Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/7e7juvyw
The Lord is the strength of his people,
a saving refuge for the one he has anointed.
Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage,
and govern them for ever. Psalm 28
Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires, known,
and from whom no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Music:https://tinyurl.com/mb6h9xfa
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia!
HYMN: Herman G Stuempfle ©
Tune: Holy Mannahttps://tinyurl.com/4wt3ex2p
1 Risen Lord, we gather round You,
Drawn by words forever new:
“Come, My people, all are welcome;
Share the feast prepared for you!”
Empty hands and hearts that hunger,
Christ, we bring to You today.
Here You feed us with Your Body,
Gift of love for which we pray.
2 Sisters, brothers stand beside us,
Called from ev’ry land and race.
One the Bread of Life that feeds us;
One the Cup of brimming grace.
Form us, Lord, a single body,
Free from enmity and strife.
Jesus, by Your resurrection,
Fill us with the Spirit’s life!
3 By the Loaf and Cup You offer,
Strengthen us to follow You.
By Your Body, risen, given,
Heal us, Christ, and make us new.
Help us hear Your urgent summons,
Cutting through our fear of loss:
“Go, My people! Be My servants!
Bear with Me the waiting cross!”
4 “Go where lives are bruised and broken;
Go where children waste and blight.
Go among the lost, forgotten;
Be for them My healing Light!
Take the Bread of Life I give you;
Share it with a world in pain.
Go, My people! I am with you
Till on earth My love shall reign!”
PSALMS
Psalm 93 (Anglican Chant:https://tinyurl.com/y7tg5urb)
1The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel*
the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength.
2He hath made the round world so sure*
that it cannot be moved.
3Ever since the world began hath thy seat been prepared*
thou art from everlasting.
4The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift up their voice*
the floods lift up their waves.
5The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly*
but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier.
6Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure*
holiness becometh thine house for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
Psalm 94 (Anglican Chant:https://tinyurl.com/y8otscow)
1O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth*
thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2Arise, thou Judge of the world*
and reward the proud after their deserving.
3Lord, how long shall the ungodly*
how long shall the ungodly triumph?
4How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully*
and make such proud boasting?
5They smite down thy people, O Lord*
and trouble thine heritage.
6They murder the widow, and the stranger*
and put the fatherless to death.
7And yet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not see*
neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8Take heed, ye unwise among the people*
O ye fools, when will ye understand?
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear*
or he that made the eye, shall he not see?
10Or he that nurtureth the heathen*
it is he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he punish?
11The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man*
that they are but vain.
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord*
and teachest him in thy law;
13That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity*
until the pit be digged up for the ungodly.
14For the Lord will not fail his people*
neither will he forsake his inheritance;
15Until righteousness turn again unto judgement*
all such as are true in heart shall follow it.
16Who will rise up with me against the wicked*
or who will take my part against the evil-doers?
17If the Lord had not helped me*
it had not failed but my soul had been put to silence.
18But when I said, My foot hath slipt*
thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
19In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart*
thy comforts have refreshed my soul.
20Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of wickedness*
which imagineth mischief as a law?
21They gather them together against the soul of the righteous*
and condemn the innocent blood.
22But the Lord is my refuge*
and my God is the strength of my confidence.
23He shall recompense them their wickedness,
and destroy them in their own malice*
yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
Psalm 93 (LSB Tone A:http://oremus.org/chant/Psalm-93-LSB.mp3)
The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt.
Yes, the world is established;
it shall never be moved.
Your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
mightier than the waves of the sea,
the Lord on high is mighty.
Your decrees are very trustworthy;
holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Psalm 94 (Karl Kohlhase:http://oremus.org/chant/Psalm-94-KH.mp3)
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
Rise up, O Judge of the earth,
give recompense to the proud.
How long shall the wicked, O LORD,
how long shall the wicked exult?
They pour forth words speaking proudly;
and all who do evil boast.
They crush your people, O LORD,
and afflict your inheritance.
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
They slay the widow and stranger,
and even murder orphans.
They say, “The LORD does not see us,
nor does Jacob’s God pay heed.”
Pay heed, all fools of the nations;
when will you fools understand?
He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
he who formed the eye, not see?
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
Will he not rebuke who strikes nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge?
The thoughts of man the LORD knows,
that they are merely a breath.
LORD, blessed is the man whom you chasten,
and whom you teach from Your law;
Relieved from days of trouble,
while a pit is dug for the wicked.
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
For the LORD won’t abandon his people,
nor will he leave his inheritance.
For judgment will turn for the righteous,
all the upright in heart will follow.
Who will stand with me against evil?
With me against the wicked?
If the LORD had not been my help,
then my soul would soon become mute.
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your love, O LORD, holds me up.
When alarming thoughts grow within me,
then your comfort delights my soul.
Can a throne of ruin be united,
which makes its laws out of mischief?
Set against the life of the righteous,
and condemning the pure to death.
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
But the LORD has been my stronghold,
my God the rock of my refuge.
He returns their evil upon them,
they’re destroyed by their own wickedness
The LORD our God. will destroy them!
PRAYER
Eternal God,
give us insight to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection we are promised
in Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.CW: Additional Collects
THE WORD OF GOD
READING: Isaiah 44:21-28
Remember these things, Jacob;
Israel, for you are my servant.
I formed you; you are my servant!
I won’t forget you, Israel.
I swept away your rebellions like a cloud,
and your sins like fog.
Return to me,
because I have redeemed you.
Sing, heavens, for theLordhas acted;
shout, depths of the earth!
Burst out with a ringing cry,
you mountains, forest, and every tree in it.
TheLordhas redeemed Jacob,
and will glorify himself through Israel.
TheLordyour redeemer
who formed you in the womb says:
I am theLord, the maker of all,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
who frustrates the omens of diviners
and makes a mockery of magicians,
who turns back the wise
and turns their knowledge into folly.
But who confirms the word of myservant,
and fulfills the predictions of my messengers;
who says about Jerusalem, “It will be resettled”;
and who says about the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt,
and I will restore their ruins”;
who says to the ocean depths,
“Dry up; I will dry your streams”;
who says about Cyrus, “My shepherd—
he will do all that I want”;
who says about Jerusalem,
“She will be rebuilt”;
and who says about the temple,
“You will be founded once again.”
HYMN: Isaac Watts
Tune: Beatitudohttps://tinyurl.com/mrxb848d
1 Father, how wide Thy glories shines.
How high Thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands through the skies.
2 Those mighty orbs proclaim Thy power;
Their motions speak Thy skill:
And on the wings of every hour
We read Thy patience still.
3 But when we view Thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join
In their divinest forms:
4 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe;
We love and we adore;
The first archangel never saw
So much of God before.
5 Here the whole Deity is known,
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone,
The justice or the grace.
6 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;
Bright cherubs learn Immanuel’s name
And try their choicest strains.
7 O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song!
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.
READING: Revelation 6:10-17
They cried out with a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long will you wait before you pass judgment? How long before you require justice for our blood, which was shed by those who live on earth?”Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer, until their fellow servants and brothers and sisters—who were about to be killed as they were—were finished.
I looked on as he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as funeral clothing, and the entire moon turned red as blood.The stars of the sky fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its fruit when shaken by a strong wind.The sky disappeared like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.Then the kings of the earth, the officials and the generals, the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in caves and in the rocks of the mountains.They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the Lamb’s wrath!The great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
HYMN: Frederick W Lehman
Tune:https://tinyurl.com/ycuvxd39
1 The love of God is greater far
than tongue or pen can ever tell;
it goes beyond the highest star,
and reaches to the lowest hell.
The wand’ring child is reconciled
by God’s beloved Son.
The aching soul again made whole,
and priceless pardon won.
Refrain:
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
the saints’ and angels’ song.
2 When ancient time shall pass away,
and human thrones and kingdoms fall;
when those who here refuse to pray
on rocks and hills and mountains call;
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
all measureless and strong;
grace will resound the whole earth round—
the saints’ and angels’ song. [Refrain]
3 Could we with ink the ocean fill,
and were the skies of parchment made;
were ev’ry stalk on earth a quill,
and ev’ryone a scribe by trade;
to write the love of God above
would drain the ocean dry;
nor could the scroll contain the whole,
though stretched from sky to sky. [Refrain]
READING: John 6:1-15
After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea).A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick.Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples.It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival.
Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip,“Where will we buy food to feed these people?”Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.Philip replied, “More than a half year’s salary worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit.”One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said,“A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?”
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them.Then Jesus took the bread. When he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, each getting as much as they wanted.When they had plenty to eat, he said to his disciples,“Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will be wasted.”So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves that had been left over by those who had eaten.
When the people saw that he had done a miraculous sign, they said, “This is truly the prophet who is coming into the world.”Jesus understood that they were about to come and force him to be their king, so he took refuge again, alone on a mountain.
CANTICLERevelation 4:11, 5:9-10, 13
(Chant by Joe Cox:https://tinyurl.com/y499lmmp)
Ant.Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.Ant.
THE PRAYERSCW:TS
In joy and hope let us pray to the Father.
That our risen Saviour may fill us [and …] with the joy of his
glorious and life-giving resurrection …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That isolated and persecuted churches
may find fresh strength in the good news of Easter …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That God may grant us humility
to be subject to one another in Christian love …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick,
the weak and the dying,
to comfort and strengthen them …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That, according to his promises,
all who have died in the faith of the resurrection
may be raised on the last day …
Lord, hear our prayer.
That he may send the fire of the
Holy Spirit upon his people,
so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,
Lord, hear our prayer.
(Plainsong Mode 2:https://tinyurl.com/yctqq8cf)DL
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today the bread of life;
and forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Sustainer of the hungry,
like a mother you long to feed your children
until each is satisfied.
Turn our eyes to you alone,
that, aware of our own deepest longings,
we will reach out with Christ
to feed others with the miracle of your love. Amen. RCLP
https://tinyurl.com/rkxkpmc
Go in peace, alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia!
Glory to God whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine:
Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church,
and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever.Amen.Ephesians 3:20,21
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is copyright ©The Archbishops’ Council2006 and published byChurch House Publishing.
RCLPRevised Common Lectionary Prayers.© 2002 Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress.
The main scripture readings are © 2011 Common English Bible.
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