaven
to disciples' awestruck gaze:
power past their senses' saving,
splendour too profound for praise.
All was changed, all was changed;
they would never be the same.
Bright the cloud but dark the glory,
wrought by human enterprise,
opening with awful terror
stark new worlds before our eyes:
power grasped but far from mastered,
knowledge keen but not yet wise.
All has changed, all has changed;
we shall never be the same.
From the cloud and from the glory
human need brought Jesus down:
down to death, then from death rising
to receive a victor's crown
Lead us, Christ, to prize compassion
more than might, wealth, or renown.
Help us change, help us change,
that we may never be the same.
Text: Carl P. Daw Jr. b.1944
Music: Lux tremenda CH4 353 Alfred Victor Fedak b.1953
Benediction
Organ Voluntary
Felix Mendelssohn Allegro (Sonata V)
CCL Licence No 980930
Streaming Licence 57837
The service was conducted by The Rev Sam Nwokoro